Sentences with phrase «selfish reasons of»

Arrange for charitable giving for the selfish reasons of a tax write - off or good publicity.

What's more, you hurt them for the selfish reason of bettering your chances at an improbable reward.

Reject the dogma and doctrine, and all you have left is the selfish reasoning of «I do it because I like to do it» - which is a self - righteous and stereotypical American Post Modern Individualist way of thinking - the very culture that is self - destructing around us.

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The reason I loved that is cause I know we hear a lot about teens being selfish, but these young adults were there early and ready to work just like the rest of the volunteers.

He said floor crossing would be fine if it's the result of «principled reasons» but not okay if it's done for «selfish reasons».

According to Vatican Radio, the pope told the young crowd he wanted to meet with them «for selfish reasons... because you have in your heart a promise of hope.»

But don't sleep on the lesson of his older brother, who played by all the rules but still ended up angry and discontent — because he played by them for selfish reasons.

A king rules His kingdom, not sharing the throne with any other, while multitudes of men rule the church, and any room women now enjoy is likely because men have some selfish reason to let them.

The problem common to most of our reasons for going to church (even the ones that seem good) is egoism: a selfish obsession with our own well - being and interests.

Besides, don't you think this all knowing God of yours might see right through your disingenuous and selfish reason for believing?

If it came to light that decisions of the triage / lifeboat variety were being made in the distribution of our excess food resources, not for the sake of long - range survival and well - being of the greatest number based upon utilitarian calculation, but rather for the rawest, most crass and most selfish political reasons, would this not indeed have a devastating effect on the American moral consciousness?

Also from a psychological standpoint, you avoided the question i posed along with showing signs of aggression so apparently you did leave for selfish reasons and not logical one's, Good day.

I also note that most of us use our «religious holiday» for selfish reasons and certainly not for any purpose unto God.

Pair bonding may not be the best or only way to serve our genes but then there is no reason why we have to accept the so called «selfish gene» theory, that we are of value only as gene carriers (the theory popularised by Richard Dawkins in The Selfisselfish gene» theory, that we are of value only as gene carriers (the theory popularised by Richard Dawkins in The SelfishSelfish Gene.

To me, it's a question of whether I'm selfish, or scared enough to accept something as truth without reason for doing so.

But I really come for selfish reasons — because I leave that home with a more radiant faith of my own» (p. 189).

HotAirAce — I'm no fan of Harper either, but at least I can give him credit for not putting his religion in front of his politics (even if for selfish reasons).

Like a petulant, selfish teenager refusing all reason in favor of some wild emotional conviction that we somehow get to live forever when everything else we know of in the universe does not.

As hard as it is to accept, as crazy as it may sound to the logical, reasoning centers of our brains, it is selfish of us to place concerns of safety for ourselves and our loved ones above God's greater purposes.

The Church had always encouraged Christians to pray for those who had died; when indulgences began to be issued with the idea that they might be transferred to the souls in purgatory this was seen, not without reason, as a praiseworthy raising of the motive for gaining an indulgence, from something selfish to an act of charity towards others.

«The seventh forbids acts or enterprises that for any reason — selfish or ideological, commercial, or totalitarian — lead to the enslavement of human beings, to their being bought, sold and exchanged like merchandise, in disregard for their personal dignity.

«With the gluten, all of the foods were created for selfish reasons,» she said.

The reason I loved that is cause I know we hear a lot about teens being selfish, but these young adults were there early and ready to work just like the rest of the volunteers.

It's probably not fair us holding him back for selfish reasons even though he looks like his career could peter out in front of our eyes.

I hope I'm wrong but this could be the most damaging win when it comes to transfers... winning 1 game, after about 20 minutes of really good play, is of little consequence in the grand scheme of things... only those with the most selfish of intentions would suggest otherwise... the only reason we're even in this predicament, where were celebrating our first victory of 2018 against a bottom half squad who is managed by possibly the only individual more antiquated than our manager, is because of Wenger's ridiculous mishandling of his contract last year combined with his mishandling of the contracts of our top players this year; a fact that he himself admitted to... so before you get too excited about the possibilities of our current roster don't forget what has happened over the last several years and pray to the gods of football that real quality reinforcements like Auba are on the way, which could have happened years ago for less money and we might have been holding a trophy of some significance, or this brief respite will be followed by the usual mediocrity and stagnation

Everyone and their brother knows that it's not uncommon for teams to not even dress players that might be on the move, especially high - valued assets... can you even imagine a Sanchez that was emotionally invested in the future of this club not playing to start the season; considering the stakes and his penchant for playing injured... he should be chomping at the bit after his Confed loss and lengthy layoff... there is clearly something wrong here and I don't mean an abdominal strain... either the club is freezing him out, for whatever selfish reason, or he's simply using every last tool in the shed before dropping the request for transfer bomb

I like listening to Keown, you don't get an idea of any selfish reasoning in his talk, unlike others I could name.

Regardless of the reason, I've never thought the days of three - sport athletes were anything special, and that, in a way, those all - around stars were more than a little selfish.

You deserve better, we deserve better, fans of football deserve better than to be toyed with by the elites who want to flaunt their power for selfish reasons.

With much more women these days that are very high maintenance, independent, selfish, and very spoiled is a very excellent reason why many of us Good men are having a very difficult time finding a Good woman to connect with, and we are Not single by choice.

It was one thing if a legitimate medical reason, insensitive employer, or lack of education stopped a mom from nursing; but all things being equal, it seemed selfish not to breastfeed.

There is selfish reason for that — the adopted child will one day come to know and understand all these, and what will they think of us, the adoptive parents, if we had not thought enough to alleviate the pains of the first mom.

Heading to work, going to the gym or simply finding a quiet moment each week means leaving your child in the care of a sitter or partner, which makes many moms feel like they're abandoning their little one for selfish reasons.

So for the mom to be accused of doing it for her selfish reasons and that's not true because if the child doesn't want to, he doesn't want to.

While the benefits of extended breastfeeding are endless, my reasoning for choosing to let Colton decide to wean are somewhat selfish in that I love nursing him just as much as he does...

'' Awal joined the party because of his selfish interest and it's the reason why he came into the party at a point where we had finished with all the hard work for the 2016 elections and we think he is an opportunist,» Prince Milonu charged.

«Also some of our members have been sacked for an unjust cause and several times we have made efforts to dialogue with the Federal Ministry of Health but maybe due to their selfish reason or incompetence, we have not been able to actualise that.

He continued, Allah would require of us to speak the truth and not deceive people for our own selfish reasons.

More recently, the dread of living through another five years while a Conservative / Lib - Dem coalition destroys what's left of our welfare state, or of seeing a Conservative government march alongside Ukip, has made the idea of feeding my conscience seem a selfish reason for casting a wasted vote.

But while the wife of the President has allayed the fears of Nigerians on the health of her husband, the umbrella body of the North, the Arewa Consultative Forum, attacked the former acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, and others for warning Buhari's handlers to stop exploiting the President's ailing health for selfish reasons.

«Allah requires of us to speak the truth and not to deceive people for our own selfish reason,» he said.

He spent about four months of 2017 in the United Kingdom on health grounds and still wants to run for a second term for selfish reasons.

That is why it is widely believed that other than crude, selfish politics, there can be no legitimate reason for the AGF's latest threat, as conveyed by Obono - Obla, to report the heads of EFCC and ICPC to the presidency for refusing to hand over the case files of more than 35 former governors and senators.

«Falana's alleged unprincipled and disgusting defence of the EFCC and Magu's penchant for disrespect of the rule of law and due process is for selfish reasons and personal gain.»

The group warned: «We call on those that are manipulating the system for selfish reasons to foster their political interest to have a rethink and desist from spilling the blood of innocent citizens.

The big community of researchers regularly studying C. elegans had missed discovering the selfish role for a simple reason: The main lab strain of nematodes carries the selfish element, explains study coauthor Eyal Ben - David.

And that's part of the reason it took me so long to speak up: I felt selfish, icky, and weird saying aloud that I'm struggling.

As a mother, I regard sugar's impact on my children as a top priority; for the kiddos themselves of course, but also for more selfish reasons — my sanity.

I love to do these pretty food tables at parties for a selfish reason too... if you're already spending money on food, use it as a party decoration and get extra mileage out of it.

No longer do people need to get married for a set of socially correct reasons, but purely for the selfish, individualist and perfectly beautiful reason that they love each other.