Sentences with phrase «selfish way»

Now this is an extremely selfish way of thinking!

We tend to think of answers in a very selfish way.

That's a pretty selfish way to look at it.

I guess I'm selfish that way because I want it all.

This fundamentally selfish way of seeing the world would be the death of us, his followers agreed.

We have long expected corporations to behave in a primarily selfish way, seeking profits for their stockholders above the well being of their employees or the public.

Cancer cells, in contrast, continue to live and multiply instead of dying when they should; they behave in a purely selfish way (I sometimes joke that this is rather like some students — a joke that is not always appreciated).

The difference is that having a belief that there is a «higher being» who knows what you do in private aids everyone to overcome their selfish underlying motives and behave in a less selfish way.

In my own selfish way, all I wanted to do was take advantage of this sailing town.

You must first care for yourself, but not in a selfish way.

They are kind of selfish that way.

Now these could be any sort of selfish ways that leave the narrator waiting for her and spending a number of nights alone, but here's a further interpretation: just as he initially seems to affirm the touted hippie embrace of fraternal love with the second stanza's yeah, he initially seems to affirm the expected hippie acceptance of open - relationships with the first stanza's yeah.

I never had this until I gave up my selfish ways and humanistic esteem, and sought after something greater than myself.

lots of seemingly «nice» things can be done in really manipulative, selfish ways.

Sorry, it doesn't work that way, as that person truly has not accepted God's forgeveness and turned from his or her selfish ways.

Its a shame people cant love God because of what they choose, instead of letting go, and dying to these selfish ways.

Prayer ought to move us away from a selfish way of living toward a selfless way of living.

God has used your words today to show me that I am stuck in some icky, selfish ways in an adolesent zone.

We are all selfish this way.

I do nt mean in a selfish way.

These aren't selfish ways to make the tragedy all about you — they're a way to add your grief to a gigantic mural that's shared with people you've never met and will never meet.

It's brilliant in a selfish way, because by deferring expectations years down the road, he avoids criticism for a lack of performance now.

I have always been a fan of Morata I think he was sold because of chritiano Ronaldo and his selfish ways.

Responding to claims of allegations against the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Alfred Obeng on Asempa FM, he revealed that some elements within the party are fueling his sack because he has refused to allow them have their selfish way.

One of my overarching goals this year has been to put myself first, not in a selfish way, but I firmly believe that you can't help others if you aren't feeling your best.

When we — my husband and I — were mired in our stubborn, ugly, selfish ways, Jesus is the One who came to lift us from our life of bondage and set us free to live life to the fullest in Him.

# 2 Contribute to the happiness and well - being of others: Instead of always getting caught up in your own selfish ways (hey, it happens to all of us) try to think about how you can help others in need of your positive light.

Will Scrooge be able to turn Cratchit from his selfish ways and teach him the true meaning of Christmas?

After Gabe reveals that he has cancer and can no longer afford the tuition costs, Aidan sticks to his selfish ways — even as the movie tries to convince us that he changes due to his half - attention to his father's illness, his eccentrically half - assed ways of homeschooling his kids, his half - hearted attempts to reconcile his socially inept brother Noah (Josh Gad) with their father, and his half - attentiveness to his suffering wife.

Not in a selfish way, but trying to use ourselves as the gauge, what we would stand for and what we would like.

T'Challa learned a valuable lesson during Black Panther — his enemies (Erik Killmonger) and his own father taught him that hiding and not sharing your resources with others is a selfish way of thinking.

Christian's childish and selfish ways are growing old at this stage, and are grating on Ana too, as she tells him to grow up or she'll raise the baby by herself (which would probably be the best thing for everyone involved; Christian Grey as a father, an inspirational role model?

They mail themselves to the North Pole to make sure they're on Santa's good list and encounter a number of obstacles before they begin to see the error of their selfish ways.

Wanting to kidnap her and take her out of her forever home is a selfish act by two women who are likely wanting Ginny to take on responsibility for Krystal so they can go back to their own selfish ways.

It might seem counterintuitive, but helping others can actually be a selfish way to spend time.

You might view this as a natural practical concern, but I also mean it in a selfish way.

A painting about class struggle isn't just about class struggle, it's a painting about class struggle — a bit like listening to someone letting you know how smart they are while explaining the subtleties of Marx's Various Formulæ for the Rate of Surplus - Value — by design, painting is selfish that way.

Although this is a bit of a selfish way of looking at it, rather than for the greater good, it's more along the lines of «do I benefit?»

Make sure that you don't use your social media sites and networking in a selfish way.

I don't mean that in a selfish way.