Sentences with phrase «selfish way of»

Now this is an extremely selfish way of thinking!

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?»

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

even if we weren't discussing global warming alone, the opulent, profligate, thoughtless, selfish way of living has to stop period for reasons of sustainabilty.

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.

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

But all this is nothing more than a fatuous rationalization for a selfish way of life if we do not have a commitment above all to live faithfully, to deal with the challenge of right relationship with God and neighbor.

Not exact matches

We can't ever hope for peace or to show these people a different way if people keep being selfish like you are being and only thinking of the people on their home front.

You're going the wrong way and God won't be pleased with your selfish twisting of His truth.

Without the brain, anything like a soul would have no memory, no «mind», no comprehension, and no way to interact with anything in a way that would suggest a «supernatural» or even extra-dimensional creature who wants a bit of selfish pleasure out of it.

They are kind of selfish that way.

Many of us are missing out on our chance to make an impact because of selfish decisions we are making in the ways we live our lives.

That kind of love is carnal and selfish — loving in that way makes us feel good; a bad sign.

I know we need to respect the rights and opinions of the individual but sometimes individuals are whiny, selfish people that want it there way and don't care if 99.99999 % think differently.

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.

Some of the things done in the name of God are little more than ways for people to justify their own selfish behavior.

I can transform a woman person, a Jewish person, a black person, a gay person, an oriental person, a precious child into A bitch, a kike, a nigger, a bull dyke, a faggot, a chink, a selfish little bastard I bring pain that is chronic A pain that will not go away I am the hunter that stalks you night and day Every day everywhere I have no boundaries You try to hide from me But you can not Because I live inside of you I make you feel hopeless Like there is no way out MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME

Being that he is the author of life, he has set down guidelines for our happiness, so that we can be free of our selfish, self absorbed ways, and become true lovers by putting others first.

The selfish side of me however wants you to keep posting, but if that is not what you want to do... who am I (or anyone else for that matter) to stand in the way... right?

We find other ways of achieving our sometimes selfish and harmful agendas by veiling them with a thin cloak of good intentions.

I agree, die to yourself and your selfish thinking, ways and start living for Christ and usher the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth as it is in Heaven...

Sometimes I feel the big important things, and other times it's silly, petty, selfish things but I feel sadness and pain again, in ways that I didn't when I had my barricades of apologetics, bravado, and explanations.

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.

The biggest hurdles are when government gets in the way (i.e. Illinois and Catholic Charities) and, of course, our selfish human natures.

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).

A good example: I've been playing a videogame of late with a combination Greek / fantasy pantheon in which the player - character is a very faithful servant of a particular goddess, knows other gods exist (because killing them / beating them up is the main plot of the game), and winds up with an ally who can clearly see that the gods exist but only cares about following himself — so there's a mix there of misotheism with a few of the gods (they are there, but they're evil), faithful worship (serving a good goddess), and nay theism («You gods are selfish jerks, I'm going my own way!»).

That there may be some who need compulsion, some who, if they were free - footed, would riot in selfish pleasures like unruly beasts, is doubtless true; but a man must prove precisely that he is not of this number by the fact that he knows how to speak with dread and trembling; and out of reverence for the great one is bound to speak, lest it be forgotten for fear of the ill effect, which surely will fail to eventuate when a man talks in such a way that one knows it for the great, knows its terror — and apart from the terror one does not know the great at all.

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

If this was the motive of Appollonius, I feel it was a selfish motive, In what way was he helpful to his neighbor who was in need.

Sometimes we go so far as to kill those whom we view as threats to our selfish freedom, even going so far as to make public calls from the pulpits in our country to call for the obliteration and destruction of whole groups of people in other parts of the world because we view them as a threat to our way of life.

Bravest: Matt Appling with «Honk if You Hate Social Justice» Conservative Christians: The way some of you talk about social justice makes you all look like a bunch of cynical, selfish jerks... It sounds like you find the idea of social justice more abhorrant than poverty itself.

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.

Give thanks for your family; for a roof over your head; for food in the pantry; for transportation; for employment; for the ability to worship freely; for a God who loves you and me in a way that can not ever be comprehended; and for a Savior who shows us that thankfulness is rooted in serving, a Savior who still forgives us when we are selfish instead of giving.

Incidentally, one truly good young man who spoke to me of his falls with a truly good girl, whom he eventually married said: «the first time we did it, we both knew we had been thoroughly selfish, and we always felt it was wrong, but it was the pleasure...» St. Paul spoke of the living experience of self - division and anguish this way: -

By the way, if you are pleasing god because you're afraid of hell, those are selfish motives and guess what?

His selfish style of play is hurting the team in more ways than one.

We would have to adapt our play as well — a selfish (and I mean that in a complimentary way), back to goal striker operating on the shoulder of the last defender demands different service and team set - up and eats in to the space where the likes of Sanchez is now operating.

We have got selfish and arrogant players who they do not know about the team mate.they do not give any chance to a team mate to score.They were not born leader, they have got bad heart to accept their mate as good play or leader.I know you can establish yourself a leader but not in this way because you miss some potential of talent in you.keep working hard.

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

But he also probably has a family and non-baseball responsibilities to think of and I don't think it is fair to call him selfish for trying to make a living the best way he knows possible.

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

Everyone on here was wanting a Ba, Benteke, Bony type if they couldn't get the biggest names (Cavani, Suarez etc etc)-- strikers that are selfish (and I mean that in a positive way) with reasonable pace playing on the shoulder of the last man.

Ramsey need to face some bench time bec i am tired of him playing in a such selfish way.

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.

every year he is injured for me this should be wenger's last season he has no excuses now the team is matured and rested even the share holders are selfish by wanting only money and forget about the fans but don't worry these things have a way of working themselves out America has ablack president so you never know.....

Taking care of your own relationship isn't selfish, but is one of the most important ways parents can take care of their children — this book shows you how.

Regardless, it is supposed to be a religious - like devotion to a way of life that doesn't focus on selfish desires.

Well it is very true what i have said with my last comment which Most of the women today Unfortunately are very Spoiled, Selfish, Greedy, and very money hungry as well do to their Careers that made them that way which is very Sad how the women of today are Nothing at all like Most of the real Good old fashioned women were years ago that really made a much Better Wife anyway which today Most of the women that make a very high Salary do cause Most of the divorces now and it is a Known Fact.

In your words, marriage is «supposed to be a religious - like devotion to a way of life that doesn't focus on selfish desires.»

Which is in a way all about selfish desires — typically the selfish desires of the father, who owned the daughter and arranged for her engagement to a man who could further the family's fortunes.