Quotes about Self-centered

The natural life in each of us is something self-centred, something that wants to be petted and admired, to take advantage of other lives, to exploit the whole universe.

And when you were eating and drinking, were you not doing so simply for yourselves?

The difference is one of motivation: legalism is self-centered; discipline is God-centered. The legalistic heart says, "I will do this thing to gain merit with God." The disciplined heart says, "I will do this thing because I love God and want to please Him.

There is no life as empty as the self-centered life. There is no life as centered as the self-empty life.

He was a cynic and like most cynics, totally selfish and self-indulgent.

Most of them are already so puffed up with their imagined importance that they have no idea how silly they sound.

Just as people can watch spellbound a circus artist tumbling through the air in a phosphorized costume, so they can listen to a preacher who uses the Word of God to draw attention to himself. But a sensational preacher stimulates the senses and leaves the spirit untouched. Instead of being the way to God, his 'being different' gets in the way.

No man is more cheated than the selfish man.

Knowing why we are married and should stay married is crucial. The key question is this: Will we approach marriage from a God-centered view or a self-centered view? In a self-centered view, we will maintain our marriage as long as our earthly comforts, desires, and expectations are met. In a God-centered view, we preserve our marriage because it brings glory to God and points a sinful world to a reconciling Creator.

If you listen to Giuliani, it's like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. I'm not part of the history. Bloomberg's not part of the history. It's like, he did it. He's the only one. That's why he's a little crazy.

Our flesh takes over when we decide to be self-centered instead of self-sacrificing. Then there is Satan. God

Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.