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We were very very lucky children! I pray that our future generations have as much fun, in whatever way! We should at least try to leave enough water, greenery, forests .. simple means of human sustenance .. if for no other reason but to repay Nature's debt on all of us..who enjoyed nature's charity to the hilt selfishly..when it was meant for ALL human beings including children of the future .. – Rooma Mehra	added by karlhartmann_1 11 months ago
This is not about the defendants wanting to throw their son under the bus or make him look bad. This is about our clients defending the case, when the prosecution criticizes the defense for being selfish in wanting to defend the case, we are going to be selfish all day. We agree. Because selfishly, we have to protect their rights. – Attorney Shannon Smith	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Selfishly, I want to be the guy that helped Aaron Donald get a Super Bowl, when he walks across the stage in Canton and says, ‘Man, when Von Miller came to the team, things changed,’ that's what I do it for. – Von Miller	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
In World War 2 Men put their lives on the line for others, in the 2020 Pandemic we are selfishly putting others lives on the line. – Bev Keevill	added by anonymous 3 years ago
As much as I obviously, selfishly want the 110,000 people in the stadium. – Emily Sensale	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
To combat preventable-disease outbreaks, information is, in my mind, the forefront of this matter. My mother would turn to anti-vaccine groups online and on social media, looking for her evidence in defense rather than health officials and other credible sources. This may seem to be in malice because of the dangers of not vaccinating imposes, but this is not the case. My mother came in the sense of loving her children and being concerned, for certain individuals and organizations that spread misinformation, they instill fear into the public for their own gain selfishly and do so knowing that their information is incorrect. For my mother, her love, affection and care as a parent, was used to push an agenda to create a false distress, and these sources which spread misinformation should be the primary concern of the American people. – Ethan Lindenberger	Found on CNN 5 years ago
For certain individuals and organizations that spread misinformation, they instill fear into the public for their own gain selfishly and do so knowing that their information is incorrect. For my mother, her love, affection and care as a parent, was used to push an agenda to create a false distress, and these sources which spread misinformation should be the primary concern of the American people. – Ethan Lindenberger	Found on CNN 5 years ago
It's a natural emotion for most people to feel like, OK, maybe if I had a couple of extra detectives on this case it would have been solved, there are times when I'm jealous of cases that get solved. You think selfishly sometimes. – Abdullah Pratt	Found on CNN 5 years ago
If you fail, the experiment fails, it may be your last moment. Please for the sake of the rest of us, selfishly on my part, don’t waste it. Seize the opportunity. Build a better future for the people of Ukraine. – Petro Poroshenko	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves – John Wayne	added by anonymous 12 years ago

We were very very lucky children! I pray that our future generations have as much fun, in whatever way! We should at least try to leave enough water, greenery, forests .. simple means of human sustenance .. if for no other reason but to repay Nature's debt on all of us..who enjoyed nature's charity to the hilt selfishly..when it was meant for ALL human beings including children of the future ..

– Rooma Mehra

added by karlhartmann_1
11 months ago

This is not about the defendants wanting to throw their son under the bus or make him look bad. This is about our clients defending the case, when the prosecution criticizes the defense for being selfish in wanting to defend the case, we are going to be selfish all day. We agree. Because selfishly, we have to protect their rights.

– Attorney Shannon Smith

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Selfishly, I want to be the guy that helped Aaron Donald get a Super Bowl, when he walks across the stage in Canton and says, ‘Man, when Von Miller came to the team, things changed,’ that's what I do it for.

– Von Miller

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

In World War 2 Men put their lives on the line for others, in the 2020 Pandemic we are selfishly putting others lives on the line.

– Bev Keevill

added by anonymous
3 years ago

As much as I obviously, selfishly want the 110,000 people in the stadium.

– Emily Sensale

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

To combat preventable-disease outbreaks, information is, in my mind, the forefront of this matter. My mother would turn to anti-vaccine groups online and on social media, looking for her evidence in defense rather than health officials and other credible sources. This may seem to be in malice because of the dangers of not vaccinating imposes, but this is not the case. My mother came in the sense of loving her children and being concerned, for certain individuals and organizations that spread misinformation, they instill fear into the public for their own gain selfishly and do so knowing that their information is incorrect. For my mother, her love, affection and care as a parent, was used to push an agenda to create a false distress, and these sources which spread misinformation should be the primary concern of the American people.

– Ethan Lindenberger

Found on CNN
5 years ago

For certain individuals and organizations that spread misinformation, they instill fear into the public for their own gain selfishly and do so knowing that their information is incorrect. For my mother, her love, affection and care as a parent, was used to push an agenda to create a false distress, and these sources which spread misinformation should be the primary concern of the American people.

– Ethan Lindenberger

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It's a natural emotion for most people to feel like, OK, maybe if I had a couple of extra detectives on this case it would have been solved, there are times when I'm jealous of cases that get solved. You think selfishly sometimes.

– Abdullah Pratt

Found on CNN
5 years ago

If you fail, the experiment fails, it may be your last moment. Please for the sake of the rest of us, selfishly on my part, don’t waste it. Seize the opportunity. Build a better future for the people of Ukraine.

– Petro Poroshenko

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves

– John Wayne

added by anonymous
12 years ago

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