Self Absorbed Quotes

“People that have trust issues only need to look in the mirror. There they will meet the one person that will betray them the most.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Stay away from lazy parasites, who perch on you just to satisfy their needs, they do not come to alleviate your burdens, hence, their mission is to distract, detract and extract, and make you live in abject poverty.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“When the person you love can't see your love for them beneath the painful things you say when they reject you, remember this: Love is blind.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“People that have been consistently hurt by others in life will only see the one time you hurt them and be blinded to all the good your heart has to offer. They look no further than what they want to see. Unfortunately, most of them remain a victim throughout their life.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Who or what inspires you?"
"I must admit that I often read my own articles in scientific journals and inspire myself.”
― Eoin Colfer, The Artemis Fowl Files

“Narcissistic personality disorder is named for Narcissus, from Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own reflection. Freud used the term to describe persons who were self-absorbed, and psychoanalysts have focused on the narcissist's need to bolster his or her self-esteem through grandiose fantasy, exaggerated ambition, exhibitionism, and feelings of entitlement.”
― Donald W. Black, DSM-5(R) Guidebook: The Essential Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition

“Relax; the world's not watching that closely. It's too busy contemplating itself in the mirror.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

“In praising myself, I only insult myself.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Earthquakin' Egalitarian: I Die Everyday So Your Children Can Live

“If we want there to be equity and acceptance, we must learn to trample first our own arrogance.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“Lesser the needs, better the life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Gente Mente Adelante: Prejudice Conquered is World Conquered

“So long as you are self-obsessed, applause and mockery will equally impair your capacity. Wipe out every trace of self-obsession and you'll learn to work through both applause and mockery - and you'll rise as the true victor of time.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Gente Mente Adelante: Prejudice Conquered is World Conquered

“Die of humanity, not of obesity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Earthquakin' Egalitarian: I Die Everyday So Your Children Can Live

“Cutting edge on the outside, stoneage on the inside, that’s how we spend our life as imitation humans.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World

“It is never about survival, not any more, if it were, we didn't have to move out of jungle. We moved out of our Mother Nature's basement, so we could build a kind world for ourselves.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World

“Sonnet of Education

Competition is for horses,
Education is for the human.
Either education or competition,
You can have only one.
Education ought to build character,
Not to raise snobs hooked on cash.
Love is needed, kindness is needed,
It won't come by raising tribal trash.
Cash-building education is uneducation,
For it only sustains self-absorption.
Character-building education is ascension,
For it paves the way for true civilization.
One can be educated yet a filthy savage.
True sign of education lies in selflessness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier

“People that know they are important, Think about others. People that think they are important, Think about themselves.”
― Hans F. Hansen

“A billionaire's idea of vacation is in space, whereas a regular person's idea of a vacation is on some island or in another continent. And if the billionaires are abusing resources for personal enjoyment, so are these regular people. You have no right to demand moral accountability from billionaires, if you yourself don't mind engaging in your everyday luxuries – for your luxuries may seem dim compared to those of the super-rich, but still the resources you spend on them could feed and clothe at least ten families in developing parts of the world for a year.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Gente Mente Adelante: Prejudice Conquered is World Conquered

“You are a chunk of coal bursting to turn into diamond, and it's self-centricity that keeps you from turning into a diamond by filling your mind with the hooey of comfort and security.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Earthquakin' Egalitarian: I Die Everyday So Your Children Can Live

“Either you are human or self-absorbed.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“Gratification is damnation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World

“Everything self-centric is a manifestation of Nature's whim, everything civilized is a manifestation of human will.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier

“Evolution & World Building (The Sonnet)

One cell became two,
For being alone is no life.
Then those two became four,
To ease each other's strife.
3 billion years later there are,
Seven billion of us and trillions others.
Now how come we wanna turn back time,
How come we hoard all after selfish desires!
Joy of sharing outshines all other joy
Caring is the very foundation of life divine.
Divinity means neither magic not mysticism,
It’s just a common sense that makes hearts align.
The powers of world-building are all encoded in you.
Bring those codes to life and write the world anew.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Reformist or Terrorist: If You Are Terror I Am Your Grandfather

“Those who are concerned with swag, what do they know about service!”
― Abhijit Naskar, High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination

“In a world of shallowness and narcissism motivation is yet another commodity that can be gift-wrapped and sold to all those suckers who are just begging to be ripped off.”
― Abhijit Naskar, High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination

“Unselfishness is the truth, whereas selfishness is the greatest lie.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulldozer on Duty

“There never was a sustainability problem, there is only a self-centricity problem.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability

“Biology without selfishness is nothing but a myth. But biology wasted on selfishness is a waste of heartbeat.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Melons & Dongles (The Sonnet)

It is one thing to embrace one's imperfections,
But there is nothing empowering in popping melons.
It is one thing to fight for equal pay rights,
Totally another to fight for the freedom of nipples.
On the other side, nobody wants a dongle in their inbox,
Only the dumb and callow care about your greek abs.
Men who are concerned more with grooming than behaving,
Raise a red flag to those with character and heart.
It is one thing to stay healthy through regular workout,
And totally another to worship one's body in the mirror.
All that packaging isn't worth even a confederate bill,
If inside all you have left is stinky narcissistic vapor.
So I say, stay healthy, but embrace your imperfections.
Once the packaging is gone, what'll be your contribution?”
― Abhijit Naskar, Esperanza Impossible: 100 Sonnets of Ethics, Engineering & Existence

“She rolls her eyes. "Great. Another shady loser. Just what you need."
"People make mistakes, Libby. No one is perfect."
She cackles loudly. "This coming from Miss Perfectionist."
"Hey---that isn't fair. I'm far from perfect."
"Oh, I know. Trust me, I've seen your closet."
"Yeah, well, maybe if Mom took me shopping all the time, my closet would look more like yours."
Libby shrinks back from the screen defensively. "Mom takes me shopping because we both like to shop. You hate shopping. You always have."
"Or maybe I never felt welcome."
"What? That's crazy. You were always welcome. You never wanted to come."
"That's not how I remember it."
Libby pulls her hair into a low ponytail. "You always think I get special treatment from Mom and Dad."
I let out a huff. "Uh, maybe because you do?"
"That's totally untrue. Like with the wedding? Dad is refusing to pay for those chairs, and he isn't budging."
"I'd hardly call that an act of cruelty. They're chairs. Their main function is to serve as a resting place for your ass."
"No, their main function is to look beautiful."
"Perhaps you are unfamiliar with what a chair does...”
― Dana Bate, A Second Bite at the Apple

“Lost in a sea of self, we forget the beauty of the shore. Only by turning outward can we truly explore.”
― Jo P. Helm