Lady Gaga

I don't know if I'm selfless - I still want to make a great record. I want to make a hit record. I want to tour; that's not completely selfless. But the truth is I'm not interested in people coming to my show for me as much as I am for them coming to my show for themselves. That's always been how I am.

American Singer

Kamala Harris

Over the course of my career in law enforcement, I have witnessed over and over again the selflessness and sacrifice of law enforcement who lay their lives on the line every day to protect people who they will never meet and people who will never know their names.

American Vice President

Vince Lombardi

Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

American Coach

Harry Frankfurt

Recognizing truth requires selflessness. You have to leave yourself out of it so you can find out the way things are in themselves, not the way they look to you or how you feel about them or how you would like them to be.

American Philosopher

George Hill

Don't be afraid to take risks. Create a vision for you life. Be a leader in your own life. Give of yourself selflessly to make a positive change in another human being.

American Athlete

Hayley Williams

Looper' was so brilliant, and it took me forever to finally see it, but the way that movie ends and the message behind that is so selfless.

American Musician

Tony Robbins

Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.

American Speaker

Jeff Baena

If something's really selfless, then there's really no value in it for you... there's only value in it for the world.

American Director

Gwen Stefani

Being a singer is all about me. About ego. Being a mom is all about being selfless - two different worlds.

Gerry Adams

Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment.

Irish Politician

The term 'selfless' often indicates a deep empathy for others and their needs over one's own.

Empathy Indicator

'Selfless' is positive, but it does not mean one is naive or can be easily exploited.

Not Naive

In many cultures, selflessness is highly valued and seen as a noble characteristic.

Cultural Praise

 A lot of people, and this includes everybody from philosophers and economists to ordinary people believe that human nature is fundamentally selfish, that we're only ever really motivated by our own welfare. But if that's true, why do some people, like the stranger who rescued me, do selfless things, like helping other people

Why some people are more...

 there wasn't a person involved in that mission who didn't put their life on the line that day for someone or to support the mission and I think that's a real important message you know we get caught up in a lot of other things but that selflessness and that commitment to each other and that commitment to the mission

Life After Black Hawk...

 These behaviours can be seen in close-knit elephant families, usually made up of the dominant female or matriarch, her daughters and her calves. Showing altruism or selflessness, the family will all pitch in to help rear youngsters and protect them in times of danger.

Elephants Being...

 parenting this might seem selfless but it can reap rewards for the males two males caring for babies are less often threatened by the males this can be an advantage the lower-ranking more henpecked males of the troop but it doesn't protect them altogether and it

Baboon Parenting PIPE Wild...

 So yeah, on the cultural side -- I don't think it's really cultural. I would say that it's because of the impact of SARS, it's because of the social memory of SARS that has meant people are a little bit more selfless, and have just said, "OK, I will stay home,

What the world can learn...

 the more we feel miserable, we feel tormented. At the opposite, everyone knows deep within that an act of selfless generosity, if from the distance, without anyone knowing anything about it, we could save a child's life, make someone happy.

The habits of happiness...

 mirror it's because I've seen firsthand over and over again how selfless and how courageous these mothers are they will do anything to save their babies and yet these babies are still dying in such

Embrace: Low-cost,...

 calves showing altruism or selflessness the family will all pitch in to help really young stirs and protect them in times of danger when threatened to keep the more vulnerable babies in the center

Elephants' Incredible...

 then it would be easier for everyone to appreciate their roles and back them with the support that they deserve. So let's act now. How about we stop thanking mothers for being selfless

How Moms Shape The World...

 believe that we owe it to those who willingly and selflessly consent to participate in these clinical trials to do this in a humane way thank you