Ellen Kenner Quotes

“It is no accident that narcissists and altruists often have a magnetic attraction to one another. Can you see how perfect the fit is? The altruistic feels the need to selflessly serve others and this is just what the narcissist wants. Narcissists want to be worshipped and gratified in every way possible, and this is just what altruists offer, thinking it demonstrates their moral virtue.”

“Feelings and emotionran through my veinslike a hurricane.And that's when everythingbegan to look like poetry.—You look like poetry”

“Sometimes the universe works in a really weird way. You hate the people who love you, and you love the people who just aren't really that into you. And then there are those who love you as you love them, but fate just decides that you're not meant to be.”

“Being an altruist I have an urge in mylife to help poor's but im not Bill Gates”

“Control Master Theory proposes that most psychological problems are the result of our altruistic impulses run amok.”

“Great compassion is the root of altruistic action, the object of amazement to the world;there is no greater source of help and happiness.”

“[S]elfish members win within groups, but groups of altruists best groups of selfish members. (63)”

“Free markets and capitalism are predicated upon the definition of greed as altruistic in economics".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Despite the fact that we cannot be absolutely altruistic in our behavior, we can still build our character to be loving and compassionate – to empathize with others.”

“I say you don't need religion, or political ideology, to understand human nature. Science reveals that human nature is greedy and selfish, altruistic and helpful.”