Word: selfishly
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...write for a publication or celebrate my cultural heritage, it is because I gain some intrinsic pleasure from the activity itself. I have, to use Purdy's words, identified with a project, relationship or aspiration. My extracurricular choice--whatever it might be--would rarely elicit accusations of false or selfish motives...
...parents hard-pressed by the multiple demands of careers and child rearing, arranging visits and maintaining communication between grandparents and grandchildren can be an additional chore. Why bother? There are selfish reasons. "Marriages flourish with helpful grandparents. Helping with kids--giving parents and children a break from routines--is one of the greatest gifts grandparents can give," says Kornhaber...
Adamsians Selfish...
While we in Quincy House welcome our Quadling brethren and would never enforce the interhouse policy that's officially on the books, the overcrowding is getting out of control. I really find it incredibly selfish and arrogant that some Adams residents care only about their own housemates and aren't willing to admit interhouse diners to help alleviate the congestion elsewhere...
...quit. As if. He was back in The Haunting and stars opposite Sandra Bullock (who herself said she wanted to take a two year "hiatus") in this winter's Gunshy. Case #4: Jim Carrey, in this month's Vanity Fair, threatens to quit if the business gets any more "selfish." Don't believe him. Celebrities whine and whine, but what happens once they start missing the roaring fans, having to drive their own cars, answer their own phone calls, and--gasp!--do their own laundry? They start stalking the papparazzi. This time I'll leave it to the eloquent...