Word: selfishness
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...life, the Bush administration has had a dubious record on environmental and energy issues. Whether it was the ill-conceived drilling proposal that would have spoiled millions of acres of protected land in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve or the secret meetings with energy executives that led to a selfish policy to benefit oil and chemical company cronies at the expense of the environment, it is farcical for Bush to claim any high ground in the debate to protect America’s environmental future. But ironically, that is just what the president tried to do on Earth...
...silent millions who choose to stay at home and abstain from voting. As a result of their apathy, the European continent once again finds itself haunted by the spectre of national socialism. With luck, Europeans will this time recognize the problems which lie ahead and rouse themselves from their selfish indifference—before it’s too late...
...complicating matters, Patience believes love equates with self-sacrifice and thus does not marry Grosvenor, because wedding such a perfect specimen seems selfish and the happiness derived from it grotesque...
...think that having kids late seems almost selfish,” Brennan said. “I think it would be hard to be an older parent because it would be so difficult to be active and have fun with your kids. Not even to mention that it is wonderful to have kids at thirty because then you can still enjoy life with your spouse when you?...
...emphasize a woman's age above all other factors can be just one more piece of misleading information, Gandy suggests. "There are two people involved [in babymaking], and yet we're putting all the responsibility on women and implying that women are being selfish if they don't choose to have children early." She shares the concern that women will hear the research and see the ads and end up feeling it is so hard to strike a balance that it's futile to even try. "There is an antifeminist agenda that says we should go back to the 1950s...