Word: selfishness
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...saint by having him falsely accused of restarting his affair. It's an excuse too far. As his wife melodramatically shrieks, "Even the devil may scorn to have you in his fearsome halls!," the play's credibility collapses. Silvester ends up cancer-ridden and abandoned. It feels like a selfish, self-glorifying bid by the author to turn a fascinating character into a great tragic role. That may not be libelous, but it's offensive enough...
...make people vulnerable to change in their lives. You make yourself vulnerable to change in your life. But in the end, you've got to become the change you want to see in the world. I'm actually not a very good example of that--I'm too selfish, and the right to be ridiculous is something I hold too dear--but still, I know it's true...
...make people vulnerable to change in their lives. You make yourself vulnerable to change in your life. But in the end, you've got to become the change you want to see in the world. I'm actually not a very good example of that?I'm too selfish, and the right to be ridiculous is something I hold too dear?but still, I know it's true...
...that being a U.N. member is a far simpler matter than joining the E.U. And a "no" vote, proponents say, would shut Switzerland out of global decision making and undercut its role as a diplomatic mediator. "In a world where image is very important, we would be seen as selfish and arrogant," says Fran?ois Nordmann, the Swiss ambassador to international organizations. "It's time to have our say, to take responsibility, to share the burden carried by other nations...
...posthumous release of art is often much more venal and often equally selfish. What Augustus wanted was power, fame and immortality; by having the Aeneid published he achieved or helped himself to achieve, all three. What people want today is money and often there is plenty to be made when the artist dies before his or her work is released. A good example—and there are many—is Jimi Hendrix. As we all know, Hendrix had already achieved demi-god status among in the burgeoning rock and roll scene of the late...