Word: selfishnesses
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...basic human right of self-determination, there is no way those women can achieve economic and political independence. Christina Zecca Greve, Italy In light of the enormous scale of the world?s aid to the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, it is apparent that humanity is not so selfish and careless as opponents of capitalism see it. If we stood together, everyone could live without worrying about having enough to eat. Why do we deserve to live in luxury when our fellow humans have to struggle against starvation every single day? Andreas Schwab Feldkirch, Austria Support for Assad...
...selfish,” Stone said. “We stopped skating, stopped moving the puck and stayed on the ice too long...
...McCartneys have shown similar courage, organizing a rally attended by 1,000 people and lobbying politicians from Belfast to Washington. Sean Brady, the Catholic primate of Ireland, said their bravery "rendered transparent and weak the efforts of others to bully, frighten and control whole communities for their own selfish or political ends." Now the McCartneys hope others will speak out, too. Some witnesses have come forward, Paula McCartney says, but they have denied seeing the actual attack. "Seventy-two people could not have all been in the toilets," she says...
It’s the right attitude for a captain. But I, on the other hand, am a little more selfish, a little less pragmatic, and a lot more pissed at the things Welch can overlook as he focuses on the long run, the big picture, and the playoff stretch...
...accepted. So he pulls the strings behind the scenes." But he has his own, odd kind of principle. In the first season's most arresting scene, he smothers to death a preacher who is dying slowly of a brain tumor. The act is tender and cruel, merciful and selfish (the reverend is taking up a bed in the Gem), and McShane simply leaves us to ponder which motivation is dominant...