We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good of others.

  • -- Mortimer J. Adler 莫蒂默·杰尔姆·阿德勒

当我们只关心或主要关心自己的利益时,我们就是自私的。当我们完全或主要关心他人的利益时,我们是利他的。

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It is not as though the process of production holds any mystery for me, I know exactly what it involves and I know the predominant concern in shooting one of those things is production values - or as they would say, seeing it all up there on screen.

并不是说制作过程对我来说有什么神秘之处,我清楚地知道它涉及到什么,我知道在拍摄这些东西的时候,最主要的关注点是制作价值——或者就像他们会说的,在屏幕上看到这一切。

If believing in yourself and going after what you want in life and realising your worth is ruthless and selfish, then I'm definitely ruthless and selfish.

如果相信自己,追求自己想要的生活,意识到自己的价值是无情和自私的,那么我绝对是无情和自私的。

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.

在我们这个共和国,一个好公民的首要条件是能够并愿意尽自己的力量。

Childlessness doesn't make people selfish; selfishness makes people selfish.

没有孩子并不会使人自私;自私使人自私。

Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more.

再少一点,就会失去许多好的工作。