Apa Footnote Quotes & Sayings

Some have even suggested that the Bible is entirely egoistic and simply changes the categories of what constitutes a person's self-interest. However, that is too strong a statement. While the Bible never condemns self-interest, it does require that it be balanced with concern for others (Phil. 2:4). It is one thing to occasionally appeal to rational self-interest as the Bible does, but quite another to claim that egoism is a sufficient ethical system, as do thoroughgoing ethical egoists. — Scott B. Rae

I grew up in a refugee camp in Uganda, and I lived there for 30 years. That shapes one's character. — Paul Kagame

Time turns our lies into truths. — Gene Wolfe

People in general misunderstand me. I'm very aware of the stereotype that comes with being a basketball player. But I'm well-rounded. I'm cultured. It's funny: When I speak, people are like, "Wow! You can really talk." I'm like, "What did you expect?" — Chris Bosh

I was trying so hard to be what everyone wanted me to be, and yet every time I looked around, I was failing. — Kay Cassidy

I jumped out the back of a bus because everyone told me I wouldn't — Jennifer Lawrence