#self

The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world, is adapted and leads him to attain the greatest happiness he can for himself in the present world. ↗

— Joseph Butler

#attain #capacity #considered #greatest #greatest happiness

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#fool #great #great pleasure #him #himself

Whether it goes to series or stands by itself, I'm proud of what we did with it, not only from the standpoint of what it could have been, but for itself. ↗

— Yancy Butler

#could #did #goes #i #itself

The nation's obligation to her defenders is as old as that defense itself. ↗

— Steve Buyer

#defense #her #itself #nation #obligation

I knew I wanted to have a doll of myself on the cover. I thought, I wanna see myself as a Ken doll. ↗

— David Byrne

#doll #i #ken #knew #myself

From doing A Moon for the Misbegotten, I've learned that nobody's love can save anybody else. There are people who want to die, and nothing or nobody will stop them. The only one who can save you is yourself. ↗

— Gabriel Byrne

#die #doing #else #i #learned

I tend to spiral out of control if I'm not working. I get panicked and don't know what to do with myself. ↗

— Rose Byrne

#get #i #know #myself #out

I've always thought of myself as more of a character actress. I've tried to do different things, but I've always been under the radar and that's how I like it. I've been really blessed to work this long and I just hope I continue to get better and better and better and better. ↗

— Rose Byrne

#always #been #better #blessed #character

I respect country music because I feel like it's more about the talent and the songwriting and I put on a big show and we have a lot of stuff, but I feel confident in myself enough as an artist and a singer that I can have all of those fun toys and know that we don't need all the bells and whistles either. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#artist #because #bells #bells and whistles #big

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life. ↗

— James F. Byrnes

#beautiful things #friendship #life #rare #self-interest