Book detail: The Selfish Genie: A Satirical Essay on Altruism is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
Browse quotes from The Selfish Genie: A Satirical Essay on Altruism.
The quotes below use the same card format as the rest of the site, including topics, source notes, copy actions, image creation, and sharing controls.
“In many cases, it was the woman’s stomach—not her heart—that fell for her man.”
“In some cases, it is the woman’s stomach—not her heart—that has left her man for another.”
“Some of our friends are our friends only because we used to be friends.”
“*Prostitution* is a euphemism for rape incidents that the victim and the economy profits from.”
“No single bad person regards themselves as a bad person.”
“It is humanly impossible to be selfless. As a matter of fact, human beings are inherently selfish.”