"selfish desire" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe a desire that is motivated by personal gain. Example: "He was driven by a selfish desire to become rich."
"He's had a big career but I am going to be selfish tomorrow.
O'Neal, who signed a three-year, $88.4 million contract extension in October, putting him under contract through the 2005-6 season, called his teammate Kobe Bryant selfish earlier this week as the Lakers' superstars took their simmering feud public.
From 'Selfish' (2015), by Kim Kardashian West.
Detail of the cover of 'Selfish' (2015) by Kim Kardashian West.
And with the release of Selfish this week, she can add "author" to that list.
In anticipation of its release, Stott shared "Selfish" today, a new fast-paced album cut featuring heavy manipulations of frequent vocal collaborator Alison Skidmore.
The popularity of this idea can be traced back to the massive success of Richard Dawkins's book The Selfish Gene (1976).
"The Selfish Giant," tomorrow and Sunday at noon and 2 p.m. at Manhattan Children's Theater, 380 Broadway, south of Canal Street, TriBeCa.
The importance of Dr. Williams's book was immediately recognized by evolutionary biologists, and his ideas reached a wider audience when they were described by Richard Dawkins in his book "The Selfish Gene" (1976).
She's always said her favourite role was as remote, selfish Brenda Last in Evelyn Waugh's A Handful of Dust, his darkest novel, inspired by the break-up of his marriage.
The term "meme" was created by Richard Dawkins in his book "The Selfish Gene," 1976.
