Sentence examples for selfish individuals from inspiring English sources

Selection also operates between individuals: "within groups selfish individuals beat altruistic individuals, but groups of altruists beat groups of selfish individuals.

The competitor between the two forces can be succinctly expressed as follows: within groups selfish individuals beat altruistic individuals, but groups of altruists beat groups of selfish individuals.

The difference is that we are selfish individuals, whereas ants are profoundly social creatures.

But he sounded distressed by sharing a locker room with "extremely selfish individuals".

The jams, crushes, and frustration threatened to turn a cheerful throng into a stampeding herd of selfish individuals.

He characterized some teammates as "extremely selfish individuals" and said that a "corrupt mind-set" pervaded their locker room.

"It's not the selfish individual, and certainly not the selfish species," he says.

I had too many other selfish, individual things going through my mind.

And in the conservative business of hockey, he was regarded as a selfish individual who had defied the system.

On Tuesday Mr Moi said he was backing Mr Kibaki for a second term, saying he was disappointed that "selfish individual interests have been entrenched in our society".

This is the act of an egotist, a selfish individual who has consistently proved himself not to be a team player but one who pursues self-interest".