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"selflessness" Definitions
  1. the quality of thinking more about the needs, happiness, etc. of other people than about your own

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That act of service -- this selflessness -- took character.
It's some mix of selfishness, ambition, ego, desire and selflessness.
Without her bravery and selflessness, I cannot imagine the outcome.
Green plays with a combination of raw ego and selflessness.
"There was a lot of selflessness that night," he said.
Maybe humility and selflessness are the keys to Twitter success?
The contrast between their selflessness and Trump's selfishness is jarring.
His selflessness was why everyone who knew Ryan loved Ryan.
" The bio continued: "Sadly, that selflessness cost him his life.
" "Modesty, humility and selflessness -- remember when those were American values?
Modesty, humility and selflessness -- remember when those were American values?
The right way to live has to do with selflessness.
Selflessness implies that we have no skin in the game.
The parable is about selflessness, but it isn't just that.
Phil Murphy called the principal's final act "one of selflessness."
"I am just grateful for his bravery, his selflessness," he said.
This is not about utopian corporate selflessness; it's about enlightened selfishness.
His is a complicated act of artistic selflessness and artistic hubris.
Ms. Harwood Skolkin was not able to see her daughter's selflessness.
But there was an easygoing selflessness between people marooned in Mallacoota.
This sort of radical selflessness forces us to confront our own lives.
You can't describe it more accurately than a profound feeling of selflessness.
Several friends on social media remembered Sparks for her kindness and selflessness.
So there's a different selflessness in the love that's beautiful and different.
Selflessness and sacrifice have long been a part of Jong Jin's journey.
There's a resilience and selflessness in China which is extraordinary and inspiring.
The answer is that there is no greater joy than this selflessness.
McCormick said her son, as a child, learned selflessness from his father.
In fact, Ofilia's final, desperate act of selflessness jangles the aesthetic nerves.
Publications around the world heralded a rare instance of C-suite selflessness.
"He gave us that example," Ben says of his father's drive and selflessness.
And every story carried an undercurrent of his wife's work ethic and selflessness.
These are my heroic, generous people whose selflessness fuels our commitment to stay.
The world is a better place because of Paul's passion, commitment, and selflessness.
We will always be grateful for their bravery, their selflessness, and their sacrifice.
Selflessness might as well be her middle name, but delusion is her last.
His collegiate coach, Dean Blais, tried to alter that selflessness, with mixed results.
Joshua Brown's selflessness and courage brought some justice for his neighbor Botham Jean.
Genuine repentance requires a combination of accountability and sensitivity, selflessness and self-awareness.
But this "twilight of formal empire" wasn't simply the result of American selflessness.
He recalled how she left him with a strong understanding of selflessness and sacrifice.
He laughed when told of Dingle's final act of selflessness -- organ and tissue donation.
I think it just shows the amount of selflessness he has as a person.
These Americans have demonstrated a largeness of spirit and selflessness equal to the moment.
Men of character, integrity and selflessness have led our nation from the very beginning.
Washington's modesty and selflessness were in evidence from the beginning of his public career.
Some people might read her account as a tribute to hard work and selflessness.
We see how the selflessness of the health care profession is valiantly fighting coronavirus.
It would embody everything — loyalty, bravery, selflessness — the Dora Milaje and Okoye stand for.
Mothers are either held up as paragons of selflessness, or they're discounted and parodied.
Similarly, even the more ghoulish imagery had some meaning connected to charity, and selflessness.
"That's why we wanted to do the picture, to honor her selflessness," Amber tells PEOPLE.
"I was taken aback by the selflessness and the kindness that she had," Anahita says.
"His actions bear witness to true courage, true selflessness, and true brotherly love," he said.
Reagan held up Skutnik's dramatic, dangerous rescue as an example of American courage and selflessness.
And people willing to take unpaid internships do not necessarily parlay that selflessness into success.
People here admired the selflessness of McIver and some other of the shooting victims' families.
You remember what you loved about music, and how you loved it with complete selflessness.
Steve is moving toward some sort of enlightened self-interest, and Tony's moving to selflessness.
When we introduce the selflessness of people in the business world we get another option.
"That little sacrifice and selflessness can go a long way," Hunter, 28, told BBC Sport.
Deep down, we are all drawn to selflessness, which makes love a universally attractive concept.
In other words, she's not making a point about selflessness: She's talking about self-discovery.
You are taught a selflessness and you're shown a selflessness that is scary in the beginning because you realize that your needs do not matter as much to yourself: My own hunger and my own tiredness, they become secondary to the needs of somebody else.
The one I resonate with most is her selflessness and care for the ones she loves.
This, near the stairwell on the main floor, is "Portrait of Selflessness," by Wes Lang, 2016.
On the selflessness and sacrifice of making personal workI love being able to tell my story.
"Whenever you doubt that courage and selflessness is better, then stop and look to a veteran."
You see the player, you see the toughness, but don't forget about his selflessness, his leadership.
But he was also someone whose kindness, decency and selflessness made him very hard to dislike.
Selflessness should not be a legal duty imposed on women on pain of death or jail.
He pushes his senior executives to find ways to motivate and inspire their employees through selflessness.
Heed the messages of selflessness and grace, and take the rest with a grain of salt.
There is a precedent for the sort of selflessness that turns a player into a paragon.
And the language of powerlessness, sacrifice and selflessness helps to keep women in a disempowered place.
"We've always known that Diana's legacy was, and remains, about compassion, kindness and selflessness," she says.
Anna Palmer Draper showed a hundred times more selflessness during the eclipse of July 29, 1878.
USAA recognizes the selflessness of these 28503 million hidden heroes and backs efforts to help them.
It's a continuing process that involves balancing contradictory impulses like independence and interdependence, selfishness and selflessness.
Since hard work and selflessness are laudable virtues, why not honor the people who symbolize that?
Mary's was more touching, hinting at the family's poverty and her selflessness even at age 10.
Courage. Selflessness. Forgiveness. For CNN London correspondent Max Foster, heroism goes by the name of Eva Kor.
His light and leadership, caring, selflessness and love will continue to be the cornerstone of the family.
Even in her final days, she demonstrated the selflessness, strength and grace that have become her hallmarks.
Hunter's lyrics have a genuine sense of selflessness and empathy for people who are different than you.
NATURAL disasters such as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma bring out Americans' sterling civic spirit, stoicism and selflessness.
Surely that kind of civility and selflessness would be both food manners and good for the wold.
That took courage and selflessness, which I know earned him a lot of credit within the team.
To her left is Mary, inspired by Cindy Sherman's portrait—a stand-in for maternity and selflessness.
"Evil was overcome by preparation and unconditional love and selflessness," Superintendent Richard Fitzpatrick told reporters Wednesday afternoon.
"It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field," he said.
They provide a theater for acts of courage, selflessness and human fellowship that ordinary life does not.
Unlike real humans, who can be self-centered and detached, chatbots have a dog-like loyalty and selflessness.
He's a jerk, and then he's revealed to have a selflessness to him that was there all along.
That selflessness repeats itself and Bhullar's legacy will be passed on just as his forefathers' and ancestors' were.
They give soldiers a chance to demonstrate their valor and loyalty, to work cooperatively, to show utter selflessness.
And most importantly, Clinton offered donors the facade of selflessness as they bought access to high government office.
Roundup Clint Hurdle spent spring training tinkering with the Pittsburgh Pirates' lineup and preaching the importance of selflessness.
"We appreciate their selflessness and heroism to rescue another in need," the Sheriff's Office said in the post.
This means submitting to the wills of husbands and doctors; selflessness and devotion are our most prized attributes.
At her funeral, friends reportedly remembered her for her laugh, her hair, her love of animals and her selflessness.
But, when we caught wind of one designer's response to the results of Tuesday's election, we applauded her selflessness.
One of them is about Christian "Riley" Garcia, a student who showed remarkable courage and selflessness during the shooting.
His greatest legacy is that pure American spirit, that commitment to selflessness that drove him until the very end.
Customers regularly write messages on their checks thanking the staff and Chef Jeff Williams for their selflessness and support.
That would demonstrate his genius, if any, as well as transparency, selflessness and a commitment to the public good.
In May that year, Kasal was also awarded the Navy Cross, for his selflessness in the Hell House bathroom.
Alongside conventional business, we add another type of business that will allow us to express our selflessness through business.
A mother, on the other hand, also gives up everything, but she does so in the guise of selflessness.
"Your heroism and selflessness were the first steps to ensuring David could get the urgent care he required," she said.
"Your heroism and selflessness were the first steps to ensuring David could get the urgent care he required," she added.
That single event of selflessness and love gave birth to what today is The Black Jaguar-White Tiger™ Foundation.
This opens up the participant to experiencing groundlessness, timelessness and selflessness, all of which are necessary for meditation and transcendence.
For kamikaze pilots in World War II, death was, in fact, life's epitome: the ultimate expression of valor and selflessness.
Charity is a complicated thing; philosophy and fiction are strewn with questions about the futility and harm of supposed selflessness.
Sadly, Bush now seems like a president of a bygone era, as a man of deep experience, selflessness and duty.
Six people from around the country were honored for their selflessness during GoFundMe's first annual Heroes Celebration in San Francisco.
" Grant explains that selflessness can be rewarding, but if you don't manage it properly, you can risk reaching "generosity burnout.
In the days after the shooting, Basco told El Paso television station KFOX that Reckard's kindness and selflessness was incomparable.
Nor for that matter is it the story of a white sinner redeemed by the superhuman selflessness of black people.
It also allowed me to experience pure selflessness, the kind people offer in the face of someone else's unimaginable grief.
But Henry, showing some selflessness, insisted that the team let his backup, Dion Lewis, try to punch the ball in.
But Daltrey's peculiar swaggering selflessness is the key to this book, and a key (one of four) to the Who.
I want to enjoy this without caveats, without all the talk of selflessness and without seeing this change my identity.
The Democrats' vote was a display of integrity and selflessness by members of a party with unified control of government.
"Riley&aposs courage and selflessness brings out the Jedi in all of us," wrote fan relations team member Lucas Seastrom.
And the airport ride is the ultimate gesture of selflessness: an act of service with little reward for the giver.
Fatherhood increases one's competence in a number of important areas of character development, including the formation of patience, humility and selflessness.
You have selflessness, humility, and the ability to overcome obstacles with a smile on your face and excitement in your heart.
But despite this sporting selflessness, no one can say with certainty how Chapecoense will fare in the coming months and years.
"If every year you spearhead raising money for a nonprofit or charity, this shows selflessness and your willingness to support others."
The openness, empathy, and selflessness it engenders can also make life with Williams seem like a more enlightened way of being.
We've also heard stories of selflessness and heroism: congressional representatives shielding children, and police officers risking their lives to protect others.
Instead, it was a different set of qualities: modesty, humility and selflessness -- even when those closest to Washington plotted against him.
The tragedy, and Mr. Silverio's heroism, have captivated New York City and left many astonished at the selflessness of the teenager.
"It's an interesting combination of monastic selflessness with the subway aesthetic," said Jonathan Marvel, the founding principal of his namesake firm.
In the meantime, please express our gratitude for his selflessness that night and putting himself in harm's way to save her life.
Speaking on Guyger's behalf, a fellow officer listed her acts of selflessness and a former cocaine addict attributed her recovery to Guyger.
Toodles, Anonymous The note says a lot about New York City, with its unique mix of kindness, concern and hybrid selflessness/selfishness.
"Her consistent humility, selflessness, quiet heroism and fiery perseverance were at the heart of the movement she helped build," the organization said.
It requires a selflessness that allows one to cry out in protest and speak up in the best interests of the people.
Every team sport is like that to a certain extent — they all preach teamwork and selflessness and, truly, that's how you win.
Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer, whom Nneka Ogwumike credits with cultivating her leadership skills, described her former pupil as the epitome of selflessness.
That has loomed over their campaigns for weeks and given each of them a topic that allows them to demonstrate total selflessness.
Engaging in a reasonable period of community service could help inculcate humility and selflessness in those who once thought only of themselves.
Noah will light someone up in practice; he will speak into a nest of microphones about the commitment and selflessness required to win.
"Kylie has a beautiful smile herself, yet we were most impressed with her selflessness, huge heart and extremely generous giving spirit," Schaefer added.
The good are rewarded, the wicked are justly punished, and the lessons learned by all affirm human values like selflessness and personal growth.
I didn't know that sort of sensitivity, selflessness, thoughtfulness, compassion and understanding existed before I met him, and it changed my life forever.
He knows he has to teach her about war and the abstract nature of evil, but he's drawn to her optimism and selflessness.
There's no greater testament to the strength of Britain's institutions than the selflessness of our police and the quality of MPs like Ellwood.
A new study is suggesting a quantifiable link between a person's selflessness and their potential to earn more money and have more children.
Treat yo'self I can't personally relate to this problem because I have a greater tendency toward selfishness (which I'm working on) than selflessness.
The Warriors' selflessness is a reflection of Popovich's San Antonio Spurs, one of Golden State's primary rivals and its opening-night opponent Tuesday.
His little arcing cross-lane dishes would become the latest NBA Vine sensation, and his professionalism and selflessness would be lauded more loudly.
The notion that "nice guys and girls finish first" has now been borne out in two recent scientific studies on selflessness and sex.
She explored her discovery of yoga and kabbalah and selflessness, processed wounds from childhood, and unpacked intergenerational familial baggage from a decidedly adult perspective.
It was a beautiful display of selflessness on his part, admitting that his own needs are not the center of their relationship or world.
In an attempt to emulate the selflessness of Joan of Arc, Ching-ling ended up devoting herself to a man unworthy of her worship.
" "People who do these studies should be considered medical heroes," Goldstein said, adding, "The selflessness of these people when they're told they're gonna die.
"Kylie has a beautiful smile herself, yet we were most impressed with her selflessness, huge heart and extremely generous giving spirit," Schaefer tells PEOPLE.
He was simply stating the obvious: We're a nation divided right now, and the troops serve as a great example of selflessness and teamwork.
Yuzana Nyani, a nun, says that this act of selflessness and dedication to Buddhist meditation is a form of making merit to reach Nirvana.
That level of selflessness, literally doing everything he possibly could to help the team win — in 15 years, I've never seen anything like it.
He was not wrong about everything, as when he boasted about the overall strength of the economy or praised the selflessness of American troops.
Simultaneously, we were inspired by the bravery and selflessness of first responders and Houston residents who came to the aid of those in need.
Today, we instill in our children the virtues of selflessness and compassion, teaching them to always act altruistically, even in the face of fear.
Respect and appreciation for the men and women who serve in the military is not because of their weapons but because of their selflessness.
They are an avalanche of selflessness, discipline, and efficiency, and their head coach, Gregg Popovich, stands alone as the one consistent figure through it all.
Trump presented the nation&aposs most prestigious honor for selflessness on the battlefield to Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt K. Slabinski of Northampton, Massachusetts.
I think of how King asked us to practice a dangerous kind of selflessness, to not put ourselves, our lives, our material things, before people.
"It is my hope that William and Sally's selflessness and courage will inspire others to consider registering as lifesaving organ and tissue donors," Irving says.
It is set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago where society is divided into five factions based on people's personalities; wisdom, honesty, selflessness, kindness and bravery.
I grew up in a Christian church that put a huge emphasis on social justice, on Christ's message being one of radical empathy and selflessness.
The stress they placed on socialist ideals – selflessness, fraternity and mutual assistance, for instance – was fundamental in the way that their teams learned to play.
And the many people who learned about responsibility, duty, empathy, kindness, and selflessness from Lee's plethora of heroes and fables wouldn't be the same either.
But with those ambitions come Auriemma's demands of never-ending effort and selflessness, sound-tracked by a reliable flow of candid and often caustic commentary.
Since the founding of our republic, our country has produced a special class of heroes whose selflessness, courage and resolve is unmatched in human history.
Why it matters: Anonymous gifts have historically been applauded for their selflessness, but this gift wasn't really anonymous: It arrived on Gates's letterhead, after all.
The most interesting thing for Wallace about McCain was accepting that "human genuineness," that selflessness, and puzzling out whether it and "political professionalism" could coexist.
Since the founding of our republic, our country has produced a special class of heroes whose selflessness, courage, and resolve is unmatched in human history.
For us, it's the next phase and the next stage of life that God can really teach us a lot and show us patience … and selflessness.
It wasn't a send off, a memorial, or even a revival, but an escape, a night where tributes mirrored his own selflessness, and coping was communal.
Many in the crowd wore traditional kufis or hijabs on their heads as speakers in both English and Arabic praised Ali's dignity, courage, wit and selflessness.
We cannot become successful or happy if we ignore the true reality of modern science and spirituality and direct our efforts to replace selfishness with selflessness.
For us, it's the next phase and the next stage of life that God can really teach us a lot and show us patience … and selflessness.
For us, it's the next phase and the next stage of life that God can really teach us a lot and show us patience…and selflessness.
If there's a stereotype here, its the Earth mother/healer, but Zhann is also capable of terrifying violence and incredible acts of both selfishness and selflessness.
Speaking with PEOPLE in September, they said they hoped the foundation would continue to promote some of the qualities President bush cherished most: selflessness and service.
But in Barry Jenkins's "Moonlight," my pick for the best movie of the year, there are moments of generosity and selflessness that take your breath away.
In a recent The New York Times op-ed, writer Jessica Grose argues that this data indicates not a sign of millennial selfishness, but one of selflessness.
Although the odds are stacked against them, Offred, Moira, and others just might make it out alive with a brilliant combination of bravery, selflessness, and angry swearing.
He goes on, in "Call Out My Name" and throughout the length of the Melancholy, to sing about his selflessness in a selfish relationship (or a couple).
Quality, rigorous training is necessary – not to mention, individuals who climb the ranks in either space seem to possess similar qualities: grit and dedication, selflessness and adaptability.
They share a selflessness that allowed them, at the nadir of their careers, to see how others would benefit from better understanding the reality of this surgery.
Luckily, Ms. Aharanwa is on hand to elevate the script, bringing a kind of glow to the dreamy, dutiful Retha, whose own stubborn selflessness is her undoing.
"I loved her company; she was a very good listener who brought to my world a kind of selflessness I had not previously known," Mr. O'Shea said.
Workman's valor and selflessness, which is emblematic of the duty and sacrifice of the 9/11 generation of veterans who have given so much across countless deployments.
Workman's valor and selflessness, which is emblematic of the duty and sacrifice of the 9/85033 generation of veterans who have given so much across countless deployments.
A month after his death, the family received a letter from Lucasfilm telling them that Howell's courage and selflessness brings out the Jedi in others, WLOS reported.
Violence and destruction have a way of draining hope, but acts of altruism and selflessness under duress offered a sliver of light when people most needed it.
Lonzo Ball floats around the court with transcendent selflessness, and it's scary to picture a Josh Jackson/Jaylen Brown tandem terrorizing opposing wings for the next ten years.
For more: Anderson Cooper's emotional tribute to victims High-school grad, dancer, accountant among Orlando shooting victims The heroes Amid the tragedy are tales of selflessness and heroism.
And it can be as much about selflessness and communication and being on top of your own emotions as it can be about sex and desire and autonomy.
Those who know Hopkins personally through A.A. could tell you story after story about his kindness and selflessness – not the typical behavior associated with big-time movie stars.
If humanity can achieve the truest form of love, which is total selflessness, then we will achieve a breakthrough of similarly transformative power to the harnessing of fire.
His acknowledgment of this selflessness is boilerplate—"the guys upstairs do a great job of bringing the proper pieces to help us win basketball games"—but it fits.
"As a surgeon, Dr. Favaloor will be remembered for his ingenuity and imagination, but as a man, he will be remembered for his compassion and selflessness," Cooley wrote.
Sure, it's nice that Facebook wants to do Good Things, but it'd be nicer if the company didn't beat us over the head with its own ostensible selflessness.
Always, but particularly this autumn, which has vibrated with anxiety and discord, it is important to remember that Americans can be a people given to acts of selflessness.
If selflessness becomes the driving force behind development of technology instead of personal profit, suddenly technology transforms into an enormously powerful force to change the world very rapidly.
His apparent selflessness may seem strange, but the whole point of his process has been to avoid projecting "a self," for the sake of a higher musical goal.
But the partnership thrived, and over time the player grew to see in the coach's example of humility, selflessness and hard work a template for how to live.
"We are determined to hold to account anyone who targets police officers simply because they have the courage and selflessness to wear that badge each and every day."
But his selflessness established in the eight years of movies still pointed to Rogers being the hero most likely to put his life on the line in Endgame.
To survive, this calls for an act of political selflessness (an oxymoron if ever there was one) by one or more of the moderates in the coming weeks.
I admire my dad very much for his selflessness while I was growing up — so I couldn't see why he'd vote for Trump, especially knowing his stance on immigration.
We will be releasing a letter later after all of this [is] over personally thanking everyone we've met on this journey who has greeted us with hospitality and selflessness.
In those final years, he raised more than $140,000 for cancer research, was an advocate for the cause, and inspired everyone who met him with his determination and selflessness.
The passion that burns in the hearts of patriots and the souls of nations has inspired reform and revolution, sacrifice and selflessness, scientific breakthroughs, and magnificent works of art.
"His act of great bravery exemplifies the values which help unite our national community, such as courage, selflessness, altruism and taking care of the most vulnerable," the decree reads.
All were drawn to Eberly and the people of Clarinda, who embodied the kind of small-town values of commitment, loyalty and selflessness we think live only in myth.
Rioux concludes that Little Women has endured because of the power of its "lessons" about balancing family and career, individualism and selflessness, and the value of (truly) companionate marriage.
I found myself thinking of this book as a kind of corollary to Larissa MacFarquhar's "Strangers Drowning," which shows how selflessness can turn destructive when empathy goes into overdrive.
However the crisis unfolds, Ms. Park will have to improve on her apology if she hopes to restore some of the public's early faith in her selflessness and integrity.
The overall theme of this episode seems to be about selflessness, and the acts of seeking, accepting, and giving help — yes, it's a very New Age L.A. spiritual vibe.
There have been harrowing rescues, neighbors coming to the aid of neighbors, strangers donating money and opening their homes and numerous other acts of selflessness in the darkest moment.
"Even when not in uniform, Agent Vega exemplified the selflessness and devotion to public safety that makes an extraordinary agent, and this will help honor his service and sacrifice," Sen.
Hayes wrote about how Vandemoer put student athletes first, letting them skip out on sailing meets for valuable internships or important trips, something he said spoke to the coach's selflessness.
" Photo by Tom Beedham "My attraction to this [symphony] has always been that, the second movement being that kind of a testament to our perfect empathy and selflessness, you know?
The books are but one reflection of how Baalsrud's story has aged into an inspiring parable about the character of all Norwegians: their resilience, their selflessness, their devotion to community.
But at its most basic, the conflict also reveals how the real-world notions of financial power and political control can disrupt a religion that is supposed to embrace selflessness.
Having loved the apparent selflessness with which he ascended to superstar status, I can't help hoping he finds again the less self-conscious nobility that once made him so touching.
Referrers will want to gauge whether you can live up to the company&aposs values of judgment, communications, curiosity, courage, passion, selflessness, inclusion, integrity, and impact before they refer you.
The Big Mouse sent some Disney magic makers to surprise 6-year-old Jermaine Bell and his family with a trip to Disney World as a reward for his selflessness.
At AJCU, we know the Dreamers because they play an active part of all of our campuses, and bless us with their presence, their talents, their strength, and their selflessness.
It's an appealing message of selflessness — the high-profile tech executive willing to forfeit some money in order to help raise $300 million to protect the city's most vulnerable people.
"On behalf of the American people, I extend my deepest condolences to his family and commend his true bravery and selflessness in service to his country," Davies said in a statement.
When Joel decides to stand by his woman and help her procure deserving bodies to feast upon, the show reframes its Grand Guignol grotesquerie as an act of selflessness and devotion.
He said he and his wife had borrowed against their life savings for a longshot political race in Texas, framing his campaign financing difficulties as an example of selflessness and courage.
In the filing, the defense asked Ellis to consider Manafort's "humble beginnings" as well as letters from family and friends attesting to his selflessness and generosity despite the negative press reports.
Bronson Alcott's strict adherence to his "ideals"—vegetarianism, selflessness, and political commitments to use no cotton, wool, sugar, molasses, or rice—meant that his children were often improperly clothed and malnourished.
Mr. Garza called the gift "the epitome of selflessness," and a fitting gesture by a woman to the settlement, which was founded in 1893 by the public health pioneer Lillian Wald.
Millie isn't just a patient, she's a child, and her innocence and selflessness add a dimension of humanity to her character that many documentaries and films about disease don't often afford patients.
You need to remain focused on your core emotion that you want to convey, which is this girl, her immense selflessness, her patriotism as it meant in 1971 and her innate strength.
It took my experience with postpartum depression for me to realize that my dignity is in my humanity, not my selflessness, and that a "good mother" doesn't have to put herself last.
From Japanese government ministers to the Afghan president or an Israeli general, every speaker thanked America for a certain selflessness in the way that it handles being the strongest country on earth.
"We are overcome with grief, but we are also comforted by his courage, his strength, and his selflessness to help someone else in a deadly storm," his family said in a statement.
Mother Teresa's supporters praise her selflessness and humility, noting that though she associated with royalty, government leaders and popes, she continued to live simply until her death, at age 87, in 1003.
In the midst of this turmoil, it's worth reconsidering a return to those simple virtues of modesty, humility and selflessness, embodied by the great leaders in America's history -- starting with our first.
I feel like it's my job to give him the very basics of truth, justice, and honor and integrity, selflessness and service, then to let him decide what's most important to him.
His compassion becomes the stronger factor, however, an unexpected blessing for Victor and Roser, who manage to impress the poet with their selflessness and commitment to save the child at any cost.
The good news is that being kind to others has benefits for you, too — and you don't even have to perform any gigantic acts of selflessness to get them (basic politeness is plenty).
This kind of a service is somewhat an act of charity and selflessness on the part of the Sherpa, and thus begs the question as to what exactly is in it for them.
I haven't shown the selflessness and dedication of some of my peers in preparing for hajj, and I know it's likely too much to ask for this journey undo all of my flaws.
Nearly everyone in the movie is trying for a come-up, but only the people who show some loyalty and selflessness have a chance of actually surviving where their new connections put them.
Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart... Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.
Haag's mother, Sheila Lopez, told KTVA she recognized the selflessness in her daughter's actions and felt relief after first believing that Haag's boyfriend of six years had killed her before trying to kill himself.
As is, Diana's life is presented in the most flattering terms, and her legacy is ultimately embodied by her sons and the lessons they took to heart regarding selflessness and generosity from her example.
In literally the worst moment of her life, finding out her baby was going to die, it took her less than a minute to think of someone else and how her selflessness could help.
Cecily's has been a story of extraordinary achievement through unrelenting discipline and hard work — she recently completed a major installation at the Metropolitan Opera House — but also of selflessness in the bonds of love.
But — from the verbiage, to the selflessness, to the financial savvy reported on this week — it also peels back layers about what endeared Lynch to teammates and fans alike during his nine-year career.
His unwillingness to use his status -- his father was an admiral in the Navy -- to gain early release from the camp exemplifies a selflessness and sacrifice most of us can't even begin to imagine.
And when we're all feeling good, that's when we rally together, high off selflessness or selfishness or some blend of both, and realize we're a self-contained economy that circulates the same five dollars!
It's remarkable to imagine the training and selflessness that led, eventually, to the arrest of the Tsarnaev brothers, who were allegedly en route to New York City with bombs when they were finally captured.
The Sun Sentinel said Bartosiewicz was on a cruise and could not be reached, but they managed to talk to his daughter, Jenny Miller, who said her father's selflessness did not come as a surprise.
In a split-second act of selflessness, he leaves behind his happy life of domestic bliss at the start of Infinity War to embrace his inner heroism and take the fight directly to Earth's aggressors.
Following her own moral compass, Yasmin, it turns out, knew what she was doing all along, and the real criminals are those who disguise selfish intentions, both financial and personal, in the rhetoric of selflessness.
Four days later, hundreds of people filled a contemporary synagogue in Boca Raton to capacity, remembering Mr. Beigel not only for his final act of selflessness, but for an entire life in service of others.
It peaked on Mother's Day as I watched friends posting pictures of their mothers (usually ones in which the poster looks best) with the usual expressions of gratitude for their sacrifices, their bravery, their selflessness.
"It breaks my heart that a terrible mistake I made two years ago has caused a situation that is distracting from the work you are all doing here with such selflessness," Mr. Ramasar's letter said.
Partly inspired by his father's selflessness, Ben also plans to travel to Haiti next month with the Vital Foundation to deliver the $2,700 he raised for an orphanage there in honor of his recent 27th birthday.
Brown's selflessness has not gone unnoticed by his players and community, and this prompted someone to write a letter to The Ellen DeGeneres Show on his behalf, touting all that he has done for his team.
"Whenever the world makes you cynical, whenever you doubt that courage and goodness and selflessness is possible, stop and look to a veteran," Obama said during a late-morning speech from Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington.
While first responders and military personnel are often exemplary citizens and exhibit the qualities of bravery, selflessness and patriotism we value, working in these fields is far from the only way to be a good citizen.
Despite giving her a bunch of "fuck you" dialogue, he wants to convince you that she's both a damaged young woman whose decisions were impacted by deep-seated resentment in her childhood and a paragon of selflessness.
He showed he does not have the spine or the selflessness to be the kind of public servant we need at the helm of an institution as important to our democracy and the nation as the FBI.
It calls for a fearless use of lime juice that would even considered offensive to some who can't hang with the tang, and even a bit of selflessness to not cheap-out on the quality of fish.
Her donations, including the one to Henry Street, which now serves more than 60,000 people and provides health care programs and transitional housing services in addition to its educational support, is "the epitome of selflessness," Garza says.
" Elizabeth Lennox Keyser, a children's-literature scholar, has offered a more negative view: "Seeing no way to satisfy self, she adopts a policy of selflessness and, thus diminished, succumbs to the marriage proposal of fatherly Professor Bhaer.
The way Call Me by Your Name intermingles lust and love, desire and selflessness, flesh and soul is fully in service of Eros, but it isn't just about sex, though that's certainly a big part of it.
Yet it's fundamentally not all that surprising that some large segment of the public takes the rhetoric about the selflessness of America's military posture at face value and simply wonders why we're bothering to be so generous.
Given Cap's character arc, which has always been underscored by his selflessness, and how much Infinity War emphasized his stance on "trading lives," it certainly seems like a noble sacrifice to save the universe lies in his future.
UK Trooper Ross Woodward was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Bravery for showing "conspicuous bravery, outstanding leadership and unwavering selflessness" in helping shooting victims at the Route 85033 country music festival in October 2017, according to the BBC.
As Manchester and the rest of Britain were trying to come to terms with the country's deadliest terrorist attack in more than a decade, the two men are being hailed on social media for their selflessness and courage.
Studies from the Yale Infant Cognition Center have shown that young babies -- after watching a puppet show in which one puppet demonstrated selflessness and another selfishness -- were much more likely to choose the selfless puppet as their favorite.
Greeted like royalty, he talked of the selflessness of his father in running for the presidency, and then quickly moved to the "stuff" that had been coming out about his father, and how "sick of it" the family was.
"Laura and I are inspired by the skill and heroism of the flight crew as well as the dedication and selflessness of the emergency responders and volunteers who rescued passengers from the icy waters of the Hudson," he said.
When you constantly feel that you have to juggle your regular workload with acts of selflessness, that balance can begin to feel like a burden — and Grant says blocking out "giving time" can help relieve you of the stress.
News of Fred's selflessness reaches Riverdale while Archie is away retrieving his father's body, and by the time he returns home with the casket the entire town has retooled the Fourth of July parade into a homecoming for Fred.
The recipients of her generosity and selflessness were not only Staten Islanders devastated by Hurricane Sandy, but also Brooklyn-ites, extended family members of life long Howard Beach friends, families in the Rockaways, and even some habitants of the Jersey coastline.
The overall effect serves to show just how much of a team player she really is, and underlines the content of the film, which is a ripe and timely comment on late, late-stage capitalism and essentially about boomeranging selflessness.
In a 1967 encyclical titled "Priestly Celibacy," Pope Paul VI defended the practice, writing that priests should try to imitate the "total dedication" of the unmarried Jesus, and that celibacy fortified pastoral ministry and served as a model of selflessness.
The unit has a more natural hierarchy and is absent the uncertain selflessness seen from the original starting five (a group that still needs to figure each other out if the Celtics want to reach the Finals, by the way).
He's a relic of America's golden age, and his earnestness and selflessness feel like relics as well: too good and sweet to be of our contemporary time and place, and directly at odds with the modern sensibilities of Tony Stark.
This selflessness, says Kantawong, is what helped to keep the children alive during those first nine agonizing days before divers discovered the missing group huddled together on a ledge, surrounded by floodwater, some 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) into the cave network.
This may change, and probably should, but the great theater he founded is his legacy, and he doesn't need to be physically commemorated for the artists, and audiences, he served with such dedication and selflessness to remember him with gratitude.
Teodosić missed all five shots but finished with eight assists in his NBA debut—he's now second among all players this preseason in assist rate—and the Los Angeles Clippers exuded selflessness bordering on reckless with him on the floor.
For nearly two decades now, they've been the model franchise in professional sports, built on the shoulders of premier talents who embody the principles of hard work and selflessness that are required to sustain success as long as they have.
The central question to us from the beginning is why, in America now, does it seem as if characteristics like verbal acuity, power, great wealth, charm and charisma stand in for real qualities of character, like kindness and selflessness and empathy?
Yet what keeps Kingsman's wilder impulses in check, and what makes it such an enjoyably electric experience, is the way it offsets its vulgarity with a distinctly British appeal to manners, competence, selflessness, tact, and propriety — when it's called for.
And when my children eventually make their way to social media, I will make sure they select pictures of me looking radiant and happy, regardless of how they look, and they will not be allowed to mention my selflessness or sacrifice.
Within every terrifying story about a shape-shifting killer clown, homicidal father in a haunted hotel or super flu that depopulates the planet, the relentlessly prolific writer has filled his pages with equally powerful supplies of strength, selflessness and even hope.
However self-purported Christians act interpersonally, and however corporations act financially, every formally stated effort of selflessness, kindness, patience, gentleness, self-control -- all fruits of the Holy Spirit -- are rendered rancid and hollow when personal tenderness is superseded by structural toxicity.
This kind of clinic—serving employed and unemployed, "insured" and uninsured, young and old—is quintessentially American, both in the remarkable selflessness and commitment of its volunteers, as well as in the utter insanity that it has to exist at all.
Instead she leads him with her questions to reference the heroism, selflessness, risk, and sacrifice that are a part of the endeavor that is law enforcement, but very clearly not always characteristic of police work in black and brown communities.
And it's nearly impossible to communicate selflessness on social media platforms that are designed to be selfish and self-promotional, a truth that is exacerbated by the fact that social media platforms are intrinsic to how millions of people communicate today.
Even when we have literally donated our bodies to the science of sustaining the human race for 10 months — an extraordinary and ubiquitous act of selflessness — we are constantly reminded, by institutions and individuals alike, that we had better not be too much.
Thanks to the selflessness of donors in the United States and around the world our reach continues to grow; Be The Match now stands ready with more 27 million potential marrow donors and 680,000 cord blood units to deliver to patients in need.
The Indians knew about Miller's selflessness when they traded for him; it was part of his appeal, part of the reason they were willing to ship the Yankees two premium prospects — the lifeblood of a small-market organization — to get him in July.
I keep returning to the novels of Graham Greene because he reminds us that a "whisky priest" can get drunk, neglect every duty, even father a child, yet still rise to a level of kindness and selflessness that a pious cardinal might envy.
The MetroCards "invite all of us to remember the courage and selflessness of the rescue, recovery and relief workers who responded after 9/11," Alice M. Greenwald, the president and chief executive of the museum and memorial, said in a statement on Sunday.
Revising the phrase "take it or leave it," Give It or Leave It cultivates a spirit of generosity, hospitality, and selflessness, and proposes a new rule for a better world: creating something, offering it, and gifting it, regardless of recognition, acceptance, or rejection.
" In a speech at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch Friday, the second day of his tour of the country, he said the attacks in which 50 people died were intended "to sow division and hatred in a place that stands for togetherness and selflessness.
Markle asking if the cafe would let the kids eat cake is a sweet display of her selflessness and connection to those who idolize her, which funnily enough, is nearly the exact opposite of what the saying "let them eat cake" has come to mean.
We must provide a hand up to foster youth and celebrate their accomplishments, praise foster families, caregivers, and relatives for their selflessness to others, continue investing in life improving foster care services, and always assist children as they age out of the foster care system.
Though most suicides are tragedies, others, such as that of Captain Oates, who sacrificed himself for the good of his comrades on the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole in 1912, are beautiful acts, the epitome of selflessness, duty to one's fellows and courage.
RELATED: Hastert accuser seeks remainder of money His attorneys had also filed a number of letters on his behalf, including from his wife, who pleaded with the judge to consider the "terrible toll" on the family the case has taken and Hastert's "selflessness" throughout his life.
As Beryl Satter, a professor of history at Rutgers University, wrote in her 1999 book, "Each Mind a Kingdom," when the movement began, it was largely led by, and aimed at, middle-class white women who saw themselves as inaugurating an era of spirituality, virtue, and selflessness.
In the months following his death, singers such as Ginger Spice, Adam Lambert, Adele, and Elton John have paid musical tribute to the man whose talent and selflessness — if you haven't read about how he helped pay for one woman's IVF treatments, you must — inspired millions.
Dr. Gutierrez, 45, a gynecologist, is a Puerto Rican living on Long Island, and her decision to come here on her own is part of the narrative of resilience and selflessness defining life on Puerto Rico as the island struggles to navigate the devastation that Maria left.
In "Leadership BS," a book published last year, Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, identifies five virtues that are almost universally praised by popular leadership writers—modesty, authenticity, truthfulness, trustworthiness, and selflessness—and argues that most real-world leaders ignore these virtues.
In a brief ceremony at the White House, President Trump highlighted Mr. Slabinski's courage and selflessness in helping rescue a member of his unit in waist-deep snow after their reconnaissance team's helicopter crash-landed during a Qaeda gunfire and grenade attack known as the Battle of Robert's Ridge.
In an office lottery last December, Hill drew the space that had once belonged to Shirley Chisholm and gifted it to Pressley, who in turn tweeted that the office swap was "divine intervention" made possible by the "selflessness of my colleague who drew a better lottery# but still wanted me to have it."
"This is an extraordinary inconvenience to the students involved, and an act of selflessness as they do their part to keep our community and themselves safe and healthy," Barnard's Dean of the College Leslie Grinage wrote students in an email late on Thursday evening, after Su received and posted the email from Friedman.
"This new tribute will be a poignant reminder of the selflessness and courage of our first responders, who embody the best of New Yorkers, and ensure their sacrifice will never be forgotten," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement, along with former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and memorial board member Jon Stewart.
After the noble death of the Jedi knight Kanan (Freddie Prize Jr.) in the run-up, it also saw Ezra exhibit his own graceful note of Jedi selflessness by sacrificing himself in order to win the battle, enlisting various creatures -- including those way-cool Loth-wolves -- to help overcome the Imperial forces.
His whisperers will have alerted us to potential flaws in our balance of power in the government, and to how we've relied on the goodwill and selflessness of previous occupants of the Oval Office, and how quaint notions of custom, honor and duty compelled them to adhere to certain practices in transparency and responsibility.
The speech, published in 2013 by Business Insider, makes powerful reading, not least because the quality of unflinching valor evoked by Kelly sits at such a distance from Trump, a man whose fascination with the military is equaled only by his failure to come close to the "selflessness, courage and resolve" of America's troops.
For while she is resolute that she would go back to the Mexico she left as a young girl with her parents, she thinks a different path would be encouraged by those same people whose lifetime of sacrifice and selflessness, she says, guided her out of the shadows and into the ivory tower of Harvard.
CLEVELAND — Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's son Eric praised his father's selflessness in his Wednesday night convention address.
Stephanie UlmerPittsburgh To the Editor: Joe Biden's experience, empathy, dignity, selflessness and ability to work with others along with his cleareyed view of right and wrong, his appreciation for the unique role America plays in the world and his recognition of the importance of our institutions and history are qualities sorely lacking in the White House today.
From the neighbors who helped a woman in labor escape her flooding apartment to the journalist who saved a truck driver from his flooding cab and the "Cajun Navy" who drove their pickup trucks and boats towards Houston during the storm to help search and rescue crews and first responders — the heroism and selflessness of everyday people inspire us.
But today, they confront idiosyncratic plotlines, like the insecure modesty of the Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant; his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook's radical self-reliance; and, of course, LeBron James's journey back to the Cleveland Cavaliers, in which he has been criticized for selfishness and selflessness while being praised and condemned for exploiting his position as the sport's dominant player.
It was a festive atmosphere at the Vatican, under a broiling summer sun, and several flags fluttered in the light breeze: from Albania, representing the Roman Catholic nun's ethnic origins; from Macedonia, to note her birthplace, Skopje; from India, where she spent most of her life, working in the slums of Kolkata; and from the many other countries where her humility and selflessness touched countless lives.
Stories of the individual acts of bravery, selflessness and courage of off duty cops, firefighters and paramedics who were merely attending the concert that the shooter targeted are surfacing along with those of the skill and bravery shown by on duty police as they braved withering fire to form a team that located the suspect in the Mandalay Bay Hotel and end his terror.
The heroism and commitment of the Capitol Police, the selflessness of those who cared for the wounded, and the outpouring of unity among our political elite seems -- at least for the moment -- to have drowned out the voices of those trying to politicize the event and the darker side of the American story represented by the shooter who attacked members of Congress as they practiced for a charity baseball game.
At a ceremony in Vicenza, Italy honoring the storied history of the brigade, Giunta pulled out his medal and handed it to the brigade, saying he wanted the medal to be with them: "I want this to stay here in Vicenza, Italy with the 173rd to the men and women that earn this every single day through their selflessness and sacrifice," he told the audience, which was full of young troops.
The sisters' quiet, determined selflessness is what is needed now, and what we will need more of in the weeks and months to come, not only from doctors and nurses but also from ordinary people, who will be asked to alter their daily lives in ways both large and small, giving up comfortable routine for the sake of the vulnerable, and helping to patch over the constellation of individual holes in our ragged social safety net.
The sisters' quiet, determined selflessness is what is needed now, and what we will need more of in the weeks and months to come, not only from doctors and nurses but also from ordinary people, who will be asked to alter their daily lives in ways both large and small, giving up comfortable routine for the sake of the vulnerable, and helping to patch over the constellation of individual holes in our ragged social safety net.
Second, Joe BidenJoe BidenOvernight Health Care — Presented by PCMA — Last-minute complaints threaten T coronavirus aid deal | What's in the package | Pelosi scrambles to secure quick passage | Expanded testing shows signs of strain Hillicon Valley: Coronavirus deal includes funds for mail-in voting | Twitter pulled into fight over virus disinformation | State AGs target price gouging | Apple to donate 85033M masks Poll: 59 percent say coronavirus crisis has had a negative effect on their finances MORE — the presumptive Democrat nominee who's been floating his own coronavirus plan criticizing the administration's — should show similar class and selflessness.

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