And in the wider world, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi stand out as selfless examples.
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In his address, the Reverend David Martin described Mr Rippington as "selfless and very much part of this community and deeply committed to Alvechurch".
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Announcing his death, Esper's son described him as a "selfless person" dedicated to his work.
Fellow officers described PC Findley, who joined West Midlands Police in 2003, as a "selfless and humble man".
Stevens, though outwardly calm, is regarded as an extraordinarily passionate and hard-working man, described by his own college basketball coach as one of the most selfless and team-oriented players he's ever seen.
Two factors made this approach work at Goldman: partners saw their money in the capital account grow at an incredible rate under Mr Weinberg's leadership, and, perhaps as important, he set a selfless example.
This grateful gesture demonstrates that Marcus was not only preaching a selfless philosophy but living one as well.
The 22-year-old from Pontardawe near Swansea was described as a soldier who displayed "bravery and selfless commitment" by his colleagues.
It was only later that I discovered that this selfless gesture had marked me for management as well.
The Ministry of Defence released their names as family members and comrades said they were "selfless" and "brave".
Selfless Marketing, I alluded to it as an example of how the emergent business trend toward spirituality can be applied to business in a non-denominational, non-sectarian, yet highly effective way.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is your sacred obligation as Senators to put the well-being of these selfless servants before partisanship, self-interest groups, or political ambition, and it is my strong recommendation that you do so.
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"I think a lot of women feel what you feel but are afraid to say it out loud because as women we are raised in this society to be selfless and to be givers, " she says.
Yet the King floats above this adulation, observing it as if from outside his own body, gracious but distant, selfless in the Buddhist sense.
But, if for no other, more selfless reason, President George Bush will want to point to Afghanistan as a success story as America's presidential elections approach.
As an antidote to this picture, he offers plenty of evidence of apparently selfless sacrifice, unforced sympathy, co-operation and even a keen sense of fairness in our closest animal relatives, who evolved to reap the benefits of mutual aid.
Your selfless service shows who we are, who we always will be -- united as one people and united as one nation -- for you embody and stand up for the values that make us what we are as a people.
The pulse then slows as we follow Merivel through his epicurean excesses at court, his purgative sojourn among the Quakers, his selfless struggle against the plague, and his own restoration to royal favor.
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