Interest Quotes · Page 140

All drugs of any interest to any moderately intelligent person in America are now illegal.

— Thomas Szasz

I do not always find the streets interesting, so I wait until I see picturesque groups and those that compose well in…

— Childe Hassam

Nothing is easier for passion than to overcome reason, but the greatest triumph is to conquer a man's own interests.

— Jean de la Bruyere

What I like best about teaching is that it allows me to explore my own interest with a group.

— Elaine Equi

Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a man's substance with invisible teeth.

— Henry Ward Beecher

I don't think Ted Cruz listens to anybody. I don't think he has much interest in hearing from people.

— Colin Allred

If you can remember that stocks aren't pieces of paper that gyrate all the time --they are fractional interests in businesses --…

— Seth Klarman

But the wisdom and authority of the legislator are seldom victorious in a contest with the vigilant dexterity of private interest.

— Edward Gibbon

The rationale that etiquette should be eschewed because it fosters inequality does not ring true in a society that openly admits to…

— Judith Martin

Believe me: The day [Barack] Obama goes off, and he leaves, and goes out to the golf course for the rest of…

— Donald Trump

Like many authors, I caught the writing bug during my teenage years. I don't remember the exact day or year, but I…

— Ally Carter

But I really believe it is in America's interest as well as that of the free world more generally to stop Iran…

— Frank Gaffney

The reverse is a system in which you basically let people who were leaders in one way or another - people sometimes…

— Geoffrey Cowan

In the late 60s, 70s and possibly early 80s, social scientists were interested in researching the diffusion of innovation and studying the…

— Ruth Simmons

The filmmaker should make it, and then the critic should interpret it, period. If the director goes in there and starts telling…

— Joseph M. Kahn

With many countries on the verge of redefining a basic social institution, What Is Marriage? issues an urgent call for full deliberation…

— Mary Ann Glendon

Truth and Beauty (perhaps Keats was wrong in identifying them: perhaps they have the relation of Wit and Humour, or Rain and…

— Christopher Morley

I believe in tension and release, in that if you stay in the the same tone and mode and intensity for too…

— Patricia Rozema

There's a reason education sucks, and it's the same reason it will never ever ever be fixed. It's never going to get…

— George Carlin

Are you fleeing from Love because of a single humiliation? What do you know of Love except the name? Love has a…

— Rumi

It is ordinarily said that criminal law is designed to protect property and to protect persons, and if society's only interest in…

— Alfred Kinsey

I'm an environmentalist, and I don't want you to have a disposable aluminum can. I sure as hell don't want to have…

— Van Jones

We have not always been in sync on every issue in terms of our core values, in terms of her integrity, her…

— Barack Obama

Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in…

— Albert Einstein

The person who will make the greatest contribution to a company is the mature person-and you cannot have maturity if you have…

— Peter Drucker

I believe being a good senator requires two things. Number one, acumen. Number two, interest.

— Trey Gowdy

Each individual member of a co-operative society works with that interest which is inseparable from the new position he enjoys. Each has…

— Leland Stanford

I think it's very unlikely that we're going to see a trade war between the United States and Mexico because it's in…

— James Carafano

When I took the oath of office, I pledged loyalty to only one special interest group - ‘We the people’.

— Ronald Reagan

There's not a whole lot of media interest in me other than just the records that I make.

— Amos Lee

Without exaggeration, hyperbole or conflict of interest, 'On My Block' is the best teen show in the history of teen shows.

— Jason Johnson

Some day man will travel at the speed of light, of small interest to those of us still trying to catch up…

— Robert Breault

I can contribute, be valuable, and grow in many ways, since my interests are so varied. That is very satisfying.

— Liya Kebede

True realism lies in the search for the expression of forms faithful to their content. But there is no content detached from…

— Asger Jorn

Don't trust anyone blindly. Most people you meet with are with you only for their own sake and interest.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

Of course, the economy has not been working for most Americans. Yes, of course, we have special interests that are unfortunately doing…

— Hillary Clinton

The danger is that the compromises and special interests inherent in Kyoto-style targets and cap-and-trade will be accepted because of bureaucratic momentum.

— James Hansen

Being a goaltender is not a job that would interest any normal, straight-thinking human.

— Gump Worsley

Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but by awakening a pure interest in knowledge.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

A rematch with Niko Price draws a lot of interest from the fans because of our styles, and that also interested me.

— Vicente Luque