I don't want the whole of my writing or my intellectual…

Those that regularly come into contact with people having diverse interests and viewpoints are more likely to come up with innovative ideas.

— Steven Johnson

History does not record in its annals any lasting domination exercised by one people over another, of different race, of diverse usages and customs,…

— Jose Rizal

In a lot of writing or intellectual discourse we're starting to use that model: "Oh, this is where it comes from!" I would like…

— Susan Sontag

“And though creative writing as an intellectual exercise may be pursued with profit by anyone, writing as a profession is not a job for…

— Wallace Stegner

I like characters with problems. I like to understand them... To play alcoholics, fetishists, strange girls, you have to dig deep within yourself. It's…

— Marie Trintignant

For the good of the American people, we must place our own interests first.

— Matt Gaetz

Growing up in San Diego, my main interests were the Beatles, Louis Armstrong, 'Star Wars,' baseball cards, and drawing.

— Kyle Mooney

“The public good must come before private interests.”

— Bryant McGill

Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.

— Fernando Pessoa

It was both necessary and desirable for us to be so strong at sea that no Sea Power could attack us without risk, so…

— Bernhard von Bulow

Rabbit trails are fun!

— Julias Cattail

I will support my party when they are right on an issue, but am not afraid to stand up to party bosses who are…

— Darlene Senger

The resources of our continent attract, more than ever, the interests of rich countries.

— Omar Bongo

I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose…

— Stephen Breyer

Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term…

— Barry Ritholtz