Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
I think the Republican Party is... accurately defined as a party that looks out for the interests of the very wealthy. — Bob Herbert Copy Share Image
People sometimes punish to exact judgment for past actions. God disciplines in order to teach and always in the interest of those… — Max Anders Copy Share Image
I repeat that in this sense the most splendid court in Christendom is provincial, having authority to consult about Transalpine interests only,… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
A trouble with poetry is the presence of presumptuousness in poetry, the sense you get in a poem that the poet takes… — Billy Collins Copy Share Image
During the 1980s, international interest in the Nicaraguan war was intense. No conflict since the Spanish civil war had provoked such passion… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
I never saw a pyramid, but I've seen photographs; I know what a pyramid or a sphinx looks like. There are pictures… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
I'm an egotist, but I'm not selfish. There's a difference. I'm a neurotic, I guess. I can't stop thinking about myself. It… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
Routine shortens and variety lengthens time, and it is therefore in the power of men to do something to regulate its pace.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We look on those approaching the banks of a river all must cross, with ten times the interest they excited when dancing… — Hester Lynch Piozzi Copy Share Image
In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
Look, I don't mind if the President sends a budget which he knows is not going to achieve anything. But when he… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
To save my child, I'd rather go hungry. I got all of Ethiopia inside of me. — Neneh Cherry Copy Share Image
Many savage nations worship trees, and I really think my first feeling would be one of delight and interest rather than of… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Civility means a great deal more than just being nice to one another. It is complex and encompasses learning how to connect… — P. M. Forni Copy Share Image
Combativeness was, I suppose, the dominant trait in my grandmother's nature. An aggressive churchgoer, she was quite without Christian feeling; the mercy… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
The secrets to happiness include enterprise, exploration of one's interests and the overcoming of obstacles. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Peter invented, with Wendy's help, a new game that fascinated him enormously, until he suddenly had no more interest in it, which,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
All economic and political institutions are contrivances that should serve the interests of the people. When they fail to do so, they… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
How people themselves perceive what they are doing is not a question that interests me. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
