As long as the same passions and interests subsist among mankind, the questions of war and peace, of justice and policy, which… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The gambling industry has a tendency to find public figures ... and these persons are used for their public image. These people… — John Warren Kindt Copy Share Image
The true patriot is motivated by a sense of responsibility and out of self interest for himself, his family, and the future… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
What I was doing for those assignments wasn't always directly tied to what I was doing for myself, but it gave me… — Peter van Agtmael Copy Share Image
For the past 15 years or so, British governments have tried to persuade the rest of us that the best judges of… — Neal Ascherson Copy Share Image
The idea that you can cross a dimension, or commune with the dead, or life on other planets... these are the great… — James Roday Copy Share Image
I think I have been perfectly clear in saying that I hope Canadians do elect a majority government. I think this cycle… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
[On George H.W. Bush:] By 1990 I had learned that I had to defer to him in conversation and not to stint… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I'm totally formed by my mother's interest in fashion. As a Hungarian immigrant, she couldn't afford clothes. She made all her clothes… — Carmen Dell'Orefice Copy Share Image
If our leaders are to enjoy the trappings of their position in the hierarchy, then we expect them to offer us protection.… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
The spirit only can teach. Not any profane man, not any sensual, not any liar, not any slave can teach, but only… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
...for two centuries supporters of the Electoral College have built their arguments on a series of faulty premises. The Electoral College is… — George C. Edwards III Copy Share Image
Why do we not exhaust the heritage of the ages, spiritual and material for our immediate pleasure, and let posterity go hang?… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
As people get their opinions so largely from the newspapers they read, the corruption of the schools would not matter so much… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The government has departments to deal with the special interest groups that make themselves heard and felt. A Department of Agriculture cares… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
The Revolutionist is a doomed man. He has no private interests, no affairs, sentiments, ties, property nor even a name of his… — Sergey Nechayev Copy Share Image
A Truth is the subjective development of that which is at once both new and universal. New: that which is unforeseen by… — Alain Badiou Copy Share Image
If we were to have a presidential election in Europe it would be an event that would spark a huge interest in… — Wolfgang Schauble Copy Share Image
The nature of God is something that is of serious interest to believers, to theologians, and to philosophers. And yet we can't… — George Coyne Copy Share Image
We, as Americans, have an interest in ensuring that the only people who get to vote for our elected leaders are our… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
We've had a beautiful friendship, Diana. We've never marred it by one quarrel or coolness or unkind word; and I hope it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
No good has ever come from feeling guilty, neither intelligence, policy, nor compassion. The guilty do not pay attention to the object… — Paul Goodman Copy Share Image
The government built the grid to favor one industry over others. But I don't hear any conservatives screaming about that. Folks don't… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
The photograph is the only picture that can truly convey information, even if it is technically faulty and the object can barely… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
The Democratic Party is a coalition. Its strength and its weakness is, it's a coalition of interest groups, caucuses. It's a lot… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
It is false to suggest that men must turn away from his desires in the interest of a higher duty. Men only… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The nine-to-five is one of the greatest atrocities sprung upon mankind. You give your life to a function that doesn't interest you.… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
I do believe that freedom isn't free - but today the corporate and political right wing is trying to cheapen this truly… — Richard Trumka Copy Share Image
When people think of Mozilla, they generally think of the browser, but Mozilla is really much more than that. Mozilla is of… — Mitchell Baker Copy Share Image
I mean, Hank Paulson is in there [ Treasury] at the wrong time, probably shouldn't have taken the job. He's a friend… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
In addition to world conflicts, the most challenging problem we face today is hunger, deprivation and social injustice. Because we're ruled by… — Satish Kumar Copy Share Image
There is no doubt that America remains the premier political, economic, military power in the world, and I both expect and count… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I'm doing my part, building plants at a record rate, having historic conservation levels. The only people not doing their part is… — Gray Davis Copy Share Image
Some have been ensnared in the net of excessive debt. The net of interest holds them fast, requiring them to sell their… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
That there is little hope of international order or lasting peace so long as every country is free to employ whatever measures… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
My dad was a breeder. Most of his work happened in little test plots and didn't require much labor. He tried growing… — Sanjay Rawal Copy Share Image
Judo should be free as art and science from any external influences, political, national, racial, and financial or any other organized interest.… — Kano Jigoro Copy Share Image
Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is aware of being somebody, to be watched and… — John Updike Copy Share Image
Photographers - idiots, of which there are so many - say, "Oh, if only I had a Nikon or a Leica, I… — Andreas Feininger Copy Share Image
By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are… — James Madison Copy Share Image