Many novelists take well-defined, precise characters, whose stories are sometimes of mediocre interest, and place them in an important historical context, which… — Raymond Queneau Copy Share Image
Philosophers feel a little more cautious about letting down their technical guard lest the general public doesn't recognize their special credentials. It's… — Rebecca Goldstein Copy Share Image
All but a very few of us are in debt. We exist as entities who borrow money and spend the rest of… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Rulers are no more than attorneys, agents, and trustees, for the people; and if the cause, the interest and trust, is insidiously… — John Adams Copy Share Image
There are men who do exist who have no desire for women. That doesn't necessarily mean they have an interest in men,… — Daayiee Abdullah Copy Share Image
All that we want to do away with is the miserable character of this appropriation, under which the labourer lives merely to… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
My interest in self-help began when I was a child in the Seventies. My mum had a book she would consult regularly:… — Susanna Reid Copy Share Image
Bad as "independence" is, the main fault of the Federal Reserve System - an admirable system if conducted in the public interest… — Wright Patman Copy Share Image
As a teacher and parent, I've had a very personal interest in seeking new ways of teaching. Like most other teachers and… — Betty Edwards Copy Share Image
It is therefore, the interest of all, that every one, from birth, should be well educated, physically and mentally, that society may… — Robert Owen Copy Share Image
The things that are reflected back at us, often times, are appealing to a base instinct that's about response as opposed to… — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
Therefore, for me, living true to my self may be defined as: Making the daily choices in all areas of my life… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have no interest in arguing with haters, and also, I really don't want to be associated, you know, with a group… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
Legislative action will never bring genuine campaign-finance reform. Consultants will prove endlessly inventive in gaming whatever system the reformers can devise so… — Dick Morris Copy Share Image
The real challenge is not to get people to remember more, but to get them to understand better. We're just now beginning… — John Sculley Copy Share Image
This state of mind, which subordinates the interests of the ego to the conservation of the community, is really the first premise… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
We fought the Revolutionary War for no taxation without representation, it seems to me that we are much worse off today, because… — James Montgomery Copy Share Image
I have at times spoken with my peers and the head of the actors' union about why we're not paid when we… — John Malkovich Copy Share Image
I think I would struggle with any job if it was purely about effects. Even as a viewer, those aren't the kind… — Shelley Conn Copy Share Image
For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I definitely have a shareholders' perspective. I'm not doing that altruistically. I'm doing that because it's in my own self interest to… — Harold Simmons Copy Share Image
The money to fund great things and innovations and programs is gone in our lifetime; it's all gone to debt. So we… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
The industrial world would be a more peaceful place if workers were called in as collaborators in the process of establishing standards… — Mary Barnett Gilson Copy Share Image
I don't want to be Marilyn Monroe. In many ways, that's a good comparison. Because Marilyn Monroe was a sexpot, all that… — Amanda Bynes Copy Share Image
I still remember vividly watching television coverage of the Democratic National Convention in the summer of 1992 (when he was 17) when… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
Basically it takes me very little time to write a song. If I find myself taking more than an hour to do… — Bernie Taupin Copy Share Image
We can't build a safer world with honorable intentions and good will alone. Achieving the fundamental goals our nation seeks in world… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
A majority of Americans support Social Security and Medicare, a progressive tax system and a government that regulates business in the public… — Adam Davidson Copy Share Image
It's no coincidence that female interest in the sport of baseball has increased greatly since the ballplayers swapped those wonderful old-time baggy… — Mike Royko Copy Share Image
It's important that we recognize how extreme the Republicans are in almost every case and how against our self-interest it is to… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
New York allows you to go deeper into the person you want to be. You're able to explore whatever your specific interests… — Nick Laird Copy Share Image
What makes us so often discontented with those who transact business for us is that they almost always abandon the interest of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Either the Anglo-Saxon race will possess the Pacific slope or the Mongolians will possess it. We have this day to choose... whether… — James G. Blaine Copy Share Image
I really like older writers, perhaps because they take me out of my element. I don't have a great deal of interest… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
My paintings have gotten to be pretty popular and I've taken a little bit more interest in painting the last few years.… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Candidates don't have to deal with reality. They talk about the wonderful things they can accomplish as if advocating them is the… — Fred Barnes Copy Share Image
Mint's business model became, 'We'll go for free, and then we'll find these savings opportunities for you.' You know, better interest rate… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
Advances don't fundamentally interest me. It sounds terribly naive, but money doesn't really mean anything to me. If a lot of money… — Upamanyu Chatterjee Copy Share Image
In the middle years of childhood, it is more important to keep alive and glowing the interest in finding out and to… — Dorothy H Cohen Copy Share Image
I love people. I love understanding people, why they do the things they do, and why they make the decisions they make.… — Charlie Barnett Copy Share Image
