Self-interest, to be sure, is one of the most important, but we have many other motives - honesty, self-respect, altruism, love, sympathy,… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
My future plans are hazy, and I've yet to experience how much cartooning is in my blood and therefore how much I'll… — Gary Larson Copy Share Image
The foreground in a picture is always unattractive... Art demands that the interest of the canvas should be placed in the far… — Louis-Ferdinand Celine Copy Share Image
For the United States, supporting international development is more than just an expression of our compassion. It is a vital investment in… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
I was frequently embarrassed by the way Margaret conducted herself within the European Community. Her tactics were counter-productive and damaging to the… — Nigel Lawson Copy Share Image
I do believe young people should be obligated to try different types of music - that is what education is. But once… — Michael Hersch Copy Share Image
Actually, with those dirty movies, I find like, they're good for about fifteen, twenty minutes. I'm really interested. And, then, uh, there's… — Norm MacDonald Copy Share Image
It is a sign of the times, and not a very good sign, that these days it is necessary and not only… — Paul Valery Copy Share Image
Whether we love humanity or not, we must realize that we are part of it. My future depends entirely on the future… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Venezuelan interests are to be defended by Venezuela. The U.S. should defend the interests of the U.S. Where are the U.S. people,… — Hugo Chavez Copy Share Image
I had received some minor indie label interest when I was 14 after I was in a schools music competition thing in… — Brooke Fraser Copy Share Image
It is simply that we treat Japanese history, the history of the Japanese people and its unique culture with greater respect and… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
John Lott documents how far 'politically correct' vested interests are willing to go to denigrate anyone who dares disagree with them. Lott… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
I'm a curious person. I pursue things based on what sparks my interest. I'm not thinking about what role I play. I… — Roman Coppola Copy Share Image
These masters of the universe must be tamed in the interests of the ordinary families whose jobs and livelihoods are being put… — Vince Cable Copy Share Image
The emerging 'environmentalization' of our civilization and the need for vigorous action in the interest of the entire global community will inevitably… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Our talks in Paris tackled economic, democratic, security and political issues; we talked on means for combating terrorism, in addition to latest… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I was a little kid, I wanted to be, like, you know, a movie star, you know? Or, I always have… — Tommy Wiseau Copy Share Image
With an age difference comes a great gap in cultural references, and so on. It's not all about race and gender. It… — Nick Laird Copy Share Image
Apart altogether from our own vital interests, we cannot and must not desert those other nations who have already gone through so… — Stafford Cripps Copy Share Image
I am attracted only to music which I consider to be better than it can be performed. Therefore I feel (rightly or… — Artur Schnabel Copy Share Image
Philosophy isn't reading Emmanuel Kant. Philosophy is about thinking hard about what the right thing to do is in a situation and… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
As a rule, large capitalists are Republicans and small capitalists are Democrats, but workingmen must remember that they are all capitalists, and… — Eugene V. Debs Copy Share Image
Yoo's theory promotes frank discussion of the national interest and makes it harder for politicians to parade policy conflicts as constitutional crises.… — David B. Rivkin Copy Share Image
I represent 100,000 people in Parliament. I have roughly 500 members in my local association and roughly 60 people on my executive.… — Nick Boles Copy Share Image
But what does interest me is the notion that if you do a lot of work it means there's a potential for… — Richard Serra Copy Share Image
I find the selectivity of erotic love - the choice of this man or this woman - much more intelligible if liking… — Mortimer Adler Copy Share Image
The main interest of my work is not concerned with the treatment of neuroses but rather with the approach to the numinous.… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
Although the tech industry is very open to change, many people still have a closed-off mentality where, in the interest of protecting… — Ryan Holmes Copy Share Image
The wise woman patterns her life on the theory and practice of modern banking. She never gives her love, but only lends… — Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Copy Share Image
Gambling houses are temples where the most sordid and turbulent passions contend; there no spectator can be indifferent. A card or a… — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann Copy Share Image
I've always liked elliptical writing, whether it's Kafka or Paula Fox, and I'm often bored by writers who explain too much. I… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
I'd like my grandkids to be able to watch PBS. But I'm not willing to borrow money from China, and make my… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
I'm someone who can fall in love at the drop of the hat. My parents raised me to be very accepting of… — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
Do remember, you're not alone. Whatever your beliefs and interests and problems, there are others who share them - possibly many people… — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed jobs, hamstrung… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in doing so will not always be popular, may not always… — Eugene Habecker Copy Share Image
As hardly anything can accidentally touch the soft clay without stamping its mark on it, so hardly any reading can interest a… — Richard Whately Copy Share Image
