The whole plan of extermination was nothing less than a cold blooded, calculated political measure, having for its object the annihilation of… — Fridtjof Nansen Copy Share Image
Most of the people who have grabbed hold of climate change and greenhouse gases, pollution, oil dependency - they have another motive,… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
When shallow critics denounce the profit motive inherent in our system of private enterprise, they ignore the fact that it is an… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
But rules only work when everyone plays by them. What happens when someone doesn't, and the fallout bleeds right into his life?… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
We are not fond of praising, and never praise any one except from interested motives. Praise is a clever, concealed, and delicate… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
One of the strongest motives that leads men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
In rural areas the majority of the victims of violent crime know their assailants (indeed, are probably married to them); in cities,… — Jonathan Raban Copy Share Image
If one's cause is supported by sound reasoning, there is no point in using violence. It is those who have no motive… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We are not wise enough, pure enough, or strong enough to aim and sustain such a single motive over a lifetime. That… — Os Guinness Copy Share Image
Most people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“Maybe sometimes the motive behind people’s terrorizing acts isn’t just because of their beliefs or past or some complex and twisted logic.… — David Torres Copy Share Image
Does political correctness have a good side? Yes, it does, for it makes us re-examine attitudes, and that is always useful. The… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
[A] woman should have every honorable motive to exertion which is enjoyed by man, to the full extent of her capacities and… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
Such is the condition of life that something is always wanting to happiness. In youth we have warm hopes, which are soon… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
There are novels that end well, but in between there are human beings acting like human beings. And human beings are not… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I think there was a bit of brotherly love, but I think everything has a motive when you're king. It's all about… — Max Irons Copy Share Image
Usually I just let my songs do the talking. As a matter of fact I have long had an aversion to celebrities… — John Fogerty Copy Share Image
I think theres just this mystique of writing a book that appeals to people. A person has to really check their motives… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
For me, a big part of writing psychological thrillers is choosing crimes committed for motives which would only apply to a particular… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
Few men could explain why they enlisted, and if they attempted they might only prove that they had done as a politician… — Patrick MacGill Copy Share Image
How does he achieve this independence? He does it by means of a continuous activity. How does he become free? By means… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
Many ... begin to make converts from motives of charity, but continue to do so from motives of pride. ... Charity is… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
It is amazing how many people think that they can answer an argument by attributing bad motives to those who disagree with… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
[The proposed establishment] will have a . . . tendency to banish our Citizens. . . . To superadd a fresh motive… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The motives of the best actions will not bear too strict an inquiry. It is allowed that the cause of most actions,… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
There never was an assembly of men, charged with a great and arduous trust, who were more pure in their motives, or… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Why would the apostles lie?…Liars always lie for selfish reasons. If they lied, what was their motive, what did they get out… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
I'm a person who really likes to understand motives - the inner motives and the inner personalities of persons. Why do people… — Dror Moreh Copy Share Image
Always moved by religious motives, the Church has condemned the various forms of Marxist Socialism; and she condemns them today, because it… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
No man can always be right. So the struggle is to do one's best, to keep the brain and conscience clear, never… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Take a good long look at human beings in their actual practices and motives; bring the utmost psychological and bio-economic factors to… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
I believe in strong legislation for the environment. So the only question is being smart enough and educated enough to scrutinize the… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
“Go out and heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons and preach the kingdom. But do it for only one… — Praying Medic Copy Share Image
“I didn't have a motive. I didn't to it. You did. What are you writing?" " Motive - Don't know. " "What… — Pamela Branch Copy Share Image
Since men cannot create new forces, but merely combine and control those which already exist, the only way in which they can… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
The short lesson that comes out of long experience in political agitation is something like this: all the motive power in all… — John Jay Chapman Copy Share Image
You know, you can't always criticize without somebody being at the end of the stick. And she perhaps did not always grant… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
Bob Dylan has always sealed his decisions with the unexplainable. His motives for withholding the release of the magnificent 'Basement Tapes' will… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
Yes, my dear children, everything is good and precious in God's sight when we act from the motives of religion and of… — John Vianney Copy Share Image
![“[A] woman should have every honorable motive to exertion which is enjoyed by man, to the full extent of her capacities and endowments. The case is too plain for argument. Nature has given woman the same powers, and subjected her to the same earth, breathes the same air, subsists on the same food…” quote by Frederick Douglass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/926/frederick-douglass-859_air_a-woman-should-have-every-honorable-moti_2109951.jpg)
![“[The proposed establishment] will have a . . . tendency to banish our Citizens. . . . To superadd a fresh motive to emigration by revoking the liberty which they now enjoy, would be the same species of folly which has dishonoured and depopulated flourishing kingdoms.” quote by James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c15/james-madison-373_church_the-proposed-establishment-will-have-a-t_1968416.jpg)
