“motives are like little flies flying around in my room. I believe I've killed most of them” — Dmitry Dyatlov Copy Share Image
Relationships, for me, have been elusive. And I would say mostly it's been my fault. I was always more concentrated on my… — Nathan Lane Copy Share Image
“Finding this, she was much perplexed as to Henchard's motives in opening the matter at all; for in such cases we attribute… — Thomas Hardy Copy Share Image
The next humans to walk on the moon may be Chinese. Only China seems to have the resources, the dirigiste government, and… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
It saddens me when public officials and bureaucrats are criticized for ulterior motives, none of which I have ever found in a… — Michael K. Powell Copy Share Image
The New Testament persistently presses us upward, toward higher motives for being good. — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I have no doubt that those who campaigned for and voted leave in 2016 did so with honourable motives. — Dominic Grieve Copy Share Image
“People talk of their motives in a cut and dried way. Every woman is supposed to have the same set of motives,… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
“Bitter people are not interested in what you say, but what you hide.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with it's painful crudity and… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Through our intentions, a place no power can influence, we have the power to oppose.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Americans born since World War II have grown up in a media-saturated environment. From childhood, we have developed a sort of advertising… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
If President Obama has his way, you won't recognize the government, the free market system, or, frankly, America as you once knew… — Bob Ehrlich Copy Share Image
I was vaguely aware that people used to hijack planes to Cuba. But I didn't know much about how often it happened… — Brendan I. Koerner Copy Share Image
Most of the evil of the world comes about not out of evil motives, but somebody saying 'get with the program, be… — Philip Zimbardo Copy Share Image
“What is strange is that we may remember what we have done, but not always why we did it.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you're always trying to understand character and motives. — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
For months, Obama administration officials attacked Snowden's motives and said the work of the NSA was distorted by selective leaks and misinterpretations. — Barton Gellman Copy Share Image
Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“And now, no matter what I thought I had done or why I did it, it has become completely untrue because of… — Tony Burgess Copy Share Image
“Statistics show that the nature of English crime is reverting to its oldest habits. In a country where so many desire status… — Christopher Fowler Copy Share Image
There are many causes why a people politically ignorant cannot be roused to action. Perfect political ignorance must be accompanied by indifference… — Benjamin Robbins Curtis Copy Share Image
