Interest Quotes

5175 Interest quotes by 3335 unique authors

A system of general instruction, which shall reach every description of our citizens, from the richest to the poorest, as it was the earliest, so… — Thomas Jefferson
Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made… — Niccolo Machiavelli
If not in the interests of the state, do not act. If you cannot succeed, do not use troops. If you are not in danger,… — Sun Tzu
The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but whose only purpose is to… — Sun Tzu
War is a conflict of great interests which is settled by bloodshed, and only in that is it different from others. — Carl von Clausewitz
Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but by awakening a pure interest in knowledge. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Golf in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self-restraint and affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman. — William Howard Taft
When the institutions of money rule the world, it is perhaps inevitable that the interests of money will take precedence over the interests of people.… — David Korten
The acceptance of corporatism causes us to deny and undermine the legitimacy of the individual as citizen in a democracy. The result of such a… — John Ralston Saul
Any object not interesting in itself may become interesting through becoming associated with an object in which an interest already exists. The two associated objects… — William James
An idea will infect another with its own emotional interest when they have become both associated together into any sort of a mental total. — William James
From all these facts there emerges a very simple abstract program for the teacher to follow in keeping the attention of the child: Begin with… — William James
If, then, you wish to insure the interest of your pupils, there is only one way to do it; and that is to make certain… — William James
The exercise of voluntary attention in the schoolroom must therefore be counted one of the most important points of training that take place there; and… — William James
I strongly recommend that students with autism get involved in special interest clubs in some of the areas they naturally excel at. Being with people… — Temple Grandin
I can tell you this. It is not going to be evenly constituted and when she was Speaker Pelosi, she certainly showed no interests in… — Trey Gowdy
The representatives of business interests are the men to start this enterprise among our people and bring them to a full realization of the very… — John J. Pershing
Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous and they are tied to… — Thomas Jefferson
Very often the opinion of the clients must be disregarded in their own interest. — Unknown Author
The prayer most pleasing to God is that made for others and particularly for the poor souls. Pray for them, if you want your prayers… — Anne Catherine Emmerich

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