Interest Quotes

5175 Interest quotes by 3335 unique authors

The British countryside is threatened by people and interests who really do not care for it — Simon Jenkins
How do commercial interests usually protect themselves from liability claims? Through insurance. In fact, in our society, the litmus test for safety is insurance. You… — David Suzuki
Let us not be blind to our differences-but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences… — John F. Kennedy
Widen your shriveled heart, make the interests of others your own and serve them as much as you can by sympathy, kindness, presents and so… — Anandamayi Ma
I would say to bishops, and to all men in authority, we should have an interest in carrying on this work. We should labor to… — Wilford Woodruff
People tend to forget that my presence runs counter to their best interests. And it always does. That is one last thing to remember. Writers… — Joan Didion
I think self-knowledge is a key to happiness.We can build happy lives only on the foundation of our own natures, our own values, and our… — Gretchen Rubin
Ants are good citizens: they place group interests first. — Clarence Day
Reading, reflection and time have convinced me that the interests of society require the observation of those moral precepts only in which all religions agree. — Thomas Jefferson
I see no clear reason why the doctrine of self-interest properly understood should turn men away from religious beliefs. — Alexis de Tocqueville
A tribute . . . is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt [the… — George Washington
Smart people instinctively understand the dangers of entrusting our future to self-serving leaders who use our institutions, whether in the corporate or social sectors, to… — James C. Collins
With nations as with individuals our interests soundly calculated will ever be found inseparable from our moral duties. — Thomas Jefferson
We hear much of special interest groups. Well, our concern must be for a special interest group that has been too long neglected. It knows… — Ronald Reagan
In the formation of our constitution the wisdom of all ages is collected-the legislators of antiquity are consulted, as well as the opinions and interests… — Noah Webster
The Federal Constitution forms a happy combination in this respect; the great and aggregate interests being referred to the national, the local and particular, to… — James Madison
The state governments have a full superintendence and control over the immense mass of local interests of their respective states, which connect themselves with the… — Joseph Story
When you assemble from your several counties in the Legislature, were every member to be guided only by the apparent interest of his county, government… — Alexander Hamilton
The local interest of a State ought in every case to give way to the interests of the Union. For when a sacrifice of one… — Alexander Hamilton
To attach full confidence to an institution of this nature, it appears to be an essential ingredient in its structure, that it shall be under… — Alexander Hamilton
The variety of more minute interests, which will necessarily fall under the superintendence of the local administrations . . . cannot be particularized without involving… — Alexander Hamilton
It is a wise rule and should be fundamental in a government disposed to cherish its credit, and at the same time to restrain the… — Thomas Jefferson
It is of the greatest consequence that the debt should . . . be remoulded into such a shape as will bring the expenditure of… — Alexander Hamilton
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all Nations, are recommended by policy, humanity and interest. But even our Commercial policy should hold an equal and impartial hand:… — George Washington
The natural effect of low interest is to increase trade and industry; because undertakings of every kind can be prosecuted with greater advantage. — Alexander Hamilton

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