Interest Quotes

5175 Interest quotes by 3335 unique authors

As in private life one differentiates between what a man thinks and says of himself and what he really is and does, so in historical… — Karl Marx
Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love. — Frank Moore Colby
He that outlives a wife whom he has long loved, sees himself disjoined from the only mind that has the same hopes, and fears, and… — Samuel Johnson
Life is little more than a loan shark: It exacts a very high rate of interest for the few pleasures it concedes — Luigi Pirandello
Far from being reluctantly propelled into hostilities by popular war fever, leaders incite that fever in order to gather support for their war policies. Thereby… — Michael Parenti
The US government is usually on the wrong side against the poor and downtrodden, because the wrong side is the right side, given the class… — Michael Parenti
Foreign policy always has more force and punch when the nation speaks with one voice. To remain secure, prosperous, and free, the United States must… — Lee H. Hamilton
First, we must continually reaffirm the principle that the security of the United States is not, and should never be, a partisan matter. The United… — William Cohen
For the United States, supporting international development is more than just an expression of our compassion. It is a vital investment in the free, prosperous,… — Condoleezza Rice
I have said it before but it bears repeating: Aid is not a gift. The United States provides foreign assistance because it serves OUR interests. — Howard Berman
Relations between the United States and other countries, and our role as a global leader, are advanced by our willingness to help other countries in… — Patrick Leahy
We are not to consider ourselves, while here, as at church or school, to listen to the harangues of speculative piety; we are here to… — Fisher Ames
The people can never willfully betray their own interests: But they may possibly be betrayed by the representatives of the people; and the danger will… — James Madison
The regulation of these various and interfering interests forms the principal task of modern legislation and involves the spirit of party and faction in the… — James Madison
An introvert may feel asocial when pressured to go to a party that doesn't interest her. But for her, the event does not promise meaningful… — Laurie Helgoe
You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it...I always believed that I have something important to say and I said… — Lou Reed
The reasonableness of the agency of the national courts in cases in which the state tribunals cannot be supposed to be impartial, speaks for itself.… — Alexander Hamilton
[In a democracy] a common passion or interest will, in almost every case , be felt by a majority of the whole; a communication and… — James Madison
The majority of men cannot be made disinterested for life by exhortation, by religious services, by any expenditure of subsidized works, or even by grave… — Herbert Croly
It is ideas, not vested interests, which are dangerous for good or evil. — John Maynard Keynes
[T]he most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property. Those who hold and those who are without… — James Madison
There was a time when we were told . . . that a sense of common interest would preside over the conduct of the respective… — Alexander Hamilton
If, then, the control of the people over the organs of their government be the measure of its republicanism, and I confess I know no… — Thomas Jefferson
He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity — Confucius
I wish to reiterate all the reasons which [my predecessor] has presented in favor of the policy of maintaining a strong navy as the best… — William Howard Taft

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