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Social Security is a government program with a constituency made up of the old, the near old and those who hope or fear to grow… — P.J. O'Rourke
Where self-interest is suppressed, it is replaced by a burdensome system of bureaucratic control that dries up the wellsprings of initiative and creativity. — P.J. O'Rourke
I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just… — Jackie Collins
Saying he is in Afghanistan in a spirit of brotherhood, we have also vowed that we will not allow each other's countries, ever, to be… — Pervez Musharraf
Tis against some mens principle to pay interest, and seems against others interest to pay the principle. — Benjamin Franklin
The securitisation of mortgages added a new dimension of systemic risk. Financial engineers claimed they were reducing risks through geographic diversification: in fact they were… — George Soros
If life were eternal, all interest and anticipation would vanish. It is uncertainty which lends it fascination. — Yoshida Kenko
America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above… — George W. Bush
...convince all nuclear powers, including those which have been more reluctant up to now, of the necessity to respect the "vital interests" of all peoples… — Alfonso Garcia Robles
There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by… — Sandy Koufax
Two important things are to have a genuine interest in people and to be kind to them. Kindness, I've discovered, is everything. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
In the North, the sale of government bonds was the one measure for raising funds that seemed to work. Even that, however, with the lure… — G. Edward Griffin
[...] it is generally accepted that the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery. That, at best, is a half-truth. Slavery was an… — G. Edward Griffin
You were intended not only to work, but to rest, laugh, play, and have proper leisure and enjoyment. To develop an all-around personality you must… — Grenville Kleiser
The fact that global savers accommodate U.S. consumers by keeping U.S. interest rates lower than they otherwise would be and the dollar stronger than it… — John H. Makin
Isn't it refreshing to know that what comes perfectly natural for you is your greatest strength? Your power is in your nature. You may not… — Laurie Helgoe
What we do, if we are successful, is to stir interest in the matter at hand, awaken enthusiasm for it, arouse a curiosity, kindle a… — Julius Sumner Miller
The press never accepts at face value that the President is taking a certain action because he wants to create jobs or because he believes… — Dee Dee Myers
It may be conceit, but I believe the subject will interest the public, and I am sure that the views are original. — Charles Darwin
The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. We rarely forget that which has… — Tryon Edwards
Each man must live as an end in himself and follow his own rational self-interest. — Ayn Rand
To speak the truth is the most difficult of all arts, for in its "pure" form, not connected with the interests of individuals, groups, classes,… — Maxim Gorky
Every lecture should state one main point and repeat it over and over, like a theme with variations. An audience is like a herd of… — Gian-Carlo Rota
The key to all motivation is desire, and the master key to creating desire is responsiveness to the needs, desires, and interests of the people… — John R Noe
Be careful whom you associate with. It is human to imitate the habits of those with whom we interact. We inadvertently adopt their interests, their… — Epictetus

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