Interests Quotes

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A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything. — Laurence Sterne
I never think about my best interests. I think about what's the right thing to do in a situation. — Clive Palmer
I find the love of garden grows upon me as I grow older more and more. Shrubs and flowers and such small gay things, that… — Maria Edgeworth
Since there is no such entity as 'the public,' since the public is merely a number of individuals, the idea that 'the public interest' supersedes… — Ayn Rand
Taxation is not a method by which the community corporately provides itself with essential services, but a fund to be divided between different interests with… — Neville Chamberlain
One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions, in such a way as… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Praying puts us at risk of getting involved in God's conditions. Be slow to pray. Praying most often doesn't get us what we want but… — Eugene H. Peterson
Often it is hard. So hard, in fact, that Jesus' decree to love and pray for our opponents is regarded as one of the most… — Lee Strobel
Anyhow, all mankind's ideas and interests, all human aims and motives, are exhibited, fully formed, in a three-year-old child. The kid is just operating on… — P.J. O'Rourke
Whenever the dollar is held supreme and capitalistic interests dominate, a higher value will always be placed upon property rights than upon human rights. — Dick Gregory
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
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
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
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
All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests… — A. C. Benson
The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests. — Charley Reese
This army is powerful because all its members have a conscious discipline; they have come together and they fight not for the private interests of… — Mao Zedong
Fascism accepts the individual only insofar as his interests coincide with the state's. — Benito Mussolini
Patriotism means advocating plunder in the interests of the privileged class of your particular country. The time will soon come when calling someone a patriot… — Ernest Belfort Bax

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