Interests Quotes

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Of the various executive abilities, no one excited more anxious concern than that of placing the interests of our fellow-citizens in the hands of honest… — Thomas Jefferson
When one wanted one's interests looking after whatever the cost, it was not so well for a lawyer to be over honest, else he might… — George Eliot
We owe this freedom of choice and action to those men and women in uniform who have served this nation and its interests in time… — Ronald Reagan
A clever man should handle his interests so that each will fall in suitable order of their value. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Over time, it's becoming more and more understood by people that we're acting in their interests. And that's a very, very powerful thing for our… — Larry Page
A power has risen up in the government greater than the people themselves, consisting of many and various powerful interests, combined in one mass, and… — John C. Calhoun
Those fighting for free enterprise and free competition do not defend the interests of those rich today. They want a free hand left to unknown… — Ludwig von Mises
The "progressives" who today masquerade as "liberals" may rant against "fascism"; yet it is their policy that paves the way for Hitlerism. Nothing could have… — Ludwig von Mises
In a capitalist society, all human relationships are voluntary. Men are free to cooperate or not, to deal with one another or not, as their… — Ayn Rand
Collectivism holds that the individual has no rights, that his life and work belong to the group (to "society," to the tribe, the state, the… — Ayn Rand
Self-interest is not myopic selfishness. It is whatever it is that interests the participants, whatever they value, whatever goals they pursue. The scientist seeking to… — Milton Friedman
The Trilateralist Commission is international...(and)...is intended to be the vehicle for multinational consolidation of the commercial and banking interests by seizing control of the political… — Barry Goldwater
I have ever deemed it fundamental for the United States never to take active part in the quarrels of Europe. Their political interests are entirely… — Thomas Jefferson
America's abundance was not created by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal… — Ayn Rand
Our immediate interests are after all of but small moment. It is what we do for the future, what we add to the sum of… — Willis R. Whitney
The fact which interests us most is the life of the naturalist. The purest science is still biographical. Nothing will dignify and elevate science while… — Henry David Thoreau
The solutions put forth by imperialism are the quintessence of simplicity...When they speak of the problems of population and birth, they are in no way… — Fidel Castro
The artist does not illustrate science; ... [but] he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does, and expresses by a visual synthesis… — Lewis Mumford
The history of Science is not a mere record of isolated discoveries; it is a narrative of the conflict of two contending powers, the expansive… — John William Draper
The history of the past interests us only in so far as it illuminates the history of the present. — Ernest Dimnet
The real difference of interests, lay not between large and small, but between the Northern and Southern states. The institution of slavery and its consequences… — James Madison
To instruct the mass of our citizens in these, their rights, interests and duties, as men and citizens...this brings us to the point at which… — Thomas Jefferson
The idea of Buddha consciousness is that all beings are Buddha beings, and your whole function in meditation and everything else is to find that… — Joseph Campbell
Meditation is the art of awareness. And once you are aware, out of your awareness your actions will arise - not out of conscience. Conscience… — Rajneesh
My call for a spiritual revolution is not a call for a religious revolution. Nor is it a reference to a way of life that… — Dalai Lama

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