Interests Quotes

1840 Interests quotes by 1363 unique authors

Protectionism, socialism, all varieties of state favoritism and restrictions on competition, and the growth of bureaucracy and jobbery were the means by which special interests… — Ralph Raico
Our view is that economic isolationism is the wrong way to go. Vibrant, successful growing economies that advance the interests of their citizens engage the… — John W. Snow
Policy decisions on climate change are being deliberated every day by those without full knowledge of the science, and often with intentional misinformation spawned by… — James Hansen
Those of us in positions of responsibility, we'll need to be less concerned with the judgment of special interests and well-connected donors, and more concerned… — Barack Obama
In the end, the question is not, how do we use nature to serve our interests? It's how can we use humans to serve nature's… — William McDonough
Although our interests as citizens vary, each one is an artery to the heart that pumps life through the body politic, and each is important… — Bill Moyers
If the people are to be the final tribunal then they must vote for what is right rather than according to their own selfish interests,… — Henry Latham Doherty
When I have to choose between voting for the people or the special interests, I always stick with the special interests. They remember. The people… — Henry F. Ashurst
Half the population hold that the government is run by a few big interests looking out for themselves, as polls regularly show. — Noam Chomsky
In this system, which tends to devour everything which stands in the way of increased profits, whatever is fragile, like the environment, is defenseless before… — Pope Francis
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
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
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
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
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

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