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The slaves of power mind the cause they have to serve, because their own interest is concerned; but the friends of liberty always sacrifice their… — William Hazlitt
An individual, in promoting his own interest, may injure the public interest; a nation, in promoting the general welfare, may check the interest of a… — Friedrich List
I always loved the verve and vivacity of pulp and I kind of merged it with my own interest in family stories. — Daniel Woodrell
This must be changed, if only in America's own interest. The last war has shown that there are no longer any barriers between the continents… — Albert Einstein
For conservation to be successful it is necessary to take into consideration that it is a characteristic of man that he can only be relied… — Prince Philip
What is the nature of true morality? I have argued ... that it must be a kind of ethics involving letting go of one's own… — George F. R. Ellis
If the creatures with fur/feathers/fins are our brothers in a lower stage of development then their very weakness and inability to protest, demands that man… — Luther Burbank
I think the opportunities are all over the place - around your corner or in more exotic locales. But everyone finding their own interest -… — Natalie Portman
I believe in no God, no invisible man in the sky. But there is something more powerful than each of us, a combination of our… — Andrew Ryan
You will never be more than a common Christian until you give up your own interest and cease defending yourself. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
He who receives money in trust to administer for the benefit of its owner, and uses it either for his own interest or against the… — Jose Marti
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their… — Adam Smith
When a citizen gives his suffrage to a man of known immorality he abuses his trust; he sacrifices not only his own interest, but that… — Noah Webster
Violence is not to be undertaken by private persons. If a state or administration acts without due and visible attention to agreed international process, it… — Rowan Williams
Every discussion which is made from an egoistic standpoint is corrupted from the start and cannot yield an absolutely sure conclusion. The ego puts its… — Paul Brunton
So she viewed time spent in the land of the normal as an investigation into the world of marriage-worthy men, even if she was unsure… — Steve Martin
Confidence is a reduction of your own interest in whether others are thinking about you and if so, what they're thinking. — Augusten Burroughs
Anybody who does not evolve can become a self-parody. I have to evolve on a daily basis just to keep my own interest in what… — Marilyn Manson
As such people achieve influence within the organization, whenever there is a conflict between their own interest and the interest of the organization, their interests… — Robert Shea
My own interest developed because I thought it was a fascinating subject and something I wanted to pursue. — Jack Kilby
I try to persuade people to act in ways that are not only in their own interest, but in the interest of society at large. — Eric Schlosser
I never engaged in public affairs for my own interest, pleasure, envy, jealousy, avarice or ambition, or even the desire of fame — John Adams
All bosses always has a strategy to use their employees to to seek their own interest, by putting them to watch each other with a… — Glen Rambharack
Anyone can give advice, but some people do so only in their own interest. Be careful when somebody offers you advice. Find out first what… — Ricky Wayn D Zangako
Without accepting the other person's thinking, you cannot further your own interest. You need the other's help to get results. — Harri Holkeri

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