Own Interests Quotes

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Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members. — Peter Brimelow
Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their own interests. But humanity also… — Marie Curie
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
For He is in the midst of us day and night [in the Blessed Sacrament]; He dwells in us with the fullness of grace and… — Pope Paul VI
Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to look not only to our own interests, but also the interests of others. — Peter Remnant
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
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
The people can never willfully betray their own interests: But they may possibly be betrayed by the representatives of the people; and the danger will… — James Madison
He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity — Confucius
Their suffering is intense, widespread, expanding, systematic and socially sanctioned. And the victims are unable to organize in defence of their own interests. — Henry Spira
They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had the right to use violence to put them out. My… — John Hume
Men are less hesitant about harming someone who makes himself loved than one who makes himself feared because love is held together by a chain… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Thus it is thought that justice is equality; and so it is, but not for all persons, only for those that are equal. Inequality also… — Aristotle
I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else — Laurell K. Hamilton
The great danger in today's world, pervaded as it is by consumerism, is the desolation and anguish born of a complacent yet covetous heart, the… — Pope Francis
People do not cooperate under the division of labor because they love or should love one another. They cooperate because this best serves their own… — Ludwig von Mises
Ladies, we must remind ourselves that the weapon of the vote will be for us, just as it is for man, the only means of… — Hubertine Auclert
If our leaders are to enjoy the trappings of their position in the hierarchy, then we expect them to offer us protection. The problem is,… — Simon Sinek
When it comes to Father's Day, I will remember my dad for both being there to nurture me and also for the times he gave… — Jennifer Grant
When . . . in the course of all these thousands of years has man ever acted in accordance with his own interests? — Fyodor Dostoevsky

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