Self Interest Quotes

230 Self Interest quotes by 193 unique authors

Every man's affairs, however little, are important to himself. — Samuel Johnson
We have an obligation to spread amateur baseball both at home and abroad. Building up the game at all levels - Little League, Babe Ruth… — A. Bartlett Giamatti
The men who made the Industrial Revolution are usually pictured as hardfaced businessmen with no other motive than self-interest. That is certainly wrong. For one… — Jacob Bronowski
By dismantling the narrow politics of racial identity and selective self-interest, by going beyond 'black' and 'white,' we may construct new values, new institutions and… — Manning Marable
Enlightened self-interest from those involved in hydrocarbons should lead to the support of technologies enabling the clean use of hydrocarbons, such as carbon capture and… — Nicholas Stern
Every nation makes decisions based on self-interest and defends them on the basis of morality. — William Sloane Coffin
What is required from members of Congress and the public alike is a new spirit of devotion to the national welfare beyond party or self-interest. — Evan Bayh
People who volunteer at the recycling center or soup kitchen through a church or neighborhood group can come to feel part of something 'larger.' Such… — Arlie Russell Hochschild
Social issues have been used to distract Americans from their own self interests since Nixon's southern strategy, and now people are paying the price. — Deborah Kass
Democracy actually requires that the whole public be able to see common problems and address them and step outside of their own sort of narrow… — Eli Pariser
Love longs to be free, a stranger to every worldly desire, lest its inner vision become dimmed, and lest worldly self-interest hinder it or ill-fortune… — Thomas a Kempis
To forgive is indeed the best form of self-interest since anger, resentment, and revenge are corrosive of that summum bonum, the greatest good. — Desmond Tutu
The continuous disasters of man's history are mainly due to his excessive capacity and urge to become identified with a tribe, nation, church or cause,… — Arthur Koestler
The only pictorial matter that is of interest to me is the matter and sentiments brought about by the work itself. — Pablo Picasso
The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression. — Felix Frankfurter
By self-interest, Man has become gregarious, but in instinct he has remained to a great extent solitary; hence the need of religion and morality to… — Bertrand Russell
Self-interest and mutual interest are inextricably linked. National interests can best be advanced through collective action, ... Calculate not just the human misery of the… — Tony Blair
This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.' It is frankly… — John Thune
The visual arts must communicate to the human spirit, forcing individuals to reflect on themselves and their existence beyond their own self-interest. — Dean Mitchell
A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights. Men are moved by only two mechanisms: fear and self-interest. Victory belongs to… — Napoleon Bonaparte
It's not a choice between war and peace. It's a choice between war and endless war. It's not appeasement. I think it's better even to… — Michael Scheuer
We are driven by self-interest, it’s necessary to survive. But we need wise self-interest that is generous and co-operative, taking others’ interests into account. Co-operation… — Dalai Lama
The cloven-foot of self-interest was now and then to be seen aneath the robe of public principle. — John Galt
Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. But even Capitalist cynicism will admit that however… — George Bernard Shaw
The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations. It has pitilessly torn asunder the… — Karl Marx

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