Interest Quote by James Cook Download Open image “Self interest feeds more people than self sacrifice.” — James Cook ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Interest People Sacrifice Self Self interest Self sacrifice
Self-interest is the most ingenious and persuasive of all the agents that deceive our consciences, while by means of it our unhappy and stubborn… — William C. Bryant Copy Share Image
Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
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… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
For human nature is strange: the less we are inclined to self-sacrifice, the more we insist on it in others. — Bolesław Prus Copy Share Image
There is in even the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that what we call extreme self-seeking… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Self-interest is an inexhaustible source of convenient illusions. The number of beings who wish to see truly is extraordinarily small. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression. — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
“There is even in the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that we call extreme self-seeking is… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“givers always score high on other-interest, but they vary in self-interest. There are two types of givers, and they have dramatically different success rates.… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
The one thing that flies in the face of all human history and experience, is that the government can do a superior job than… — James Cook Copy Share Image
Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Why is it so hard to see that when America had high savings, low taxes and minimal government, the economy grew like a week,… — James Cook Copy Share Image
The longer people receive economic assistance, the worse their social condition and behavior. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Liberals have one solution for every economic issue; eat the seed corn. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Those who live off of the donations of capitalism are often its greatest critics. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Let one state in the U.S. be free of government and overnight you would have an economic powerhouse. — James Cook Copy Share Image
For us who are now in power, we need to be challenged to serve the people and ignore our own egos and personal interests… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
The history of mankind interests us only as it exhibits a steady gain of truth and right, in the incessant conflict which it records… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Right now we're concerned about budget. Right now we're concerned about the prospect of interest rate rise. We're concerned about government corruption, government handing… — Amity Shlaes Copy Share Image
I became a bit of a teacher's pet, and it became known in the school by both faculty and students that I really excelled… — Paul Smith Copy Share Image
Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then [these?],… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere. — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
The minimum that most minimalists want leaves in place just the institutions who protect their interests. That's libertarians for you - anarchists who want… — Kim Stanley Robinson Copy Share Image
Susan B. Anthony must be turning in her grave if she knew that millions of women who have the right to vote are not… — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
I really like female singers; I've got zero interest in working with male singers. Any male voice I need to do, I can do. — Devin Townsend Copy Share Image
I could not identify with harming my child or giving up my child. But I could identify with giving up my child if it… — Drea De Matteo Copy Share Image
Human life consists of doing certain things ... to take part in the life of the community; to be able to talk about subjects… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
