Of Interest Quotes
I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and as a metaphor for our current lives.
My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
The purpose of privilege is not to place parliamentarians above the law, but rather to allow them to carry out their duties independently and effectively, in the national interest.
If a man has a right to be proud of anything, it is of a good action done as it ought to be, without any base interest lurking at the bottom of it.
I do my work. My work is my statement. Generally, I think, there is too much interest in what an artist has to say. Or what she or he looks like, instead of what she or he does.
I have made it a principle to give advice that does not serve my personal interest but rather the common interests.
My main interest was finding boyfriends. I'd park myself in the bookstore and read with one eye on everyone coming in.
If it's in people's interest to invest in renewables and invest in clean technologies, I'm convinced it will happen.
It's clear that it is in the best interest of business to be part of the conservation, along with governments and civil society.
In England the practice of "virtual" representation provided reasonably well for the actual representation of the major interests of the society, and it raised no widespread objection.
Not only must Americans admire Israel, there can be no doubt that we have an interest in, and special responsibility for, that valiant nation.
What interests me is what you might call vernacular writing, writing that connects you to a place.
Those who would know the world, seek first within your beings' depths; those who would truly know themselves, develop interest in the world.
It is impossible to divide the interest of a country and a company that works on its soil.
Well, I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to know what your interest is.
The pictures which do not represent an intense interest cannot expect to create an intense interest.
I'm not interested in how things were, or how we ended up where we are now. What interests me is what we are now and what we will be.
People acting in their own self-interest is the fuel for all the discovery, innovation, and prosperity that powers the world.
One need not be a prophet to be aware of impending dangers. An accidental combination of experience and interest will often reveal events to one man under aspects which few yet see.
Fundamental happiness depends more than anything else upon what may be called a friendly interest in persons and things.
In the bureaucracy, the identity of state interest and particular private aim is established in such a way that the state interest becomes a particular private aim over against other private aims.
It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.
I got a job with a law firm in Portland after a couple of years with Senator Muskie. But by then, my interest in politics had been sparked, through meeting Senator Muskie, through seeing what he did.
I'm not really worried about people's perception of what I do, or people's analysis of why I make the decisions I make. I wake up every day with a new interest and a desire for an education.
I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not.
Alternating periods of activity and rest is necessary to survive, let alone thrive. Capacity, interest, and mental endurance all wax and wane. Plan accordingly.
I love comic books. I was weaned on them, so it's not like it's a stretch for me, but I have other interests, as well.
Aside from mastery in the fine arts, success in learning anything is the result of genuine interest and amount of energy dedicated to it.
I would have every zealous man examine his heart thoroughly, and I believe he will often find that what be calls a zeal for his religion is either pride, interest, or ill-repute.
It should be everyone's right in a capitalist system to have some way to take advantage of compound interest.
The war imbued my tin soldiers with quite a new interest. It was impossible to have boxes enough of them.
An enlarged Union based on Nice is not in the interest of any Member State ... This is not a threat. This is a messenger delivering news.
The essence of travel is diffuse. It is never there on the spot as it were, but always beyond: its symbol is the horizon, and its interest always lies over that edge in the unseen.
Whatever work he does, beyond what is sufficient to purchase his own maintenance, can be squeezed out of him by violence only, and not by any interest of his own.
All my friends were choosing university courses, but I had no interest in anything other than acting, so I applied to go to RADA.
Perhaps it's art; but if it isn't, at least it's something else equally interesting to me!
We only begin to realize the value of our possessions when we commence to do good to others with them. No earthly investment pays so large an interest as charity.
To live charitably means not looking out for our own interests, but carrying the burdens of the weakest and poorest among us.
Once a bureau is created, its staff becomes a tenacious political interest group, well placed to defend its budget and to make a case for expanding its activities.
A job is a sacrifice. Following an interest - that's a contribution. And we're here on the planet, not to sacrifice ourselves, but to make a contribution.
There is an ongoing battle between conscience and self-interest in which, at some point, we have to take sides.
I should consider it a greater success to interest one wise and earnest soul, than a million unwise and frivolous.