If I don’t like a thing, I don’t like it, that’s all; and there is no reason under the sun why I should ape a liking for it just because the majority of my fellow-creatures like it, or make believe they like it. I can’t follow the fashions in the things I like or dislike. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment Jack LondonMartin EdenMartin EdenQuotes About Myself
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? 1 comment Jane OstinSense and sensibilityMarianne DashwoodIntimacy
I mistrust the judgement of every man in case in which his own wishes are concerned. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonTrustMistrust
It may be that there are other interests that come before those of the individual, but in favoring himself, he appears, as a rule, to favor others. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment Theodore DreiserThe StoicFrank CowperwoodHuman, PeopleActBenefit
Therefore I say that it is a narrow policy to suppose that this country or that is to be marked out as the eternal ally or the perpetual enemy of England. We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment Henry John TempleEngland
A soul naturally seeks pleasure, consciously or not. The seeking manifests itself through knowledge and interests. Gilgamesh is drunk and philosophizing. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment Fate/Zero Season 1 Episode 12 GilgameshSoulJoyKnowledgeInformative Quotes
Two questions. Who the hell was Seti the First, and was he rich? Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment The Mummy (1999)Jonathan CarnahanGreedIronic Quotes
Puzzles me why these people all want to work for nothing. It isn't natural. So I guess I'd better think about it some more. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment Mr. Deeds Goes to TownLongfellow DeedsMoneyLaborWorkFunny Quotes
Why do mice go where there's cheese? Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment Mr. Deeds Goes to TownCornelius CobbAssessmentOpinionViews, Perspective
I can't see the rationality The world's not my responsibility And happiness isn't there for me But maybe I'll inch closer to the source When I find true north (with or without a friend. Keep searching 'til the end.) Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment Bad ReligionTrue NorthCompanyFriends, FriendshipEncouraging Quotes
— It'll give me a chance to study Okinawan history up close. — Never know you study that. — I just started. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment The Karate Kid Part II (1986)Daniel LaRussoMr. MiyagiHistoryStudyDesiresFunny Quotes
Regarding international affairs, Putin pursues polices that he believes serve Russia’s national interests, with little attention paid to American interests. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment Michael McFaulRussiaUSA
Patriot — one to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment Ambrose BierceThe Devil's DictionaryPatriotismPoliticsWarSarcastic Quotes
— Do you really think we should go to war? — I think we should try to do as the King wants us to do. — What if the King doesn't know what's in his best interests? — Then we should help him decide. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Leave a comment The Tudors Season 1 Episode 1 Thomas MoreThomas Cardinal WolseyDecisionKingsIronic Quotes