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Eve of Pentacost
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Quotations regarding 'Interest'

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Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.
Irving Babbitt, American Critic (1865-1933)
A Truth is the subjective development of that which is at once both new and universal. New: that which is unforeseen by the order of creation. Universal: that which can interest, rightly, every human individual, according to his pure humanity.
Alain Badiou, French Philosopher (1937-  )
But what is drama? Broadly speaking, it is whatever by imitative action rouses interest or gives pleasure.
George P. Baker, -
I also got a chance to go to the American Museum in New York, which helped my interest.
Robert T. Bakker, American Scientist (1945-  )
He who becomes a Muslim does so in his own interest.
Abu Bakr, Saudi Arabian Statesman
Maybe a thing that you do not like is really in your interest. It is possible that a thing that you may desire may be against your interest.
Abu Bakr, Saudi Arabian Statesman
There is a great interest in comparative religion and a desire to understand faiths other than our own and even to experiment with exotic cults.
Emily Greene Balch, American Educator (1867-1961)
There is a lot of interest in the arts, music, theatre, filmmaking, engineering, architecture and software design. I think we have now transitioned the modern-day version of the entrepreneur into the creative economy.
John Baldacci, American Politician (1955-  )
I feel I'm two people: I have my interest in acting and I have a lot of other political interests I'd like to pursue.
Alec Baldwin, American Actor (1958-  )
In terms of the romantic kind of lead, I just never enjoy those movies very much. Maybe they'll come to interest me more as I get older. I doubt it, but maybe. Romantic comedies tend to be, for me, an oxymoron.
Christian Bale, Welsh Actor (1974-  )
Not only must Americans admire Israel, there can be no doubt that we have an interest in, and special responsibility for, that valiant nation.
George Ball, American Politician
Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
Lucille Ball, American Comedian (1911-1989)
The prejudices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest; the first are all blindly adopted, the second willfully preferred.
George Bancroft, American Historian (1800-1891)
In fact I think now we've reached a point now, where the powers that be really have sort of vested interest in all of us being stoned out as much as possible all the time so we don't know what's going on, and we don't care.
Lester Bangs, American Critic (1948-1982)
Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.
Roy Barnes, American Politician (1948-  )
With the increased cost of gasoline, it doesn't appear that we're going to see a slowing of interest in mass transit. I think it's going to continue to grow.
Tom Barrett, American Politician (1953-  )
Wherefore for the public interest and benefit of human society it is requisite that the highest obligations possible should be laid upon the consciences of men.
Isaac Barrow, English Mathematician
The experiment of the poem is mostly intuitive. I write the first draft, pulling in the various elements that interest me, in the hope that their being combined will lead to some kind of insight.
John Barton, Canadian Poet
I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography.
Mikhail Baryshnikov, American Dancer (1948-  )
Each story we approach in the same way, with curiosity and interest and determination to get behind the image.
Martin Bashir, British Journalist (1963-  )
 
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