Quotes About Interests

Democracies are expense-averse and they think in terms of short-term, political interests rather than a long-term interest in stability.

No one can plausibly argue that ridding the world of Saddam Hussein will not significantly improve the stability of the region and the security of American interests and values.

My sense is that General Kayani recognises that a stable and secure Afghanistan is in the best interests of Pakistan.

A healthy corporation acts on the interests of its stakeholders and customers.

Corporate executives need to re-frame their responsibilities to include the interests of all the stakeholders in society at large; not just shareholders, but also employees, the citizens of our communities, and those who care about the environment.

I don't play golf and I don't collect stamps. I don't ride horses. I don't go mountain hiking, I don't go star gazing. I don't do any of that.

Some people collect stamps, other people like to be famous. I don't have that hobby.

The fact is the American people want men and women to stand up and represent them and to put their interests ahead of the party interests.

Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a liquor company. Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a bar.

I want to stand up for Britain's national interests.

A fiduciary standard means, basically, put the interests of the client first. No excuses. Period.

All experts on WHO advisory groups for developing norms, standards and guidelines are required to disclose interests regarding the advisory committee's area of work. If a declared interest is potentially significant, then the expert is either excluded from the meeting or given a restricted role.

How soon the labor of men would make a paradise of the earth were it not for misgovernment and a diversion of his energies to selfish interests.

Men are often biased in their judgment on account of their sympathy and their interests.

I really love painting women. Their bodies, their clothes - it all interests me, whereas men really don't that much, in a way.

Just call me a family man and an actor who digs his whole scene, side interests and all. Just say I feel mighty good at the ripe old age of 27.

Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the people and who, to say the most of them, are, taken as a mass, at least one long step removed from honest men

A dark and terrible side of this sense of community of interests is the fear of a horrible common destiny which in these days of atomic weapons darkens men's minds all around the globe.

Terrorism's religion is politics. It's about interests. Look at who benefits.

If we are inspired only by literature that reflects our own interests, all reading becomes a form of narcissism.

But if we listen with our own interests and agendas in mind, if we develop "private interpretations" and idiosyncratic views, we risk shattering that unity, provoking disputes over doubtful matters, and weakening our corporate gospel witness.

To create order amidst this chaos did not require either brilliance of conception or a mighty display of force, but it required a clear insight into the interests of Rome and of her subjects, and vigor and consistency in establishing and maintaining the institutions recognized as necessary.

But there is another conclusion: to laugh at logic if it runs counter to the interests of men.