I maintain that the existing corn laws are bad, because they have given a monopoly of food to the landed interest over every other class and over every other interest in the kingdom.
Men often act knowingly against their interest.
We are creatures of the moment; we live from one little space to another, and only one interest at a time fills these.
The mere dates of my existence do not interest me, except in one connection. When the Great War started I was too old to be acceptable as a volunteer; when conscription followed I was too old to be conscripted.
I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash.
I think there is great interest amongst the younger people in this music. I think that there is a lot of them that are looking for interesting situations and music that is stimulating.
Without accepting the other person's thinking, you cannot further your own interest. You need the other's help to get results.
A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.
The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great interest.
Why should you ask blood be spilled for a cause that is not in the interest of the American people?
Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn't interest you, don't do it - I would have made a terrible mother.
I began as a model, but that did not really hold my interest for too long! I believe I stood out from the parade of models trying to make it in Hollywood, which helped launch my career beyond the one-night-stand horror movie.
When I was a kid, I never saw a puppet show. I never played with puppets or had any interest in them.
I have a certain pool of subject matter that I like to write about, things that interest me: politics, religion, ecology, and relationships between men and women. And that's usually what I focus on.
We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest.