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So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved.

John F. Kennedy

We were lucky enough to grow up in an environment where there was always much encouragement to children to pursue intellectual interests; to investigate what ever aroused curiosity.

Orville Wright

No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.

Sallust

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Katharine Hepburn

I don't have hobbies; hobbies cost money. Interests are quite free.

George Carlin

Shared values and common interests - much more can be built on these than on gratitude alone.

Horst Koehler

Common interests will be stressed and differences can be narrowed.

Wang Jisi

The presence of the US airbase has become against our interests.

Muriddin Zayniddinov

I think it's the great thing about having kids. They have interests that you might not have, and it opens your horizons.

Robert Martin

It's nice that we both have our own interests.

Janet Ribera

The Civil Guard has frustrated ETA's intention of establishing a command cell in Barcelona, stopping a new campaign in Catalonia against people and possibly tourist interests.

Mariano Rajoy

We believe this will be simply a problem for maritime interests.

Martin Nelson

Both should maintain high level contacts, enrich economic and trade cooperation and consolidate collaboration on common interests.

Wang Jiarui

He just involves them with what he's doing and excites them about his interests.

Chris Drake

In any case, narrower representation has more power than broader interests.

Stephen Voss

The cure for capitalism's failing would require that a government would have to rise above the interests of one class alone.

Robert Heilbroner

The market moved back and forth without clear direction ... as it appeared to be sandwiched between two interests.

Hiroyuki Kubota

My interests were also a little more honed than the other guys - black politics and all those groups that had a different view of politics than was in the newspapers.

Aaron Carter

I figured the best way to win them over was to help them get better and have them understand you're out there for their best interests.

Chris Travers

We do have a lot of common interests with the U.S.. We want to be their friend. We want to have good relations with them.

Sha Zukang

The meeting was held in a very good atmosphere and it marked the beginning of improved relations between the two countries, ... it is in the interests of the two peoples.

Abdullah Hassan

He will resign from all his business interests and focus full-time on winning the right to govern.

Ken Clarke

One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests.

John Stuart Mill

By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.

Jack Dempsey

Fair, reasonable, adequate and in the best interests of the class.

Robert Kaye

It is extremely damaging to U.S. national interests.

David Scheffer

Evil is the interruption of a truth by the pressure of particular or individual interests.

Alain Badiou

I don't think anyone can accuse me of having put my interests ahead of the party's or the country's. I simply felt this was the right thing to do.

Peter Mackay

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does.

Lewis Mumford

Our analysts have long considered these less-tangible factors in an effort to help investors determine which fund companies do the best job of safeguarding their interests.

Kunal Kapoor

It is right that the interests of donor-conceived children should be first and foremost, and that donor-conceived people should have a right to information about their genetic origins, including the identity of their donor.

Caroline Flint

The current actions of the RIAA are not in my artists' best interests.

Terry Mcbride

INEXPEDIENT, adj. Not calculated to advance one's interests.

Ambrose Bierce

If we produce more than the target, the output will exceed demand, which will hurt everybody's interests.

Luo Bingsheng

We really spend time together on days off. We share the same interests and beliefs.

Patrick Ramsey

It is very likely that many firms spend more on advertising than, for their own best interests, they should.

Michael Schudson

It's a question of balancing interests.

Cindy Chavez

We had a duty to look at the best interests of the team going forward.

David Pickering

Because they've taken money from outside business interests to vote their way.

Kelley Edgar

This has had a considerable impact on Russian willingness to accommodate U.S. interests.

Dimitri Simes

We feel that the interests of New Yorkers are always better served when there are well-spaced and well-informed debates.

Dick Dadey

The addition of Comcast Latino on Comcast.net further demonstrates Comcast's commitment to providing content that reflects the diverse interests of our customers.

Charlie Herrin

We're not doing it because we're a charity. We're doing it because we're a New Zealand company and it's in our interests that New Zealand is better off and more competitive as a nation.

Lloyd Morrison

It's not our job to prove or disprove anything, but to find out what's going on in the family. Whether it's adoption or foster placement, we make recommendations to the court in the best interests of the child.

Helen Moore

Everything that I have done has only been in the best interests of the university.

Gary Link

Each side is making continuous efforts to adjust to the other's legitimate interests.

Shen Dingli

It seems like he has a lot of peoples' interests at heart.

Charles Meyer

It tells me that he'll be obligated to big business and special interests.

Gloria Whisenhunt

His interests are to maintain the Senate, and he's concerned about the statewide ticket.

John Mcardle

Basketball fans have diverse interests and through Toyota one-on-one, we wanted to give them a chance to really pursue their passion...

Jim Farley

This is what we feel like is in the best interests of the neighbors and the Boys and Girls Club of East Texas.

Robbie Slocumb

It is important for central and local government to hold discussions for the good of the country, taking into account the interests of local residents.

Yomiuri Shimbun

More importantly, [residents] are fed up with a city that works only for the interests of the politicians, not the people.

Frank Scarafile

All those who are using Venice for their own interests must make a contribution to preserve the myth.

Paolo Costa

Dob has decided to go on and pursue other interests of a personal nature.

John Orr

He said he wouldn't sell out to the special interests, and it's my opinion that he has.

Jim Baker

States have no friends, they only have interests.

Abdoulaye Wade

It's daunting what consumer and public interest groups face. The big bills that have passed have all been against consumer interests.

Frank Clemente

Mr. DeLay has not taken any gambling money. He doesn't believe in taking money from gambling interests.

Shannon Flaherty

He loves baseball, so he's got the interests of the game at heart. You couldn't pick a better choice than George.

Tom Werner

It is a happy coincidence between what my constituents believe and my interests.

Jay Inslee

It is in their interest to negotiate with a sovereign Quebec for the best interests of both peoples.

Gilles Duceppe

Who will vigorously and zealously represent my First Amendment interests.

Marc Ecko

Anything simple always interests me.

David Hockney

You're going to move that line anytime you want toward our economic interests.

James Barksdale

Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries.

Kjell Magne Bondevik

Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.

Ambrose Bierce

My scientific interests throughout my undergraduate days were directed to cell biology and especially the mysteries of embryonic development.

Stanley Cohen

The ABA does not, and we will not, protect the interests of any political party or faction, nor the interests of any ideological or interest group.

Michael Greco

They weigh the issues, the competing interests, and make clear decisions on what might be a good bill and what might be a bad bill. They pay attention. Most of the bad bills do die.

Barbara Petersen

They have a lot of similar interests and successes that we have, and similar challenges to what we face here at the College of Charleston.

Jerry Baker

He felt that he was not fired. He felt that this was in the best interests of the company.

Jack Ferry

We cannot sit out the debates on the big issues of our times. Our interests demand a vigorous and articulate diplomatic effort that explains our position and advances our interests.

Shyam Saran

This is your company's future. People who have the best interests of your company at heart need to manage it.

Chris Steward

One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.

Peter Marshall

Looking out for the best interests of the district.

Jerry Bell

What we have here in Idaho is so precious. I don't think we have the same interests at all.

Mary Hart

Is a way special interests have found to get lawmakers to do what they want.

Jamie Court

Everything they espoused to Congress and to state leaders was always what's in the best interests of Enron, never what's in the best interests of American energy companies.

Curtis Hebert Jr

Our authors and scholars are generally men of business, and make their literary pursuits subservient to their interests.

Benjamin Rush

It's not in our interests to grow too fast.

Barton Smith

Grave damage to national security interests.

Jose Padilla

No one represents their interests, here or in Mexico. They have to speak up and do it themselves.

Jonathan Fox

It was something for him and I to do together. He was a co-worker, we shared a lot of interests and it was something we could do together.

Rick Bean

We don't have that much influence over Chinese oil interests. We're watching. That's about all we can do.

Robert Ebel

This is part of prudent efforts to protect our interests in the Gulf.

Sam Nunn

We wanted to choose books that would adapt to a diverse range of ages and interests.

Ruth Yellowhawk

A good woman inspires a man; a brilliant woman interests him; a beautiful woman fascinates him; and a sympathetic woman gets him.

Helen Rowland

Chinese society has only two groups now: those with vested interests and those deprived of their interests.

Li Jian

There are allied interests seeing the broader benefit of gaming.

Bob Elliston

A highly learned man has two sources of happiness: Either he abandons all earthly interests or else he possesses much which could be abandoned.

Siddha Nagarjuna

People's interests have grown a lot and the following has grown with it.

Tracey Brenneman

When you have the small companies without the aid of expert advice on intellectual property interests, then they get confused and they go awry, ... a very small fish.

Beverly Williams

They have a tendency to become very focused on their interests, which allows them to hone their skills.

Karen Simmons

We have to balance the benefits to the great majority of people in the city against the interests of a few. That's what city government does every day.

Meg Olberding

They have a fairly solid view of what will best advance the interests of all people in Durham. If I had to get one, this would have been the one.

Keith Bishop

Argentina will honor its foreign and domestic debt, no matter whether some candidate asks for the opposite for his own spurious political interests.

Carlos Menem

There seems to be a communication breakdown between the water district and the fire department. We need to get through this because it's clearly in the best interests of residents and the fire department.

Bruce Patterson

I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope with very few options. And that's, I guess, what interests me in terms of human behavior.

William Friedkin

(Gaylord is) not going to come out publicly against something that might be good for the city. But they've also got to look out for their own business interests, and I don't blame them for that.

Marty Dickens

And that's where we have to go in the interests of both countries if we are to beat this common enemy.

C. Blair

There's always going to be some sort of continuity because it's all basically coming from my head. Even then, I have a lot of influences and interests in a lot of different kinds of music.

Kevin Barnes

The committee represents a balanced group of key stakeholders that will represent Floridians and their diverse interests well.

Deena Reppen

It does not meet the interests of all Iraqis, ... We need something to be amended. The majority of the Iraqis don't accept it.

Abdul Aziz Hakim

I want to thank the minority members for all your efforts even though we didn't win the war, ... You have our best interests in your hearts.

Sharon Johnson

What they do is to make a judgment, all things considered, whether it is in the U.S. interests to name.

Morris Goldstein

All the best stories are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.

Arthur Christopher Benson

I think they understand that what's being done is in their interests.

Bill Shorten

That gives a hollow ring to claims of revived grassroots interests.

Blease Graham

The more we can expose our citizens to a broad foundation of interests, the better it is.

Barbara Young

The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.

Charley Reese

We want to explore some common ground. I do feel there is a win-win situation that will have everyone's best interests at heart, but it's not going to be a simple fix.

Walt Sullivan

In my capacity at CRS, I get paid to provide objective advice to Congress, which at times may not align with the interests of DHS.

John Rollins

What really interests me about Keene is how similar it is to Buffalo State.

Mel Netzhammer

Because we think it's time to put people ahead of the special interests, Democrats are for fixing it now.

Patricia Madrid

There were decisions made the last four years that I feel have not been in the best interests of Grand Haven citizens. Grand Haven doesn't deserve four more years of similar decisions.

Robert Warren

But there's a difference between having artistic interests and being psychotic. That's more than a fine line of differentiation, and I do see that a bit too much.

Crispin Glover

Hopefully, we'll get more U.S. business interests involved in the at-large election process.

Barbara Dooley

What interests me, and has always interested me, has been modernism.

Peter Gay

I can't imagine they really want to ostracize companies that use DRM. There are highly legitimate interests of copyright holders involved.

Florian Mueller

I feel that it's in his best interests to put his name in the draft and gauge the interest of NBA people.

Jack Ringel

You have to listen to adversaries and keep looking for that point beyond which it's against their interests to keep on disagreeing or fighting.

Cyrus Vance

The purpose is to collect more detailed information. We should have such information in the interests of Russian security.

Igor Sergeyev

Each day can be one of triumph if you keep up your interests.

George Matthew Adams

And if you do your client in and you take other interests that are not in your client's best interest, you lose. You always lose.

Ken Crerar

Our interests in security and our interests in democracy are indivisible.

Daniel Fried

At every step of the way, George W. Bush has put the narrow interests of the few ahead of the interests of most Americans.

John Kerry

Selling out the American people on behalf of a very few, big corporate interests.

Allan Lichtman

We are assessing the damage and will get the cable back up just as soon as we can. We know that is in our customers' best interests as well as our best interest.

Patricia Collins

If somebody wants to make a bid and it is in the shareholders' interests, fine ... What I know is if anyone wants to make a bid they'll have to pay that much more.

Brian Livingston

A solution will only be found through comprehensive balancing of interests. There must be no winners or losers.

Joschka Fischer

The water tower is really the benefit that interests the township.

Fred Dillingham

It is also very important to note that Mr. Blunt does not accept campaign contributions from Indian gaming interests, so any 'quid pro quo' argument is baseless here.

Burson Taylor

We'd like to think we have a rule of law and not a rule of special interests in this country.

Leroy Mcknight

The symptom was executive pay being non-aligned with shareholder interests and our response was to create an accountability mechanism for directors.

Richard Ferlauto

Only love interests me, and I am only in contact with things that revolve around love.

Marc Chagall

We are prepared to agree the interests of justice dictate that the applicants should be released from custody.

Ken Campbell

Have the same values and the same interests.

Craig Stapleton

You have to make sure the students are highly motivated to pursue their academic interests.

Dan Berman

Only after We adopt recycling-based economy, we can achieve sustainable development which is of our three countries' national interests.

Xie Zhenhua

Many of the interests the students have are similar to the interests of the community.

Jim Newberry

We want the citizens of Gainesville to be comfortable in City Hall. But there may be individuals who do not have the best interests of city employees and visitors at heart.

City Manager Russ Blackburn

They were flipping the script with respect to whose interests they were going to protect. He was in the thick of it.

Theodore M. Shaw

We have to protect our interests.

Jim Freeman

The Foreign Ministry has been extremely helpful, lobbying our interests [abroad] in a good sense.

Vagit Alekperov

One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Incapable of advancing Germany's national interests.

Gerhard Schroeder

She councils me just to see how lucky I am to have two sons who share the same interests I do.

Dave Fouch

I've always been intellectually curious. I love doing homework, and I try to learn and improve myself every day. Molecular genetic biology interests me because it's applicable to myself in that it deals with the human body.

Kelly Eaton

Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests.

Lord Palmerston

We have the interests of the state and the interest of the medical community and they are clashing here.

Steve Alexander

We have an extremely clear understanding of our own economic interests connected with these countries' markets, and problems to discuss and resolve.

Viktor Khristenko

But you know, work that interests us and that we thoroughly enjoy, is never drudgery.

Pearl White

We need very specific legal advice to determine the guidelines and if it's in the best interests of the community.

Joe Mark

We believe that at this particular point, the best interests of the children will be with the grandmother.

Raul Meruelo

If you're a fan and have sentimental interests, chances are you're going to lose.

Pete Weber

We look at our users' interests, without our users we don't have business.

Jerry Yang

We are pleased to have reached an agreement that not only benefits both companies, but, more importantly, is in the interests of the Web security market.

Peter Mckay

A liberal is a person whose interests aren't at stake at the moment.

Willis Player

We're hopeful that it will be adopted by the legislature. But obviously there's a lot of competing interests ... it's too early to tell.

Jay Blanton

Both my parents are educators. My siblings and I always had to get good grades no matter what outside interests we had.

Yaya Dacosta

Our demand is democracy—we accept and welcome [American] support. But only in accordance with the interests of Kurdish people.

Akif Zagros

Human beings are very complicated, and there are a lot of interesting barriers we set up (to justify behaviors that aren't in our best interests). The key to advertising is not to bash them down with a battering ram but to coax out the positive behaviors.

Peggy Conlon

I do believe that we should do it in a way that will not go to the detriment of other Canadian interests.

Pierre Pettigrew

I'm sure there are some special interests who would love to see this go away, but it's not going to.

Sen. Susan Garrett

But in Christianity, by contrast, the freedom of the children of God was also freedom from all important worldly interests, from all art and science, etc.

Bruno Bauer

There are a lot of military and commercial interests in this technology.

William J. Perry

We've got a motivated player who wants to be here and wants to perform here. Our interests converged - he's here to win and we're happy to have him.

John Ferguson

It's very good news, because our interest -- all of our interests -- are to help people go home.

Catherine Bertini

I'm into being a dad, that's where my focus is most of the time. I'm an actor that's my job, but it's not my life. I have a lot of other interests too.

Paul Walker

If we get five e-mails asking for a movie, we book it, because that's a good indication of general audience taste and interests.

Al Nigrin

We can't compromise the interests of our members by being forced to pay for uncovered losses.

David Snowden

We'd like to see the new Cabinet continue, and facilitate, reform initiatives bearing Taiwan's interests in mind.

David Huang

It is easy for predators to find out interests and habits, and follow their daily movements.

Brett Carney

At D.C. United, we have a way of doing things ... and people have to sublimate their egos and their selfish interests to the best interests of the group.

Kevin Payne

Inspired by the project's unique blending of commercial and cultural interests, the goal was to create an iconic, yet pragmatic design.

John Portman

The moderate instinct is that the country is in crisis, and we have to find some degree of reconciliation and unity in the interests of the nation.

Marshall Wittman

I'm sure (Sheik Mohammed) will want to see his brother's interests continued on.

Phil Scott

Dave has three interests in life. Soccer, hockey and food.

Jerry Schwartz

Our listening interests are very different from the interests of the Central Valley or East Bay.

Bruce Baum

The interests at stake exceed what are conventionally called market interests.

Jose Montilla

A European, Western and economically liberal Poland suits our interests.

Hospodarske Noviny

The fact that George H.W. Bush was working for them while his son was president, while his son, in fact, was dramatically increasing defense spending?that seems to me one of the most blatant conflicts of interests in history.

Dan Briody

Public right comes first and private interests second.

Teddy Roosevelt

It's rare to have all of those user groups. We are proud we are able to work cooperatively. It's important because we have common interests and common goals.

Chris Leman

Roger was always fair and listened to everyone, never lost his composure. He was able to deal with both the applicants and county interests.

Ron Goldman

I intend to integrate the companies in a phased manner that protects the business interests and ensures transparency.

Vijay Mallya

It is a sold cable channel, it's also a platform of diverse programming interests.

David Staples

Ultimately the bill the governor puts forward is the one he believes is in the best interests of the state.

Becky Hultberg

Our members often form friendships that extend beyond patrol activities. It's a great way to meet neighbors and discover common interests.

Dee Tvedt

We have decided to take this precautionary action in the interests of patient safety.

David Brennan

I think the current environment is very supportive for gold. There is still a considerable amount of fund buying interests on price dips.

Yingxi Yu

It's certainly interesting that again his daughter's working for ultimately oil interests. That's where all the money in Saudi Arabia comes from, after all.

Bill Allison

Jeopardizing the national security interests of the U.S. is absolutely abhorrent to me, and I would never do anything to compromise those interests.

Martin Indyk

This is the biggest industry on the planet, so there are a lot of entrenched interests that are keeping the market as it is today.

Mark Goodstein

It is a message that special interests can close off legitimate avenues of scientific inquiry.

John Wiley

Hardly anyone picked out an initiative and said, 'This one interests me.' .

Mark Baldassare

That's one of the concerns you hear, that she is more interested in making peace among the special interests than in enforcing the law.

Andrew Rotherham

The for-profit environment adds to the pressures and potential conflicts of interests.

Barbara Roper

I have now discussed the incident with the chair umpire concerned and we have agreed it will be in the best interests of both parties if he takes no further part in the event.

Alan Mills