#interests

It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure or biological inheritance. ↗

— Barry Commoner

#atomic #biological #human #inheritance #interests

The affairs of life embrace a multitude of interests, and he who reasons in any one of them, without consulting the rest, is a visionary unsuited to control the business of the world. ↗

— James F. Cooper

#any #business #consulting #control #embrace

Someone has said that nations have interests, they don't have friends, and you see that over and over in U.S. policy. ↗

— Edwidge Danticat

#interests #nations #over #policy #said

I always received much more satisfaction as a defense attorney in obtaining an acquittal for a client than I ever have as a D.A. in obtaining a conviction. All my interests and sympathies tend to be on the side of the individual as opposed to the state. ↗

— Jim Garrison

#always #attorney #client #conviction #defense

I never retreat from films, as it were, I simply indulge in other interests, that's all. ↗

— Daniel Day-Lewis

#i #indulge #interests #never #other

In fact, things are moving along rather well in Iraq. Nothing is perfect, of course, and freedom is messy work. The cooperation of the three major interests in Iraq has been remarkable. ↗

— John Linder

#been #cooperation #course #fact #freedom

We tend to think of politics as bad, full of dirty tricks, negative ads, big campaigns, but I am here to explore the original meaning of politics, which is positive and has to do with balancing competing interests and looking for solutions. ↗

— Eric Liu

#am #bad #balancing #big #campaigns

From time to time, the irresponsible acts of the Cuban government remind us that this is far more than about the freedom of one country, but it really is about the stability and security of the region and the national security interests of the United States. ↗

— Mel Martinez

#acts #country #cuban #far #freedom

I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful. ↗

— Eric Massa

#against #am #district #doing #going

Great interests demand great safeguards. ↗

— Thomas Francis Meagher

#great #interests #safeguards