#motives

There is an institutional cynicism that causes reporters to question everything the President says, and the motives of everything the President and his Administration try to accomplish. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#administration #causes #cynicism #everything #his

Living en famille provides the strongest motives for rudeness combined with the maximum opportunity for displaying it. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#displaying #famille #living #maximum #motives

It's the millenium, motives are incidental. ↗

— Jamie Kennedy

#motives

You should be careful what you wish for, as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives, but others can have different agendas. ↗

— Dougray Scott

#be careful #careful #clear #confused #different

If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many. Anyone, even a postman knocking on our door would get a glass of water and some sweets. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#couched #death #die #door #efforts

The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot. ↗

— Criss Jami

#criticism #envy #good-intentions #inspirational #intentions

It is the greatest scam in history. I am amazed, appalled and highly offended by it. Global Warming; It is a scam. Some dastardly scientists with environmental and political motives manipulated long term scientific data to create an illusion of rapid global warming. ↗

— John Coleman

#amazed #appalled #create #data #environmental

This unusual and highly successful species spends a great deal of time examining his higher motives and an equal amount of time ignoring his fundamental ones. ↗

— Desmond Morris

#deal #equal #examining #fundamental #great

Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives. ↗

— Criss Jami

#battle #bias #combat #discernment #disputes

Men killing other men really is an extraordinary phenomenon. Why does it happen? And how long has it gone on? And have the motives changed? ↗

— John Keegan

#does #extraordinary #gone #happen #how