"Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth."

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Source : William Jennings Bryan (1922). “In His Image: By William Jennings Bryan”

William Jennings Bryan

#Selfish Quotes #Common Quotes #Interest Quotes

“Everybody is fundamentally the ultimate reality...”
“To have someone like Clint Eastwood come along and shoot your first draft as written is just any screenwriter's dream. And Clint is very straightforward. If it's good enough to get his attention, it's good enough to produce.”
“Something that had been a single cell, a cluster of cells, a little sac of tissue, a kind of worm, a potential fish with gills, stirred in her womb and would one day become a man--a grown man, suffering and enjoying, loving and hating, thinking, remembering, imagining. And what had been a blob of jelly within her body would invent a god and worship; what had been a kind of fish would create, and, having created, would become the battleground of disputing good and evil; what had blindly lived in her as a parasitic worm would look at the stars, would listen to music, would read poetry.”
“Your woodlot is, in fact, an historical document which faithfully records your personal philosophy.”
“The religions of the world must be assessed, not on the basis of their convoluted theologies, but in terms of the extent to which they serve as forces of liberation and empowerment.”

Source : Agnivesh's Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech, www.rightlivelihoodaward.org. December 31, 2004.
“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.”
“Realize that the people who are working with you, this is their life. You know, 80% of their time is spent at work. Make sure that they're proud of what they're doing, that they're enjoying what they're doing.”
“To succeed takes more than the desire to win. It also takes the acceptance that we could fail.”

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