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Joseph Butler Quotes

The object of self-love is expressed in the term self; and every appetite of sense, and every particular affection of the heart, are equally interested or disinterested, because the objects of them all are equally self or somewhat else.

Joseph Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: clergyman
Nationality: english
Birth: May 18, 1692 - June 16, 1752

Topics

Heart Self Self-Love Affection Sense

In sport, the money goes to the talent; it goes directly to the worker - unlike a bank, which sits in the middle of transactions and whose income bears no relation to any of the services it provides.

John Lanchester

Money Talent Bank Income Middle

The world is richer than ever, and the gaps between rich and poor are wider.

Anna Lindh

World Rich Poor Between Than Ever

Beauty is only skin deep. If you go after someone just because she's beautiful but don't have anything to talk about, it's going to get boring fast. You want to look beyond the surface and see if you can have fun or if you have anything in common with this person.

Amanda Peet

Beauty Beautiful Fun Have Fun Deep

The soprano turned out to sound to me like the right hand on the piano.

Steve Lacy

Me Hand Sound Right Out Piano

I'm a Prada freak and I think they have great eyewear. Even though I don't need glasses, I use them as a fashion accessory.

Tony Vincent

Great Glasses Fashion Think Need

Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.

Robertson Davies

Cats Wise Quiet Same Because Like

Who isn't fascinated by evil?

Marvin Gaye

Evil Who Fascinated

I come from a family of storytellers. My grandmother was great at telling stories, and my mother was an amazing storyteller.

Dianne Reeves

Family Mother Great Amazing Come

I knew from the second I stepped onstage. I was like, yep, this is what I want to do.

Demi Lovato

Want Like Knew Second Onstage

I've always been pretty serious and introspective.

Donny Most

Serious Always Pretty Been

I've rewritten other films and watched my writing be mutilated, but luckily, it's been mutilated anonymously.

Christopher McQuarrie

Writing Been Other Watched Rewritten

We should force European governments to choose between Paris and Washington.

Richard Perle

Choose Paris Washington Force Should