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Motives Quotes

What we believe to be the motives of our conduct are usually but the pretexts for it.

Miguel de Unamuno

Believe Motives Conduct Our

CAIR officials or former officials have been arrested on charges related to terrorism yet all it offers is silence and stonewalling in discussing what are its real motives.

Silence Terrorism Real Been Motives

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it.

Vanity Secret Being Chief Motives

There is no music that can't be used politically, but the motives behind the creation of that music can be non-political.

Music Creation Used Behind Motives

It saddens me when public officials and bureaucrats are criticized for ulterior motives, none of which I have ever found in a government bureaucrat, or when someone personalizes disagreements.

Michael K. Powell

Government Me Someone Motives Found

There will always be people who question your motives.

People Will Question Always Motives

Every woman is supposed to have the same set of motives, or else to be a monster.

Woman Same Monster Motives Set Else

Principles, convictions and motives are neither sold nor bargained for!

Joseph Pulitzer

Principles Convictions Motives Sold

It would be silly not to admit that there are some sections of the public who are unconvinced by the benefits or have doubts about the motives behind it. We have to be clear that GM is not all about profits for multinational companies.

Silly Admit Clear Benefits Motives

I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.

Money I Am Group Always Motives Am

I'm sorry, you leftists: you're not the only people whose motives are pure.

Andrew Breitbart

People Sorry You Pure Motives Whose

I have been accused of acting out of partisan political motives.

Christine Blasey Ford

Political Acting Out Been Motives

It's the millenium, motives are incidental.

Motives Incidental

A boardroom is a collection of individuals, and individuals have varying motives, egos, agendas and qualifications. Sometimes the dynamics can go off track.

Go Sometimes Track Off Motives

Circumstances of crimes vary. So do motives. And so do prospects for rehabilitation. The number of imponderables makes it impossible to sentence by formula and still sentence justly.

Impossible Circumstances Motives

I always thought it hadn't influenced me very much, but I heard from many people from England that many motives from German fairytales are to be found in my books.

People Me Thought Always Motives

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

James M. Barrie

Never Opponent Own Motives Your

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

Opportunity Living Motives Rudeness

Since the end of the nineteenth century, if not earlier, presidents have misled the public about their motives and their intentions in going to war.

War End Intentions Going Motives

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!

Man Look Observe Pleasures Motives

Humanity is made up of an infinity of different individuals. Each of us travels for motives exclusively his own.

Humanity Up Own Us Infinity Motives

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Man Stupid Always Motives Thing

Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.

Opponent Answer May Motives Even

Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections.

Archibald Alexander

Men Morality More Anything Motives

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