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"I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

Interest, Quiet

"The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest."

John Buchanan Robinson, American Politician

Interest, May

"When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost interest. Eventually, I regained it and started writing songs."

Otis Blackwell, American Musician

Interest, Songs, Writing

"So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest."

Neil Abercrombie, American Politician

Interest, Public

"I don't know how anyone could vote Republican. It's so obvious that their only interest is keeping the rich rich."

Vivian Campbell, Irish Musician

Interest, Obvious, Republican, Vote

"Since the model he so faithfully copies is not going to be hung up next to the picture... it is of no interest whether it is an accurate copy of the model."

Lucian Freud, British Artist

Interest,

"But be that as it may, I think it is more respectful to you that I should speak to you upon and do my best to interest you in the subject which has occupied me, and in which I am myself most interested."

Arthur Cayley, British Mathematician

Interest, May

"And so Fannie Mae produces very strong results for investors in - when interest rates are high and when interest rates are low, in recession and during booms."

Franklin Raines, American Businessman

Interest, Results

"When a kid can understand that a word can mean two things, there's some real thinking going on. They have a vested interest in finding out what a word means, because it's the punch line to a joke."

Brian P. Cleary, American Author

Interest, Thinking, Word

"The field of quantum valence fluctuations was another older interest which became much more active during this period, partly as a consequence of my own efforts."

Philip Warren Anderson, American Scientist

Interest,

Explore more quotes by Paul Haggis

"I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre."

Answers

"As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception."

Travel

"I just asked myself, what piece of that man's soul did he just chew off and swallow to get next week's assignment? You know, just to live, just to work as an artist, or to feed the family?"

Family

"I like to write about things about which I have no answers, questions that trouble me. These things trouble me."

Answers

"We're trying to reinvent Bond. He's 28 - no Q, no gadgets."

Film

"I was trying to talk about where we are right now as a society, and talk about the fear we all live in, and certainly since 9-11, how it's affected us and the world."

Society

"We all have these tendencies in us that could go this way or that. I think that's the real key in writing. To look at a character without judgment."

Character

"I miss my mother very, very much."

Family

"Unless I'm really uneasy with what I'm writing, I lose interest very quickly."

Interest