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When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student, if only for the reason that Finnish poetry comes more closely in many respects to Japanese poetry than any other form of Western poetry.

I have no interest in sailing around the world. Not that there is any lack of requests for me to do so.

We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest.

I have a certain pool of subject matter that I like to write about, things that interest me: politics, religion, ecology, and relationships between men and women. And that's usually what I focus on.

When I was a kid, I never saw a puppet show. I never played with puppets or had any interest in them.

People under the influence of cults is similar to that we observe in addicts. Typical behaviour for both includes draining bank accounts, neglecting children, destroying relations with family and losing interest in anything except the drug or cult.

I began as a model, but that did not really hold my interest for too long! I believe I stood out from the parade of models trying to make it in Hollywood, which helped launch my career beyond the one-night-stand horror movie.

Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn't interest you, don't do it - I would have made a terrible mother.

Why should you ask blood be spilled for a cause that is not in the interest of the American people?

It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great interest.

I like a women who's got some balls, some strength. As long as I can beat her at arm wrestling, that's fine.

A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.

They had absolutely no sexual interest in me.

I spoke to my agent and learned that a Hollywood scout had seen my proposal in one of the publishing houses, and had faxed it to Hollywood, where it was generating a lot of interest.

Hopefully I can become the Babe Ruth of the World Wrestling Federation and be the champion at the same time.

Without accepting the other person's thinking, you cannot further your own interest. You need the other's help to get results.

I think there is great interest amongst the younger people in this music. I think that there is a lot of them that are looking for interesting situations and music that is stimulating.

No use to shout at them to pay attention. If the situations, the materials, the problems before the child do not interest him, his attention will slip off to what does interest him, and no amount of exhortation of threats will bring it back.