Jeremy Bentham Quotes
It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong.
Quotes to Explore
-
A film is made in somebody's head - out of their determination to do it at all.
-
We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
-
I told the Mucinex people, 'You picked me because I always sound sick'. They were like, 'Well, it doesn't hurt'.
-
I obviously would love to have a girlfriend, but a girlfriend deserves so much of your time and energy. And she deserves to be treated like a princess because that's how you should treat your girls. And if I can't give them that time and that devotion because of my dedication to football, then I don't feel like I should almost waste their time.
-
Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic.
-
As Senator, I will always put the health and safety of New Hampshire's families first.
-
People still text me to say that there is something about me in the paper, and what really annoys me is that if it's nasty, I then have to go and have a look, even though actually I don't want to know.
-
I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?
-
Capitalism has forced everyone to overoptimize in order to compete.
-
I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda.
-
I'd like to give people leaden boots in galleries, so they'd be a bit slower in front of my paintings. And that's because I spend so much time looking at them. I can look at them a long, long time without getting bored. I disappear.
-
I love sailing but hate cruise ships.
-
I do a lot of visualisations and meditation and a lot of hippie stuff.
-
I'm very, very used to hearing no - repeatedly! - and through my experience founding startups, I've learned to view those two little letters not as a final roadblock but as a problem to be solved.
-
This Islam business kidnapped me.
-
There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
-
When people get things for free, they tend to not take them as seriously.
-
There's a reason ISIS exists, which is because we've invaded countries, and they hate the Western world. I'm not forgiving them; I'm just saying there's a reason.
-
When I was younger, the idea of the bad boy was appealing, but then I grew up and realized that stable people are more fulfilling. Bad boys need more time to themselves. I want to be in a relationship with someone who knows how to take care of himself and is therefore able to take care of me. That way, we can put each other first.
-
I don't spend any time whatsoever thinking about what might have been.
-
Lack of planning is the cause of most failures.
-
But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries.
-
It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong.
