“Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort. Do not talk to him about the interests and rights of the human race; that little private business of his for the moment absorbs all his thoughts, and he hopes that public disturbances can be put off to some other time.” HumansLittlesMomentsIndividualInterestRaceRightsPlansPeriodsComfortIncreaseSelfishnessHuman RaceDisturbance Author:Alexis de Tocqueville
“I leave the governor's office next week, and with it public life[which] has been on the whole a pleasant one. But for ten years and over my salaries have not equalled my expenses, and there has been a feeling of responsibility, a lack of independence, and a necessary neglect of my family and personal interests and comfort, which make the prospect of a change comfortable to think of.” ThinkingYearsHas BeensWholeFeelingsNextInterestResponsibilityWeekComfortTenOfficeComfortableMy FamilyIndependencePleasantNeglectExpensesGovernorsSalaryPublic ServicePublic LifeNext WeekPersonal Interest Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“Whether we love humanity or not, we must realize that we are part of it. My future depends entirely on the future of humanity, and so I am compelled to take care of humanity. That is why being compassionate is actually in my own best interest. And a symptom of my own peace of mind is that I can share comfort with others around me.” MindI CanCareHumanityInterestRealizingMy OwnShareDependsComfortTake CarePeace Of MindCompassionateSymptomsCompelledMy FutureFuture Of Humanity Author:Dalai Lama
“Drawing creates its own kind of private space. Coupled with certain interests that I want to speak to in my art, it's really kind of a safe haven for me. Creating art is not only a comfort zone, but also a way of speaking to my passions.” WayWantKindArtCertainPassionSpeakInterestSpaceHavensComfortSafeCreatingArt IsDrawingZoneComfort ZoneMy PassionSafe HavenCreating Art Author:Jerry Pinkney
“Writing a long and substantial book is like having a friend and companion at your side, to whom you can always turn for comfort and amusement, and whose society becomes more attractive as a new and widening field of interest is lighted in the mind.” WritingMindLongBookTurnsSidesInterestFriendshipFieldsComfortAttractiveCompanionLeisureAmusementYour Side Book:The Second World War: The Gathering storm Source: The Second World War: The Gathering storm
“The women all had big minds because they were big animals, but they didn't use them for this reason: unusual ideas could make enemies and the women, if they were going to achieve any sort of comfort and safety, needed all the friends they could get. So, in the interest of survival they trained themselves to be agreeing machines. All their minds had to do was to discover what other people were thinking and then they thought it too.” PeopleIfsThinkingMindIdeasReasonUseBigsInterestAnimalEnemyAchieveNeededComfortSurvivalMachinesSafetyUnusual Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“And the flesh is that reprehensible preference for self that lurks within every one of our hearts. It is that base and selfish instinct to preserve our own interests at the expense of God's interests. It's devious, it's deceitful, it's self-indulgent. It's interested only in selfish comfort and will happily crucify Christ afresh to secure it. God also has another name for it- sin.” HeartSelfNamesInterestChristSinComfortInstinctFleshSelfishSecurePreservesExpensesPreferenceDeceitfulSelf IndulgentDevious Book:Wrestling Prayer: A Passionate Communion with God Source: Wrestling Prayer: A Passionate Communion with God
“The Lord gave the wonderful promise of the free use of His name with the Father in conjunction with doing His works. The disciple who lives only for Jesus' work and kingdom, for His will and honor, will be given the power to appropriate the promise. Anyone grasping the promise only when he wants something very special for himself will be disappointed, because he is making Jesus the servant of his own comfort. But whoever wants to pray the effective prayer of faith because he needs it for the work of the Master will learn it, because he has made himself the servant of his Lord's interests.” WantNeedsMadeUseFatherJesusNamesGivenInterestPrayerLordWonderfulSpecialMastersPrayingHonorComfortPromiseKingdomsServantAppropriateDisappointedDiscipleWant SomethingGraspingConjunctions Author:Andrew Murray