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It's funny: now we're starting to do interviews, we've just begun to understand what we're doing, whereas before, without doing interviews, we never really thought about motives.
Siouxsie Sioux
Funny
Thought
Before
Interviews
About
Never
Without
Understand
Doing
Motives
Begun
Just
Whereas
Really
Now
Starting
I don't think anyone doubts my motives, really. I do what I do and it's not very complicated. Of course, you might hate the music that I make, but I don't think people feel threatened by me just getting on with what I'm up to.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Music
Me
You
Hate
People
Complicated
Think
Threatened
Feel
Make
Course
Motives
Up
Very
Getting
Just
Anyone
Might
Really
Doubts
For me, a big part of writing psychological thrillers is choosing crimes committed for motives which would only apply to a particular person in a particular situation; a unique, one-off motive that is born out of someone's particular range of psychological afflictions.
Sophie Hannah
Me
Writing
Big
Situation
Crimes
Range
Out
Would
Born
Someone
Only
Thrillers
Part
Particular
Motive
Motives
Afflictions
Person
Big Part
Committed
Psychological
Which
Choosing
Unique
Apply
I want my books to explore motives which make people think, 'Wow! Imagine the psychological state you'd have to be in for that to be your motive!' Whereas things like blackmail, jealousy - they're rational reasons for committing murder.
Sophie Hannah
Jealousy
You
People
Think
State
Books
Wow
Rational
Like
Make
Motive
Motives
Committing
Want
Whereas
Psychological
Which
Explore
Your
Reasons
Things
Imagine
There are so many different ways to lead. The most important thing is to be genuine. To have people around you trust you, trust in what you stand for and who you are. And I think that if people watch you day in and day out and believe in your motives and they believe that you set a high standard for yourself.
Steve Nash
Day
You
Trust
Yourself
People
Important
Believe
Think
Ways
Out
High
High Standard
Lead
Day-Out
Most
Most Important Thing
Around
Genuine
Important Thing
Motives
So Many Different Ways
The Most Important
Different
Stand
Your
Standard
Who
Many
Different Ways
Thing
Watch
Set
What America did in Vietnam and the Congo - we feel. And as a result come these demonstrations. I am not defending the act of burning USIS books. We deplore it. But we can understand the motives of the students.
Sukarno
Result
Books
Students
Feel
Come
Understand
Am
Demonstrations
Motives
America
Did
Burning
Vietnam
Act
Congo
Defending
There are indeed people with ulterior motives who don't wish Chinese swimming well; they even don't wish Asian swimming well. We cannot let these people's plans succeed.
Sun Yang
People
Wish
Swimming
Indeed
We Cannot
Well
Ulterior
Motives
Cannot
Chinese
Succeed
Asian
Plans
Who
Even
Question the motives of those who make requests of you. Discover what they really want. You may not want to give it.
Vernon Howard
You
Those
Give
Make
Discover
Motives
Question
May
Want
Requests
Really
Who
Sometimes, his methods and his motives are questionable and even his morals are questionable in the way he does things. But I think his intention is always to protect his daughter.
Victor Garber
Sometimes
Daughter
Think
Way
Morals
He
Protect
Does
Always
His
Methods
Motives
Questionable
Intention
Even
Things
I did not expect to encounter what has beset me since my elevation to the presidency. God knows, I have endeavored to fulfill what I considered to be an honest duty, but I have been mistaken; my motives have been misconstrued and my feelings grossly betrayed.
Zachary Taylor
God
Me
Feelings
Duty
Presidency
Considered
Betrayed
Since
Mistaken
Knows
Been
Encounter
Motives
Expect
Did
Fulfill
Elevation
Honest
What is obnoxious about the motives of politicians - whatever those motives may be - is that politicians must announce their motives as visionary and grand.
P. J. O'Rourke
Whatever
Politicians
Those
Visionary
Must
About
Obnoxious
Announce
Motives
May
Grand
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Best
World
Our
See
Could
Feel
Motives
Often
Which
Ashamed
Them
Produced
Should
Actions
I'm not questioning Dick Cheney's motives. There's a chance for a conflict of interest. At one point in time, he was opposed to going into Baghdad. Then he was out of office and involved in the defense industry, and then he became for going into Baghdad.
Rand Paul
Time
Conflict
Defense
Out
Point
He
Baghdad
Involved
Industry
Became
Cheney
Opposed
Motives
Questioning
Office
Going
Interest
Then
Chance
I don't want to impugn the motives of my colleagues, but my attitude is, speaking just for me, you either believe in border security or you don't.
John Kennedy
Attitude
Me
You
Believe
Colleagues
Security
Border
Border Security
Motives
Just
Want
Either
Speaking
What I like about 'Taboo' just in general, even in writing it, you are not certain what the motives are sometimes because these characters are so odd that you let them speak for themselves and you're never quite sure where it's headed.
Steven Knight
You
Writing
Speak
Sometimes
Characters
Taboo
About
General
Never
Headed
Like
Sure
Because
Odd
Motives
Quite
Just
Where
Them
Themselves
Certain
Even
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