Motives

Famous quotes containing the word motives:

“Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.”
—J.M. (James Matthew)

“Single mothers have as much to teach their children as married mothers and as much love to share—maybe more. Yet their motives are often labeled selfish and single-minded—never mind all the babies brought into the world to snag husbands, “save” faltering marriages or produce heirs.”
—Anne Cassidy. “Every Child Should Have a Father But....,” McCall’s (March 1985)

“... for the motives of acts
Are rarely the same
As their name, as their name....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)