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The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.

— Gough Whitlam

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I think most people act in their self-interest.

— Aubrey McClendon

It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races.

— Mark Twain

But when someone is on a winning horse, and everything looks wonderful, it's very hard as an outsider to persuade them something is wrong.

— James Wolfensohn

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.

— Will Rogers

The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The sport of horse racing which, at its best, showcases the majestic beauty of this animal and the athleticism of jockeys, has reached an alarming level of corruption and exploitation.

— Tom Udall

Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.

— W. C. Fields

I read a statistic that in horse racing, the favourite only wins 12 per cent of their races. I'm not comparing myself to a horse or saying I'm the favourite - although my sister would say I can nag an awful lot - but nothing is guaranteed in sport. Anyone can step up and take what you perceive to be your place in the final.

— Cate Campbell

There is no place for arrogance or complacency in racing because you are up there one minute and on your backside the next.

— Tony McCoy

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