People Quotes

My mother is probably the wisest person I've ever known. She's not schooled, she's not well read. But she has a philosophy of life that makes well-read people seem like morons.

Gene Klein Kiss
- Life
- She
- Mother
I learned how to sing in front of a lot of people and to hone my skills alongside some of the greatest performers of all time.

Carlene Carter
- People
- Time
- Greatest

I think the Supreme Court does have the authority, which is not used, to declare a blanket right for all people, all adults.

Jack Kevorkian
- People
- Think
- Blanket
People don't read me and say, 'Oh, it's so clean and elegant.'

Jesmyn Ward
- People
One of the disadvantages of poetry over popular music is that if you write a pop song, it naturally gets into people's heads as they listen in the car. You don't have to memorize a Paul Simon song; it's just in your head, and you can sing along. With a poem, you have to will yourself to memorize it.

Billy Collins
- Music
- Song
- Car
People cain't help being what they are any more than a skunk can help being a skunk. Don't you think if they had their choice they would rather be something else? Sure they would. People are just weak.

Fannie Flagg
- People
- Help
The question I am most often asked is how do I find my ideas? The answer is I don't. Ideas find me. A character in history will suddenly step right out of the past and demand a book. Generally, people don't bother to speak to me unless there's a good chance that I'll take them on.

Jean Fritz
- Good
- Character
- Book
My parents were very, very good about not separating us as kids from their adult friends. So on any given night, we'd have, like, this kind of freak show - artists and art dealers coming over. And these are the people I feel like I learned from.

Mike D The Beastie Boys
- Good
- Kids
- Friends