People Quotes
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What I've seen in my own life is that when I get something important done it's because of a lot of other people - some who get credit, some who don't.
Barack Obama
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When I came out when I was 18, and I graduated from high school, and I felt like that was the time to officially say it, I surprised zero people in my family.
Andrew Rannells
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People change over the years, and that changes situations for good and for bad.
Bobby Knight
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Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
William James
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Joshua was the most dynamic lover she had ever known. Gentle and domineering; it was a lethal combination. If only he wasn't quite so ruthlessly mechanical about it. A little too much of his pleasure had come from seeing her lose all control. But then that was Joshua; unwilling to share… Joshua didn't trust people.
Peter F. Hamilton
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The third season of the Leftovers came along and Damon Lindelof sent me the script to Episode 3, and I called him up and thanked him for one of the greatest gifts I've been given. I had that script for almost two months, in the mountains in Idaho, before I even got on a plane and flew to Australia and went to the outback. He also told me to learn about the indigenous people in Australia and learn how to play a didgeridoo. It was just great. It was probably, in many ways, the best acting experience I've ever had.
Scott Glenn
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People don't have the opportunity to be larger than life anymore - they're afraid of seeing it on the Internet.
Pete Gallego
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There is wonder and a certain wicked pleasure in these giddy ascents and terrible falls, especially as they happen to other people.
John Kenneth Galbraith
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Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that.
Mary Pickford
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I think, whatever mortals crave, With impotent endeavor, A wreath--a rank--a throne--a grave-- The world goes round forever; I think that life is not too long, And therefore I determine, That many people read a song, Who will not read a sermon.
Winthrop Mackworth Praed
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The SAT is not perfect. We all know smart, knowledgeable people who do badly on standardized tests. But neither is it useless. SAT scores do measure both specific knowledge and valuable thinking skills.
Virginia Postrel
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I'm a guy that people look at me not only as a guy that hit the ball.
David Ortiz
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How can any company know if its processes, products, people are safe? Only if everyone is watching and telling the truth. The first part can be assumed; the second cannot.
Margaret Heffernan
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People look at me and think I am an expert in the automobile industry, and I'm not.
Akio Toyoda
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Often, people wonder if she can give the time required at work, given also her responsibilities at home. So a woman has to prove her worth over and over again each time she's given a new responsibility, especially when she is at junior to mid-level positions.
Arundhati Bhattacharya
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As I have often said, electrons and gerbils don't cheat. People do.
Martin Gardner
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Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination.
Jonathan Carroll
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Constant contact is what people require these days. It's tough on artists.
Emily Robison
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The first thing I am going to do is to rejoin the American people and find out what Americans are thinking about.
John Gates
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I want to look good when people see me.
Christina Aguilera
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I was a geek who thought I was cool. I didn't hang out with a particular clique, but with different people from different cliques. I was a total nerd, trying to fit in. Luckily, I found music and that was my niche. That sorta took me out of my geekdom. I was never invited to parties as a teenager - I turned up with the popular people. That's where the lyrics to 'Guilty By Association' came from.
Chester Bennington Linkin Park
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Most people who have survived abuse have great strength.
John Bradshaw
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It seemed to mean so much to other people, and it sort of rubbed off on me.
Chris Stein Blondie
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Our modern world of old story is completely failing humanity. This is the reason that increasing numbers of people have become and are becoming disillusioned from politics. People don't like voting. Whoever you vote, government gets in. Whatever they promise, they never fulfill.
Satish Kumar