People Quotes
-
I'm trying to go to places where people wouldn't normally, to try to get some new fans.
-
When people left on the Oregon Trail from St. Louis, they knew that only a fraction of them would make it to the West Coast. But they went anyway.
-
I was amplifying the negative at the expense of the positive, not to serve any useful function, not to make my writing better, but to destroy it. The lizard brain, so attuned to people laughing behind our backs, was on high alert for this sort of criticism and would do anything it could to stop me from writing again. I haven't sought out and read a review or a tweet since.
-
People who are obsessed amuse me.
-
Perhaps no man is an island, but every man and woman is a nation unto herself. I actually had to look up the definition of "nation"; this is how awkward my relation is to this concept. And it is defined as, "a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory." Perhaps if you replace "descent" with "dissent" the definition becomes more meaningful.
-
People have too many problems during the day; they don't want to think.
-
Every year, it seems to be there are more people right out of college who are willing to jump into a start-up.
-
In the first place, you’re way off when you start railing at things and people instead of at yourself.
-
The difference between ignorant and educated people is that the latter know more facts. But that has nothing to do with whether they are stupid or intelligent.
-
We became a band that was kind of a big band, kind of a band that quite uncool people listen to, people a lot like me. I've realized that's a much more beautiful fate than the plan I had.
-
I think it's always wonderful to dress people in the public eye. It's the icing on the cake and such an endorsement of what we do.
-
If one wants to be active, one must not be afraid of going wrong, one must not be afraid of making mistakes now and then. Many people think that they will become good just by doing no harm -- but that's a lie.... That way lies stagnation, mediocrity.
-
As a man of colour, I've spent my life asking people to see me for who I am. With Obama in the White House, it feels like people have finally caught up to where I've been most of my life.
-
People recognize me, but I get a lot of, 'Didn't I go to camp with you?'
-
By the way, I'm not a vegetarian. I have a lot of respect for people who are vegetarian for religious or ethical reasons.
-
Avoid getting wrapped up in things - especially status purchases - as these often come at the expense of people and relationships.
-
The American people, intrenched in freedom at home, take their love for it with them wherever they go.
-
A government is for the benefit of all the people.
-
Just to be part of the history of the Hollywood Bowl - so many people have played there; at least, all of my heroes have.
-
Some people carry their hearts in their heads; very many carry their heads in their hearts. The difficulty is to keep them apart, yet both actively working together.
-
Through my curtains I can see a big yellow moon. I’m thinking of all the people in the world who will be looking at that same moon. I wonder how many of them haven’t got any eyebrows?
-
The blame for the maddening complications of the federal tax system goes to the people with the most money
-
To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give... You will find that people forget the failures of others very quickly.... My last piece of advice is not to let anyone see your mortification, but whatever you fancy people are saying about you to go on with your ordinary life as though nothing unpleasant had happened to you.
-
Everybody doesn't have to get every joke. People really appreciate not being condescended to.
