People Quotes
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Remember to connect with people now and then. In fact, pick up the phone, right now, and call a friend for no other reason than to say hi.
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There's a huge misconception that innovation is mostly about inventing or coming up with cool new things. More often than not, innovation is about figuring out what people really need or want but can't have or afford.
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We people are a species that's wired to tell stories. We need stories. It's how we make sense of things. It's how we learn.
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The people who don't know so much about me regard me more sexually.
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I made my share of mistakes. People can look at that as what not to do, and if they choose to make fun of it, that's fine. I can't control that. All I know is that I can control myself. And at that point in my life, I wasn't even able to do that.
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People get careless when they're feeling safe.
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Tell me I have to be somewhere, and I'll be there 20 minutes early and stay there longer than anybody else. You hold up a lot of people if you're not on time.
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Increasingly I've come to think that what's at the core of acting is thinking. Most people would say it's feeling.
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Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them." "I don't believe in ghosts," I said, faintly. "Some people can't see the color red. That doesn't mean it isn't there," she replied.
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Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.
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Theater is a space where you cross over from everyday life, because there are real people in that moment moving in front of you - you're being invited to believe in a story and cross that bridge.
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The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm in control of every situation. I'm rarely in control of any situation.
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People will keep the TV on even if a show is on that they hate - because, unfortunately, they've been programmed to do that.
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I want people to hear or watch something I've done and feel that I've given it everything I've got.
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You handle animals. You deal with people.
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Leaders at all levels must know their stuff, be dead honest, have unquestioned personal integrity, set the example, and treat their people “fair and square.
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There is not a history of black intellectuals being allied with dominant forces to hold white people in social and cultural subordination for a few centuries. Second, the "our" of black folk has always been far more inclusive that the "our" of white folk. For instance, there would have hardly been a need for "black" churches if "white" churches had meant their "our" for everybody - and not just white folk. But "our" black churches have always been open to all who would join. The same with white society at every level.
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Jewish people have put the interests of race over the interests of the American people.... Jews are filled with more hatred and rage for our race, for our heritage, for our blood than perhaps you can imagine.
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We want to exert pressure on wealthy people.
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People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it's not easily controlled.
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But hey, if that’s too much to ask, tell them to just become Christians—you know, the people who get to go to heaven without having to commit to anything
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Intellectuals may like to think of themselves as people who "speak truth to power" but too often they are people who speak lies to gain power.
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I tend to stare at people and memorize what they're saying and how they say it.
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Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.
