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People Quotes


"We are here predominantly to support independent filmmakers and their needs. We are also here to assist people actually in their production, non-commercial people in their production."



"But unlike the setup in most organizations, where there's an administrator on top and creative people or doers underneath, I'm basically a doer and I like to have administrative people underneath me."


"One of the people that became a major source was Clarence Tripp who worked with Kinsey."


"When I said I didn't have a cent, I didn't. I used to get annoyed with people who said they were broke when they had five dollars."



"A matter that seems to be very clear in terms of the alternative view, is what do you expect to happen in Africa with regard to immune systems, where people are poor, subject to repeat infections and all of that. Surely you would expect their immune systems to collapse."



"I think when two people get together, their past is their past. Their reputations are reputations. You can only take someone the way you find them... on face value. I think that was how we were both, the way we were."


"People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news."


"Never reveal all of yourself to other people; hold back something in reserve so that people are never quite sure if they really know you."



"Even when I was Archbishop of Wales and working with new bishops, I used to say, not realising quite how true it was, 'One of the things you will do as a bishop is disappoint people'."


"It only takes five people in black robes to determine such crucial issues for our country as abortion, pornography, same-sex 'marriage,' and religious liberties."


"I am extremely shy. I am not happy in crowds of people."


"When I do documentaries, my best information ends up on the cutting-room floor. People have trouble dealing with sexual honesty."



"I guess people think the taller you are the more dominant you have to be."


"People who take risks are the people you'll lose against."


"I really admire people who are extraordinarily tolerant and patient."



"Artists aren't really people. And I'm actually 40 per cent papier mache."


"But I just think we've got such a continuity with what we're doing that most people come in and fill in the blanks. And sometimes we leave a lot of blanks to be filled."


"I'm an actor and I've created a lasting and memorable character named Frasier, who is not me, but who most people think is. So when I have a chance to play something that's different, I embrace it because it's fun; also in this case, he's a memorable character."


"My proposal now is to test a vaccine first on people who have been infected, and if you show some efficacy at this level, you might be able to go further to study uninfected people in a population with a high rate of infection."


"One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people."


"My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin."


"There were a whole lot, I bought every blues record I could find, it wasn't just one or two people. My vocal influences were Ray Charles and Bobby Blue Bland."


"Advertising degrades the people it appeals to; it deprives them of their will to choose."


"I like to move among painters, mathematicians, psychologists, people who can tell me something."


"When you're out there with thousands of people it's probably better to have a bigger show to look at, and it turned out really well and they videoed it for me."


"Everybody should want to make sure that we have the cyber tools necessary to investigate cyber crimes, and to be prepared to defend against them and to bring people to justice who commit it."


"The difference between mad people and sane people... is that sane people have variety when they talk-story. Mad people have only one story that they talk over and over."


"No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute protection. People sometimes meet that high burden and win libel suits, and in those cases I think they ought to win."



"Just like other illnesses, depression can be treated so that people can live happy, active lives."


"Major League Baseball has always recognized the influence that our stars can have on the youth of America. As such, we are concerned that recent revelations and allegations of steroid use have been sending a terrible message to young people."


"I've found that if I say what I'm really thinking and feeling, people are more likely to say what they really think and feel. The conversation becomes a real conversation."
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