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People Quotes


"Typically, in the cities there can be resistance to the gospel or just to Americans, or anybody that's Western. When you get back into the villages, the people are very welcoming. Then when you get into Muslim areas, it definitely gets a little more difficult."


"I mean, the reality is unemployment today - over 14 million Americans are unemployed. That's exactly what it was a year ago. I mean, this - the American people know we can't borrow and spend and bail our way back to a growing economy."


"People should be allowed to document evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Where is the expectation of privacy if someone is conspiring to commit crime?"



"What President Bush has done speaks more than words about his feeling of compassion and commitment to people."


"In a movie you have all these logistical problems; all these practical problems. But you're also going to have people come who can do things that you can't do, and you get to direct their talents."


"Now I don't know half of the young people in the industry. It's too spread out, too diffuse."


"The three main sources of scepticism are first, that not every people desires freedom; second, that democracy in certain parts of the world would be dangerous; and third, that there is little the world's democracies can do to advance freedom outside their countries."



"As I assume my responsibilities as your representative, I wish to assure you of my loyalty and devotions, as well of my determination to serve you and the people of Canada to the utmost of my abilities."


"The bottom line is that there is a lot more that could and should be done to help people with nutrition and exercise."



"I don't like to talk much with people who always agree with me. It is amusing to coquette with an echo for a little while, but one soon tires of it."


"The only way to find out anything about what kinds of lives people led in any given period is to tunnel into their records and to let them speak for themselves."


"I'm not at all fed up with British films, but I am fed up with playing upper-class people."


"I never got good at predicting what millions of people will suddenly decide is rational."


"Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to be very heavily affected by public policies should have a say in how they are formulated and carried out."


"I've had those people very interested in my writing. Since I think of myself as a composer, I feel really good. I've had lots of guys call me up. I've gotten two or three commissions to write things. I've written lots of movie scores."


"Was I involved in selling drivers licenses to people illegally? Hell no I wasn't. Would I have tolerated it? Hell no."


"Even though a number of people have tried, no one has ever found a way to drink for a living."


"Things on the whole are much faster in America; people don't 'stand for election', they 'run for office.'"


"We simply must look beyond partisan goals and find common ground as Americans. It is imperative that the Members of Congress recognize that partisanship will not serve the American people."


"People will pay more to be entertained than educated."


"I've got news for you: There are going to be people other than Christians in the hereafter. What are you going to do about it? Are you not going to go?"



"I think I feel a little differently than other people do. For some reason I've never felt grown up."



"We put people of concern on the watch list or the no-fly list, so we have a number of layers of security beyond the airport checkpoint. We gather as much information about a passenger as the law allows without profiling."


"I want to make films that make a difference. I want to be out and hope that that will make things better for gay people and for myself. I hope one day I can start to make the kind of projects or be involved with kind of projects that can really make a difference."


"So I think it's important to communicate with the people in terms of what the real facts are on these proposals and try to have a discussion and a dialogue that gives people information. I think they're hungry for that rather than just political rhetoric."


"All parents should be aware that when they mock or curse gay people, they may be mocking or cursing their own child."



"So, yes, we do celebrate America today because the majority will stand up and empower the American people to live that American Dream and to be part of making a better, freer, and safer world."


"Johnny once described our relationship by saying we were as close as two people could be without being married."



"I'm more private than people realize. I'm not that easy to get to know."
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