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"I don't really have studios. I wander around around people's attics, out in fields, in cellars, anyplace I find that invites me."

"I don't really have studios. I wander around around people's attics, out in fields, in cellars, anyplace I find that invites me."

Andrew Wyeth, American Artist

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"I enjoyed hearing people do their own songs. I became attracted to singer-songwriters. I became interested in them as people; was curious about what they wanted to say."

"I enjoyed hearing people do their own songs. I became attracted to singer-songwriters. I became interested in them as people; was curious about what they wanted to say."

Lyle Lovett, American Musician

People, Hearing, Songs

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"People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well."

"People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well."

Joe Gibbs, American Coach

26

"We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that."

"We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that."

Layne Staley, American Musician

26

"We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer."

"We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer."

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German Theologian

26

"And I began to tell little anecdotes that had happened to me, and people would laugh. And I began to like that, you know. But I knew that, 'cause I'd do that in school, but I wouldn't do it out there in front of all them people."

"And I began to tell little anecdotes that had happened to me, and people would laugh. And I began to like that, you know. But I knew that, 'cause I'd do that in school, but I wouldn't do it out there in front of all them people."

Mel Tillis, American Musician

People, Anecdotes, School

26

"I think we just need to stick to our knitting on the topics and the subjects the American people care about."

"I think we just need to stick to our knitting on the topics and the subjects the American people care about."

Sam Brownback, American Politician

26

"There are no original ideas. There are only original people."

"There are no original ideas. There are only original people."

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, American Writer

26

"I can't explain why one wants to pass a particular sort of pain onto other people, but you do."

"I can't explain why one wants to pass a particular sort of pain onto other people, but you do."

Alexis Korner, English Musician

26

"It just gets draining on a person being in the papers every day. So I was like, I'm gonna come back here. I want to talk to all the people, the fans. I want to let them know how much I appreciate all their support."

"It just gets draining on a person being in the papers every day. So I was like, I'm gonna come back here. I want to talk to all the people, the fans. I want to let them know how much I appreciate all their support."

Puff Daddy, American Musician

People, Being, Day, Fans

26

"That's what 90 percent of the people talk about when they're first exposed to the fish."

"That's what 90 percent of the people talk about when they're first exposed to the fish."

Mario Lopez, American Actor

People, First, Fish, Talk

26

"When I think of the library of Alexandria and of the fact that, although it burnt down, people continue to sort the letters of the alphabet according to that tradition, then that makes certain expressions of modernity, even of interventions on the textual level, possible."

"When I think of the library of Alexandria and of the fact that, although it burnt down, people continue to sort the letters of the alphabet according to that tradition, then that makes certain expressions of modernity, even of interventions on the textual level, possible."

Alexander Kluge, German Director

People, Fact, Letters, Modernity

26

"There's something about me that makes a lot of people want to throw up."

"There's something about me that makes a lot of people want to throw up."

Pat Boone, American Musician

26

"A lot of people got lost in Hollywood while trying to become a star. They lost themselves."

"A lot of people got lost in Hollywood while trying to become a star. They lost themselves."

Jennifer O'Neill, American Actress

People, Hollywood, Trying

26

"I was very introverted. I had glasses and was kind of weird. A lot of actors are pretty weird people."

"I was very introverted. I had glasses and was kind of weird. A lot of actors are pretty weird people."

Jennifer Sky, American Actress

People, Actors, Pretty

26

"Ideally, people find mates with whom they can express both their masculine and feminine sides."

"Ideally, people find mates with whom they can express both their masculine and feminine sides."

Scott Bakula, American Actor

26

"So people have been hurting and I understand that. And it doesn't give them comfort or solace for me to tell them, you know, but for me, we would be in a worldwide depression."

"So people have been hurting and I understand that. And it doesn't give them comfort or solace for me to tell them, you know, but for me, we would be in a worldwide depression."

Harry Reid, American Politician

People, Comfort, Depression

26

"For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1."

"For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1."

Pete Sampras, American Athlete

26

"Walt had a marvelous intuition. And because he understood people very well, liked them and had great respect for people, there was nothing cynical about Walt."

"Walt had a marvelous intuition. And because he understood people very well, liked them and had great respect for people, there was nothing cynical about Walt."

John Hench, American Artist

People, Intuition, Nothing, Respect

26

"Fake relationships and fake people coming up to me and all of a sudden wanting to be my friend."

"Fake relationships and fake people coming up to me and all of a sudden wanting to be my friend."

Jason Ritter, American Actor

People, Friend, Relationships

26

"They're not the sharpest people - babies. So, you must be everything to them."

"They're not the sharpest people - babies. So, you must be everything to them."

Paul Reiser, American Comedian

26

"Well yes so far, I was recently in Germany and they had me do six book signings a day and that was too much so I had them cut it down to about three. It becomes taxing at times but its a lot of fun and you meet a lot of nice people."

"Well yes so far, I was recently in Germany and they had me do six book signings a day and that was too much so I had them cut it down to about three. It becomes taxing at times but its a lot of fun and you meet a lot of nice people."

Larry Hagman, American Actor

People, Day, Fun, Germany

26

"Well, I don't know. It's long, it's longer than both of the other books put together, so it's more ambitious. I think I get under the skin of the people a lot more than in the other books."

"Well, I don't know. It's long, it's longer than both of the other books put together, so it's more ambitious. I think I get under the skin of the people a lot more than in the other books."

Cory Doctorow, Canadian Journalist

People, Books, Skin

26

"Now, I do come from a part of the country where the people say that the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow line or roadkill."

"Now, I do come from a part of the country where the people say that the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow line or roadkill."

Blanche Lincoln, American Politician

People, Country, Now, Road

26

"I actually feel sorry for people who have a lot of illusions in their head about what gay is. I mean, I know some gay people who are really wonderful people."

"I actually feel sorry for people who have a lot of illusions in their head about what gay is. I mean, I know some gay people who are really wonderful people."

Richard Chamberlain, American Actor

26

"People don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back."

"People don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back."

Tom Vilsack, American Politician

People, Opportunity, America, Land

26

"What the devil is the point of surviving, going on living, when it's a drag? But you see, that's what people do."

"What the devil is the point of surviving, going on living, when it's a drag? But you see, that's what people do."

Alan Watts, English Philosopher

People, Devil, Living

26

"I just want to be able to play and make people feel good with what I do. When you're thinking that way, anything can happen. And, usually, what happens is good."

"I just want to be able to play and make people feel good with what I do. When you're thinking that way, anything can happen. And, usually, what happens is good."

Mark Knopfler, British Musician

People, Play, Thinking, Want

26

"A number of people who have supported me on the border fence in the U.S. have observed the fences in Israel and their effectiveness."

"A number of people who have supported me on the border fence in the U.S. have observed the fences in Israel and their effectiveness."

Duncan Hunter, American Politician

26

"People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking responsibility for what they know."

"People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking responsibility for what they know."

Brooks Atkinson, American Critic

People, Responsibility, Thinking

26

"A lot of people out there pay good lip service to the idea of personal freedom... right up to the point that someone tries to do something that they don't personally approve of."

"A lot of people out there pay good lip service to the idea of personal freedom... right up to the point that someone tries to do something that they don't personally approve of."

Neal Boortz, American Journalist

People, Idea, Freedom, Right

26

"I like performers who I know are for real. You can tell, man, there's an intensity about their stuff. You can tell right away they're real people, ya know?"

"I like performers who I know are for real. You can tell, man, there's an intensity about their stuff. You can tell right away they're real people, ya know?"

Alan Vega, American Musician

People, Man, Right

26

"Non-democratic regimes always need to mobilize their people against external enemies in order to maintain internal stability."

"Non-democratic regimes always need to mobilize their people against external enemies in order to maintain internal stability."

Natan Sharansky, Russian Writer

People, Enemies, Order, Stability

26

"My security comes from my senses, my sensing the direction I should go and suddenly I felt out of tune, out of step with what other people wanted or what other people expected of me."

"My security comes from my senses, my sensing the direction I should go and suddenly I felt out of tune, out of step with what other people wanted or what other people expected of me."

Kim Novak, American Actress

People, Direction, Security, Senses

26

"In some ways, people forget about average working people, and how they live their lives."

"In some ways, people forget about average working people, and how they live their lives."

Lee Scott, American Businessman

26

"People will justify whatever for a good cause."

"People will justify whatever for a good cause."

Julie Taymor, American Director

People, Cause, Will

26

"If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes."

"If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes."

Bob Edwards, American Journalist

People, Jokes, Want

26

"There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills."

"There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills."

Buddha, Indian Leader

People, Habit, Doubt, Nothing

26

"After one hundred years of federal rule, the United States House of Representatives has moved to provide for the first meaningful route to self-determination for the Puerto Rican people under our federal system."

"After one hundred years of federal rule, the United States House of Representatives has moved to provide for the first meaningful route to self-determination for the Puerto Rican people under our federal system."

Dick Thornburgh, American Politician

People, First, Self, States

26

"The general public thinks all little people are in circuses or sideshows. We have doctors, nurses, just about every field covered."

"The general public thinks all little people are in circuses or sideshows. We have doctors, nurses, just about every field covered."

Billy Barty, American Actor

People, Doctors, Nurses, Public

26

"Now I can see I was at fault for not being more considerate, but when we were doing the show I didn't think it was my job to be considerate to other people."

"Now I can see I was at fault for not being more considerate, but when we were doing the show I didn't think it was my job to be considerate to other people."

Ron Moody, British Actor

People, Being, Fault, Job

26

"Secondly, security. Both the challenges we face in the world and the responsibilities that our country has in protecting our people, are major issues. We need to do more in the context of domestic security."

"Secondly, security. Both the challenges we face in the world and the responsibilities that our country has in protecting our people, are major issues. We need to do more in the context of domestic security."

Robert Menendez, American Politician

People, Country, Security, World

26

"We made this movie for $17, and nobody got anything. So it never dawned on me that we would get real people."

"We made this movie for $17, and nobody got anything. So it never dawned on me that we would get real people."

Paul Reiser, American Comedian

26

"I believe that you should put the right people around you, people that will not let anything go wrong."

"I believe that you should put the right people around you, people that will not let anything go wrong."

Carmelo Anthony, American Athlete

People, Right, Will, Wrong

26

"People always complain about their memories, never about their minds."

"People always complain about their memories, never about their minds."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

People, Memories

26

"I do not think this makes a lot of sense, and I think we should rely on the Park Service to implement the regulations that they have in place with the restrictions so that people can enjoy our parks."

"I do not think this makes a lot of sense, and I think we should rely on the Park Service to implement the regulations that they have in place with the restrictions so that people can enjoy our parks."

Don Sherwood, American Politician

People, Sense, Service

26

"The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds."

"The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds."

Will Durant, American Historian

People, Trouble, Wishes

26

"When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity."

"When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity."

Gerry Adams, Irish Politician

People, Freedom, Pursuit

26

"Certainly I feel like I'm the tip of the arrow at times because certainly the national media wants to talk about the fact that I'm a black Republican and some people think of that as zany that a black person would be a conservative but to me what is zany is any person black, white, red, brown or yellow not being a conservative."

"Certainly I feel like I'm the tip of the arrow at times because certainly the national media wants to talk about the fact that I'm a black Republican and some people think of that as zany that a black person would be a conservative but to me what is zany is any person black, white, red, brown or yellow not being a conservative."

Tim Scott, American Politician

People, Being, Conservative, Fact

26

"Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses?"

"Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses?"

David Brin, American Author

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