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People Quotes


"Even more than this, however, the sick - like lepers - were often reviled because people believed that they had brought their torments upon themselves."


"Some scientists use TeX or LatEX but for most people Word is the thing that writers use these days."


"If people only knew as much about painting as I do, they would never buy my pictures."


"Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well."


"I definitely enjoy being in front of people which gives me that exciting immediate rush."


"I think another problem people have is they are always searching for that high, and they don't realize they can get that same high with that same person again."


"We know that if we're going to remain economically competitive in the world, and viable as a civic democracy, that we're going to have to get more people educated to higher levels."


"Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live."


"Several tons of dynamite are set off in this picture - none of it under the right people."


"There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people."


"I know I'm not going to sing like Aretha Franklin or Elvis Presley or any of those people."


"One in six people suffer depression or a chronic anxiety disorder. These are not the worried well but those in severe mental pain with conditions crippling enough to prevent them living normal lives."


"We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do."


"A person who cares deeply about what people need in their lives is someone I'll never forget."


"We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?"


"A team championship doesn't happen because three people score 10s, it happens because all the guys score well. In my opinion, everyone deserved 10s, we're all 10s on this team."


"I'm sure that people must say about me, on the screen, 'Good gracious, is Jeanette MacDonald going to take off her clothes - again?"


"Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist."


"There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double."


"Does the New York City Ballet affect other places? Yeah, it lets people know they should come to New York."


"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. They wake up in the morning and that's the best they're going to feel all day."


"At this point I've got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when 'Weird Al' wants to go parody, it's not meant to make them look bad... it's meant to be a tribute."


"You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children? Those who've never had any."


"I've always been drawn to tormented people full of contradictions."


"As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if you're a celebrity because people care."



"Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try."


"The difference between people and ideas is... only superficial."


"The fact is that the economy is really posed for the kind of recovery that people can see and understand."


"But I certainly know a lot of people that existed at that level and are always kind of pining for more, always thinking that the next big break, the next opportunity, the big role are just around the corner of the next audition."


"You have to do things people see or you don't get to do anything."
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