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"People think I must have been turning cartwheels on the night I sealed the movie deal - which was only two days after sealing the book deal - but I was really quite terrified."
Laura Hillenbrand
"People think I must have been turning cartwheels on the night I sealed the movie deal - which was only two days after sealing the book deal - but I was really quite terrified."
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"There really aren't any completely Asian people singing right now."
Utada Hikaru
"There really aren't any completely Asian people singing right now."
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"People would say, Can we develop a sitcom around you? and I would say, Not interested. I'm very happy doing standup and writing and taking my kids to school."
Jeff Foxworthy
"People would say, Can we develop a sitcom around you? and I would say, Not interested. I'm very happy doing standup and writing and taking my kids to school."
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"I've got a nice little crafty deal with the people in Barbados; 10 days out there teaching the locals how to play darts for an hour a day. Get paid for that as well."
Eric Bristow
"I've got a nice little crafty deal with the people in Barbados; 10 days out there teaching the locals how to play darts for an hour a day. Get paid for that as well."
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"I have nothing against respecting people who lived before, but we have no responsibility toward them."
Leon Kass
"I have nothing against respecting people who lived before, but we have no responsibility toward them."
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"Stupid people are ruining America."
Herman Cain
"Stupid people are ruining America."
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"We're absolutely American and distinctly so, I think. That's part of what people respond to outside of this country, part of the reason that we're such a huge band outside of the U.S., where we're not so popular now as we were 10 or 12 years ago."
Michael Stipe
"We're absolutely American and distinctly so, I think. That's part of what people respond to outside of this country, part of the reason that we're such a huge band outside of the U.S., where we're not so popular now as we were 10 or 12 years ago."
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"The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' does not say it's O.K. to kill some people and not others."
Marvin Harris
"The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' does not say it's O.K. to kill some people and not others."
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"In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could just devote my energies to encouraging people to find their true selves."
Dirk Benedict
"In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could just devote my energies to encouraging people to find their true selves."
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"And the fact that I see so many films really seems to amaze certain people."
Jacques Rivette
"And the fact that I see so many films really seems to amaze certain people."
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"Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes."
E. M. Forster
"Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes."
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"Lonely people, in talking to each other, can make each other lonelier."
Lillian Hellman
"Lonely people, in talking to each other, can make each other lonelier."
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"Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went."
Laura Hillenbrand
"Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went."
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"He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes."
Buddha
"He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes."
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"Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals."
Abba Eban
"Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals."
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"Even before he had one book published, Jack was one of those people you could feel was very special."
David Amram
"Even before he had one book published, Jack was one of those people you could feel was very special."
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"People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most."
Wayne Dyer
"People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most."
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"Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them."
Joseph Heller
"Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them."
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"People say that I'm always late, but that's a myth."
Milla Jovovich
"People say that I'm always late, but that's a myth."
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"There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United States who can veto that decision."
Barbara Jordan
"There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United States who can veto that decision."
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"I think I can speak for all four of us on the show here. We all consider ourselves to be feminists and we get very upset when people don't think we are. We're like, where did this come from? Of course we are."
Kristin Davis
"I think I can speak for all four of us on the show here. We all consider ourselves to be feminists and we get very upset when people don't think we are. We're like, where did this come from? Of course we are."
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"Fame can be just so annoying because people are so critical of you. You can't just say, 'hi'. You say hi and people whisper' man did you see the way she said hi? What an attitude."
Juliette Lewis
"Fame can be just so annoying because people are so critical of you. You can't just say, 'hi'. You say hi and people whisper' man did you see the way she said hi? What an attitude."
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"Everyday people are not very good designers."
Donald Norman
"Everyday people are not very good designers."
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"People like to let loose at rock concerts and it gives them an excuse to do it in a way that is not destructive to others and not really destructive to the band."
James Young
"People like to let loose at rock concerts and it gives them an excuse to do it in a way that is not destructive to others and not really destructive to the band."
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"People look at me and look, but I do not care."
Anna Held
"People look at me and look, but I do not care."
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"There's almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you're at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of effort getting around stupid laws and not paying taxes."
Esther Dyson
"There's almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you're at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of effort getting around stupid laws and not paying taxes."
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"Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act."
Jack Welch
"Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act."
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"In fact, some reviewers have said that as they got into the story they forgot that the protagonist is a black woman. They were moved by the story - by the people as a whole - and not by the little things."
Christopher Darden
"In fact, some reviewers have said that as they got into the story they forgot that the protagonist is a black woman. They were moved by the story - by the people as a whole - and not by the little things."
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"Even during my youth, I can recall very few black people living on any kind of public assistance. People were working, doing some kind of job that was useful to the community."
Ed Smith
"Even during my youth, I can recall very few black people living on any kind of public assistance. People were working, doing some kind of job that was useful to the community."
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"There's a clip where he had someone miming me running around from keyboard to keyboard. Oh dear, I am sure a lot of people didn't know what he was going on about."
Keith Emerson
"There's a clip where he had someone miming me running around from keyboard to keyboard. Oh dear, I am sure a lot of people didn't know what he was going on about."
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"I don't think children are any more resilent than anyone else. They're just people with little bodies."
Kirstie Alley
"I don't think children are any more resilent than anyone else. They're just people with little bodies."
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"There's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff."
Frank Shorter
"There's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff."
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"Instead of this absurd division into sexes they ought to class people as static and dynamic."
Evelyn Waugh
"Instead of this absurd division into sexes they ought to class people as static and dynamic."
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"And I think it's a real challenge to be up there sometimes with only a keyboard if they don't have a grand piano... and to try to win people over that way. It's really hard."
Chantal Kreviazuk
"And I think it's a real challenge to be up there sometimes with only a keyboard if they don't have a grand piano... and to try to win people over that way. It's really hard."
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"No matter what your choices are, you truly have no control about what people think of you."
Neve Campbell
"No matter what your choices are, you truly have no control about what people think of you."
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"When I go in front of an audience, I'll admit I sometimes have a certain amount of fear in me, because maybe the people are not going to accept what I'm doing today. That's bad for any artist, especially if what you're doing is not in line with what's happening today."
Jimmy Rushing
"When I go in front of an audience, I'll admit I sometimes have a certain amount of fear in me, because maybe the people are not going to accept what I'm doing today. That's bad for any artist, especially if what you're doing is not in line with what's happening today."
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"SO when I got word from three different sets of people who all said Manson had cancer, I knew I couldn't get straight info from his staff and had no choice but to go over the fence for it."
Lynette Fromme
"SO when I got word from three different sets of people who all said Manson had cancer, I knew I couldn't get straight info from his staff and had no choice but to go over the fence for it."
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"People with insufficient personalities are fond of cats. These people adore being ignored."
Henry Morgan
"People with insufficient personalities are fond of cats. These people adore being ignored."
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"Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart."
Reese Witherspoon
"Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart."
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"People are trading distance for dollars."
Ray Brown
"People are trading distance for dollars."
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"It is a different world than when I was growing up, and you started to just kind of maintain at thirty-five and just hope you can hope it together. People are a lot more vital than I am and doing all kinds of things and leading really important movements."
Susan Sarandon
"It is a different world than when I was growing up, and you started to just kind of maintain at thirty-five and just hope you can hope it together. People are a lot more vital than I am and doing all kinds of things and leading really important movements."
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"There is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up."
Bernice Johnson Reagon
"There is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up."
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"There was an opening in the ER program at King Drew, so I spent the next month there, fascinated with the range of pathology that I observed, the diversity of skill that the ER physicians had to acquire, the variety of cases, and the ability to interact closely with people."
Samuel Wilson
"There was an opening in the ER program at King Drew, so I spent the next month there, fascinated with the range of pathology that I observed, the diversity of skill that the ER physicians had to acquire, the variety of cases, and the ability to interact closely with people."
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"From the stage I've seen people of all ages absolutely roaring at really good toilet humour."
Adrian Edmondson
"From the stage I've seen people of all ages absolutely roaring at really good toilet humour."
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"Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little."
Lee Iacocca
"Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little."
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"Now I can walk into a room full of people I don't know and do my job. That's quite a massive thing to learn, I think."
Kate Moss
"Now I can walk into a room full of people I don't know and do my job. That's quite a massive thing to learn, I think."
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"The Cuban people have an amazingly strong and unbroken spirit."
Wim Wenders
"The Cuban people have an amazingly strong and unbroken spirit."
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"I couldn't talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started screaming and squealing and twitching."
David Byrne
"I couldn't talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started screaming and squealing and twitching."
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"People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people."
Rachel Griffiths
"People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people."
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"The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice."
James Weldon Johnson
"The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice."
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