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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."

"I couldn't talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started screaming and squealing and twitching."

David Byrne, Scottish Musician

15

"People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people."

"People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people."

Rachel Griffiths, American Actress

15

"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."

"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, American Poet

People, Bravery, Chivalry, Justice

15

"You know, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - people are people."

"You know, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - people are people."

Judith Light, American Actress

People, Gay, Lesbian

15

"The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about black people, are wrong."

"The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about black people, are wrong."

Clarence Thomas, American Judge

People, Myths, Wrong

15

"I get cold really quickly, but I don't care. I like weather. I never understand why people move someplace so that they can avoid weather."

"I get cold really quickly, but I don't care. I like weather. I never understand why people move someplace so that they can avoid weather."

Holly Hunter, American Actress

People, Care, Weather

15

"Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the pockets of working people."

"Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the pockets of working people."

Carol Moseley Braun, American Politician

People, Tax, Giving

15

"I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people."

"I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people."

Martha Reeves, American Musician

People, School, Training, University

15

"All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and emotions, stirred into activity by the ruthless Goddess of Distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of the people."

"All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and emotions, stirred into activity by the ruthless Goddess of Distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of the people."

Adolf Hitler, German Criminal

People, Emotions, Popular, Word

15

"People that are 40, they don't sit around at talk about gray hair and how it covers their hair. They talk about highlighting, of course they're covering gray, but they don't talk about it that way. They're going to get their colors because they need a little lightening."

"People that are 40, they don't sit around at talk about gray hair and how it covers their hair. They talk about highlighting, of course they're covering gray, but they don't talk about it that way. They're going to get their colors because they need a little lightening."

Andie MacDowell, American Actress

People, Colors, Hair, Talk

15

"It would be really great if people would realize that stars are only people with the same weaknesses and flaws, not immaculate idols."

"It would be really great if people would realize that stars are only people with the same weaknesses and flaws, not immaculate idols."

Meg Ryan, American Actress

People, Flaws, Idols, Stars

15

"People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be - whether they will admit that or not."

"People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be - whether they will admit that or not."

Earl Nightingale, American Entertainer

People, Want, Will

15

"Wherever we've travelled in this great land of ours, we've found that people everywhere are about 90% water."

"Wherever we've travelled in this great land of ours, we've found that people everywhere are about 90% water."

David Letterman, American Comedian

People, Land, Water

15

"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."

"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."

Carol Gilligan, American Psychologist

People, Conversation, Feeling, Thinking

15

"Besides if people really want to support the troops they would vote democrat."

"Besides if people really want to support the troops they would vote democrat."

David Cross, American Actor

People, Support, Troops, Vote

15

"I just like to have the ideas. Other people can help see them through."

"I just like to have the ideas. Other people can help see them through."

Amy Sedaris, American Actress

People, Ideas, Help

15

"I saw a limit to what I was giving as kind of a scam I was running on the KGB, by giving them people that I knew were their double agents fed to us."

"I saw a limit to what I was giving as kind of a scam I was running on the KGB, by giving them people that I knew were their double agents fed to us."

Aldrich Ames, American Criminal

People, Giving, Running

15

"People who think it doesn't matter who owns our auto industry are flat wrong."

"People who think it doesn't matter who owns our auto industry are flat wrong."

Robert Lutz, American Executive

15

"And hey-the psychiatrist in the show is Italian also. So people are going to focus on what they want to focus on. There's not much you can do about that."

"And hey-the psychiatrist in the show is Italian also. So people are going to focus on what they want to focus on. There's not much you can do about that."

Edie Falco, American Actress

People, Focus, Want

15

"That is why we are working with these various groups that have volunteers. We can get a lot of these things done. Nobody has dropped out, and a lot of people would like to join. We now know what each other does."

"That is why we are working with these various groups that have volunteers. We can get a lot of these things done. Nobody has dropped out, and a lot of people would like to join. We now know what each other does."

C. Everett Koop, American Public Servant

15

"Interviewing people is pretty natural for me."

"Interviewing people is pretty natural for me."

Nina Blackwood, American Celebrity

15

"What a different world this would be if people would listen to those who know more and not merely try to get something from those who have more."

"What a different world this would be if people would listen to those who know more and not merely try to get something from those who have more."

William J. H. Boetcker, American Clergyman

15

"A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.'"

"A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.'"

Ted Williams, American Athlete

People, Goals, Day, Man

15

"Every new baby is a blind desperate vote for survival: people who find themselves unable to register an effective political protest against extermination do so by a biological act."

"Every new baby is a blind desperate vote for survival: people who find themselves unable to register an effective political protest against extermination do so by a biological act."

Lewis Mumford, American Sociologist

People, Act, Baby, Blind

15

"First of all, let me say, 1:15 in the morning, for 20,000 people to still be here, I wasn't the winner, tennis was. That's awesome. I don't know if I've ever felt so good here before."

"First of all, let me say, 1:15 in the morning, for 20,000 people to still be here, I wasn't the winner, tennis was. That's awesome. I don't know if I've ever felt so good here before."

Andre Agassi, American Athlete

People, First, Tennis

15

"There are a lot of people I would have liked to have collaborated with, and would still like to."

"There are a lot of people I would have liked to have collaborated with, and would still like to."

Chaka Khan, American Musician

15

"You never write down to the people - you write the best you can with the hope that someone else will feel the same way."

"You never write down to the people - you write the best you can with the hope that someone else will feel the same way."

William Kraft, American Musician

People, Hope, Will

15

"So there clearly is a sense in which the Labour Party here, certainly at State level is reaching out and connecting with people and reflecting the aspirations and needs of, you know the mass of ordinary Australians."

"So there clearly is a sense in which the Labour Party here, certainly at State level is reaching out and connecting with people and reflecting the aspirations and needs of, you know the mass of ordinary Australians."

Patricia Hewitt, British Politician

People, Aspirations, Needs, Party

15

"To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride."

"To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride."

Darren Aronofsky, American Director

People, Fear, Amusement, Film

15

"While growing up in Birmingham around a lot of West Indian people, reggae and calypso were big influences early on but Otis Redding was the one person who made me wanna sing myself."

"While growing up in Birmingham around a lot of West Indian people, reggae and calypso were big influences early on but Otis Redding was the one person who made me wanna sing myself."

Roland Gift, British Actor

People, Growing up

15

"I think I've finally proven something to people who were cynical about me. Because they were cruel."

"I think I've finally proven something to people who were cynical about me. Because they were cruel."

Nancy Sinatra, American Musician

15

"Different people bring out different aspects of ones personality."

"Different people bring out different aspects of ones personality."

Trevor Dunn, American Musician

People, Personality

15

"We urge all democratic nations and the United Nations to answer the Iraqi Governing Council's call for support for the people of Iraq in making the transition to democracy."

"We urge all democratic nations and the United Nations to answer the Iraqi Governing Council's call for support for the people of Iraq in making the transition to democracy."

Dick Cheney, American Vice President

People, Democracy, Iraq, Nations

15

"It is a weird thing, because most people tend to get more conservative as they get older, but I find myself going the opposite way. I am sure that by the end I will be selling Marxist pamphlets on the Holloway Road."

"It is a weird thing, because most people tend to get more conservative as they get older, but I find myself going the opposite way. I am sure that by the end I will be selling Marxist pamphlets on the Holloway Road."

Rory Bremner, British Comedian

People, Selling, Conservative, End

15

"If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning."

"If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning."

Simon Cowell, British Entertainer

People, Singing

15

"But in fantasy, you can make a complete break, and you can put people in a situation where they are confronted with things that they would not confront in the real world."

"But in fantasy, you can make a complete break, and you can put people in a situation where they are confronted with things that they would not confront in the real world."

Elizabeth Moon, American Author

People, Fantasy, World

15

"I don't understand why people would want to get rid of pigeons. They don't bother no one."

"I don't understand why people would want to get rid of pigeons. They don't bother no one."

Mike Tyson, American Athlete

People, Pigeons, Want

15

"I think with every writer there are two people there."

"I think with every writer there are two people there."

Hugh Leonard, Irish Dramatist

15

"I've dated the sweet mama's boy, the musician rocker, the struggling artist - basically a lot of people without jobs."

"I've dated the sweet mama's boy, the musician rocker, the struggling artist - basically a lot of people without jobs."

Alyssa Milano, American Actress

People, Artist, Jobs

15

"It pisses me off, people are idiots, but what are you going to do? The world is full of idiots. That's why we'll never have flying cars. People don't know how to drive."

"It pisses me off, people are idiots, but what are you going to do? The world is full of idiots. That's why we'll never have flying cars. People don't know how to drive."

Dustin Diamond, American Actor

People, Flying, Idiots, World

15

"I have no desire to be president of the United States. Zero desire. I don't think that I would be electable. And there are far too many people that are far smarter than me to be president. I'd like to find one with some honor and integrity. I haven't seen them yet, but they'll show up."

"I have no desire to be president of the United States. Zero desire. I don't think that I would be electable. And there are far too many people that are far smarter than me to be president. I'd like to find one with some honor and integrity. I haven't seen them yet, but they'll show up."

Glenn Beck, American Journalist

People, Desire, Honor, Integrity

15

"Good looking people turn me off. Myself included."

"Good looking people turn me off. Myself included."

Patrick Swayze, American Actor

15

"Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them."

"Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them."

Norman Vincent Peale, American Clergyman

15

"Guns are neat little things, aren't they? They can kill extraordinary people with very little effort."

"Guns are neat little things, aren't they? They can kill extraordinary people with very little effort."

John W. Hinckley, Jr., American Criminal

People, Effort, John W. Hinckley, Jr.

15

"Let's not just look at it as taking votes away from Gore. Our support comes from a lot of people."

"Let's not just look at it as taking votes away from Gore. Our support comes from a lot of people."

Ralph Nader, American Lawyer

People, Support

15

"So, yeah, I think it had a major effect. I think in franchising younger people, it was just an idea that's never been trotted out before, but it makes perfectly good sense."

"So, yeah, I think it had a major effect. I think in franchising younger people, it was just an idea that's never been trotted out before, but it makes perfectly good sense."

Kurt Loder, American Journalist

People, Idea, Effect, Sense

15

"Great artists suffer for the people."

"Great artists suffer for the people."

Marvin Gaye, American Musician

People, Artists

15

"I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth."

"I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth."

Chief Joseph, American Leader

15

"People use location as a language in films, and Quentin uses action as a language in his films. There's really not a lot of violence. It's more of an emotional beat than it is a physical beat."

"People use location as a language in films, and Quentin uses action as a language in his films. There's really not a lot of violence. It's more of an emotional beat than it is a physical beat."

Lucy Liu, American Actress

People, Action, Language, Violence

15

"It's not too late to develop new friendships or reconnect with people."

"It's not too late to develop new friendships or reconnect with people."

Morrie Schwartz, American Educator

15

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