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People Quotes
"People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being."
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"A good journalist is not the one that writes what people say, but the one that writes what he is supposed to write."
143
"I felt very strongly the whole social impact of that depression, you know, and I felt very strongly about the efforts that this Resettlement Administration was trying to accomplish; resettling people, helping them, and so on."
142
"In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner."
142
"Well, as you've said, we cannot expect the people of China not to want to progress, so if you have an opportunity to progress, to develop your economy to a world class economy, it's an aspiration that is natural and that, I welcome."
142
"To the people here, we are outsiders. Foreigners."
141
"I'm the kind of writer that people think other people are reading."
141
"I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. I was living peaceably when people began to speak bad of me. Now I can eat well, sleep well and be glad. I can go everywhere with a good feeling."
141
"So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to each other and how they relate to each other and waiting for that inspiration is the thing that allows me to keep writing."
141
"I tried to draw people more realistically, but the figure I neglected to update was myself."
141
"I had a vision how it should sound and I put all my knowledge into this product and it is a fantastic product. People still tell me that I have the best musical thing there."
140
"I never felt that the naming issue was all that important, but I was obviously wrong, judging by how many people felt. I tell people to call it just plain Linux and nothing more."
140
"You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom."
140
"Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel."
140
"People who want alternative information have to try so hard to find it."
140
"In terms of the idea of long-term occupation - I have been reading a little bit more about this period - and you can see in that occupation are many lessons for the current occupation of Iraq. So we have these connections that go way back that people aren't aware of."
139
"Where are the Muslim people's sponsors? Where are its kings? Where are its leaders? The Muslim people is calling upon you, Jerusalem is appealing to you, will anyone answer?"
139
"Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition."
139
"Invariably, also a Palestinian state should live side by side with Israel within recognized and secure borders and the security and prosperity of the Palestinian people must be guaranteed."
139
"I wouldn't overestimate the importance of my popularity in the country and abroad but at the end of the day it's not as important because I believe that my presence here could make some difference and it could encourage people."
139
"I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs."
138
"People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some software projects are born."
138
"The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it."
138
"You have spent many lives and much treasure to bring freedom to many lands that were reluctant to receive it. And here you have a people who won it by themselves and need only the help to preserve it."
138
"You are a large country, you have many resources, and you have people who are highly capable."
137
"This project would not only open up venues of cooperation in the oil and gas sector between the member countries but also help bring the people of regional countries together."
137
"I have been free for more than a month. Some people may think that that is long enough. Others may think that that is not quite long enough."
136
"If it is in the interest of the Palestinian people to have a hudna, we'll have a hudna. If it isn't, we won't."
135
"I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of your people. It's always the people who make things happen."
135
"We want all the Palestinians back in their homeland, and then there can be a fair referendum for people to choose the form of state they want. Whoever gets the majority can rule."
135
"Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying."
134
"It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair."
134
"I don't think Capote loved Smith. But he did make a deep connection. It upset some people, because that had never been the approach to journalistic crime writing, to look into the mind of the killer."
133
"The killing of innocent people is always wrong."
133
"When we began filming, these people had legs, but as we were filming, they had been injured and they were brought to the hospital to have their legs amputated, and that's where we found them and asked them to come and be part of the film."
133
"The mere fact of an American being present could help save the lives of innocent people. That's why I believe in the importance of bearing witness, to become a voice for the voiceless."
133
"I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing."
133
"Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people."
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