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People Quotes


"The Democratic Party will never desert the freedoms of our people under the guise of pretending to protect them."


"To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them."


"I think comics have far more potential than a lot of people realize."



"The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead."



"The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."


"If I gave a damn what other people think of me, I would be more like other people."


"Mentally and physically, I find I can play with these people."


"Several amendments should be made to the primary and general election laws to improve them, but such changes must in no way interfere with a full and free expression of the people's choice in naming the candidates to be voted on at general elections."


"I don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look at it as mutilation."


"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing."


"I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement."



"And it's also producing a growth in debt to the United States that will weight very heavily in a country that has to address issues like having more old people to be covered by Social Security or by pension in the future."


"Often dismissed or underestimated by political opponents, President Reagan had the most valuable weapon in the political arsenal: a bond with the people."


"The Greens have every right to run, that's what democracy is, and they should argue their point by saying how they think people should vote, not by telling us to be silent."


"Many people - and I think I am one of them - are more productive when they've had a little to drink. I find if I drink two or three brandies, I'm far better able to write."


"When I first wrote for orchestra, I didn't realize, when you have 20 people playing a violin line, that is very different than one person playing that line."



"People of little understanding are most apt to be angry when their sense is called into question."


"I have made terrible mistakes that have hurt the people that I cared about the most, and I am terribly sorry. I am deeply ashamed of my terrible judgment and my actions."


"I'd seen people overstay their welcome and I didn't want that to happen at all."


"I just look at it, as it's something that I had to do. I had this vision that really, Graceland is suited for a king and it is his castle. And people really should see it, as he loved it."


"Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets."



"Why is it trivia? People call it trivia because they know nothing and they are embarrassed about it."



"I think in 1991, when Jimmy got to the semifinals, it was just incredible all of the people coming out."


"People were actually approaching me on the street and thinking that I was an athlete. They couldn't quite place it, but a runner, or swimmer or something."


"We will strive to make Taiwan a better place and enable our people to live better lives."


"I think behind closed doors people behave differently no matter what period we're looking at, because people have to stand up straight in public but can slouch behind closed doors - can you imagine wearing those corsets?"


"I've worked with some incredibly difficult directors but my understanding is that a lot of the best people are driven from a place of being extremely challenging and dark within their way."



"I've never been married, but I tell people I'm divorced so they won't think something's wrong with me."


"You know, people think you have to be dumb to skip rope for 45 minutes. No, you have to be able to imagine something else. While you're skipping rope, you have to be able to see something else."


"When you grow up on film, people sometimes have difficulties accepting the fact that you are growing up. They always imagine you younger."



"I think people throughout the world identify with my characters."


"I think people who sample are cheating. It is like people who do collages. Use all of your own stuff."


"I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads."
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