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People Quotes

"We reproach people for talking about themselves; but it is the subject they treat best."

"We reproach people for talking about themselves; but it is the subject they treat best."

Anatole France, French Novelist

People, Talking

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"Inventories can be managed, but people must be led."

"Inventories can be managed, but people must be led."

Ross Perot, American Businessman

14

"We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to return to the people. I came from them. I wish to be one of them again."

"We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to return to the people. I came from them. I wish to be one of them again."

Calvin Coolidge, American President

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"I rely on my instincts and intuition, and I feel it's so imperative for people to follow not the path but their path."

"I rely on my instincts and intuition, and I feel it's so imperative for people to follow not the path but their path."

Emma Stone, American Actress

People, Intuition

14

"People with fertility problems are not alone. It is a very very common problem for couples today. I've seen statistics that are just staggering."

"People with fertility problems are not alone. It is a very very common problem for couples today. I've seen statistics that are just staggering."

Michael Zaslow, American Actor

People, Problems, Statistics, Today

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"The myth of fascist efficiency has deluded many people."

"The myth of fascist efficiency has deluded many people."

Henry A. Wallace, American Vice President

People, Efficiency, Myth

14

"The Lord will bless us with more baptisms if you make sure the ones you have are going to keep their commitments. The Lord will not prepare more people for baptism if we are not converting the ones we have."

"The Lord will bless us with more baptisms if you make sure the ones you have are going to keep their commitments. The Lord will not prepare more people for baptism if we are not converting the ones we have."

Richard G. Scott, American Clergyman

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"I would gladly do it but I am suffering from social phobia. I cannot manage being in a crowd of people."

"I would gladly do it but I am suffering from social phobia. I cannot manage being in a crowd of people."

Elfriede Jelinek, American Playwright

People, Being, Suffering

14

"Dan Curtis, our producer, has the idea that people like to see a stock company of actors."

"Dan Curtis, our producer, has the idea that people like to see a stock company of actors."

Thayer David, American Actor

People, Idea, Actors, Company

14

"When you look like you stepped out of a catalog, that's never good. People shouldn't succumb to trend, they should interpret trend."

"When you look like you stepped out of a catalog, that's never good. People shouldn't succumb to trend, they should interpret trend."

Rachel Zoe, American Designer

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"You lose your anonymity just like a helium balloon with a string. Therefore people are going to have their own opinion and they're going to write in whatever clever manner they desire."

"You lose your anonymity just like a helium balloon with a string. Therefore people are going to have their own opinion and they're going to write in whatever clever manner they desire."

Kim Basinger, American Actress

People, Desire, Opinion

14

"People are people the world over. Some are good, some bad, some greedy and some generous. Nations are like people and act the same way."

"People are people the world over. Some are good, some bad, some greedy and some generous. Nations are like people and act the same way."

George Aiken, American Politician

People, Act, Nations, World

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"I think the blues will always be around. People need it."

"I think the blues will always be around. People need it."

Johnny Winter, American Musician

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"Since I do not believe that there should be different recommendations for people living in the Bronx and people living in Manhattan, I am uncomfortable making different recommendations for my patients in Boston and in Haiti."

"Since I do not believe that there should be different recommendations for people living in the Bronx and people living in Manhattan, I am uncomfortable making different recommendations for my patients in Boston and in Haiti."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

People, Boston, Living

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"Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted."

"Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted."

Andrew Jackson, American President

People, Fear, May

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"You forget that sometimes people are out there to get you - they don't even have a reason."

"You forget that sometimes people are out there to get you - they don't even have a reason."

Marion Jones, American Athlete

People, Forget, Reason

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"Most people seek after what they do not possess and are enslaved by the very things they want to acquire."

"Most people seek after what they do not possess and are enslaved by the very things they want to acquire."

Anwar Sadat, Egyptian Statesman

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"There's a lot more pressure on me at United. There are people out there trying to shoot you down."

"There's a lot more pressure on me at United. There are people out there trying to shoot you down."

Wayne Rooney, English Athlete

People, Pressure, Trying, United

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"Jewish persecution is a historical memory of the present generation and people fear it in the present day, and that's why those references are so much more powerful. I just understand that better now."

"Jewish persecution is a historical memory of the present generation and people fear it in the present day, and that's why those references are so much more powerful. I just understand that better now."

Gregg Easterbrook, American Author

People, Fear, Day, Memory

14

"TIVO executives stand up and say, 'Well, we're not getting rid of commercials, but we are letting them fast forward, because people like commercials, and if they see one that they like they stop and watch it.' I mean, please."

"TIVO executives stand up and say, 'Well, we're not getting rid of commercials, but we are letting them fast forward, because people like commercials, and if they see one that they like they stop and watch it.' I mean, please."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

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"We see the people that have got stars in their eyes, but if you've really got what it takes, you can get from, say the beginnings, to the top in about five years."

"We see the people that have got stars in their eyes, but if you've really got what it takes, you can get from, say the beginnings, to the top in about five years."

Trisha Goddard, English Entertainer

People, Beginnings, Eyes, Stars

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"People just loved the sound because I kept it simple."

"People just loved the sound because I kept it simple."

Dick Dale, American Musician

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"I try to treat people the way I would like to be treated, but I can't worry about what everyone's going to think."

"I try to treat people the way I would like to be treated, but I can't worry about what everyone's going to think."

Victoria Principal, American Actress

14

"The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people."

"The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people."

John Stuart Mill, English Philosopher

People, Liberty

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"My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people."

"My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people."

Laurie Anderson, American Musician

People, Decision, Job

14

"So many people bare their midriffs, I don't know why mine is such an issue."

"So many people bare their midriffs, I don't know why mine is such an issue."

Shania Twain, Canadian Musician

14

"People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim."

"People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim."

Ann Landers, American Journalist

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"As an actor, you're pretty much a hired gun. You are reading other people's words off of a page and doing what they want you to do."

"As an actor, you're pretty much a hired gun. You are reading other people's words off of a page and doing what they want you to do."

Corey Feldman, American Actor

People, Pretty, Reading

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"With pop stars or film stars, we become the object of people's self-definition, as well as the object of sexual definition."

"With pop stars or film stars, we become the object of people's self-definition, as well as the object of sexual definition."

George Michael, British Musician

People, Film, Self, Stars

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"I'm happy for people who want to get married. It's not my thing."

"I'm happy for people who want to get married. It's not my thing."

Charlize Theron, South African Actress

14

"Like any show, I think some episodes are going to be stronger than others, but I think it's a good show that people enjoy and I hear the reactions too."

"Like any show, I think some episodes are going to be stronger than others, but I think it's a good show that people enjoy and I hear the reactions too."

Anthony Michael Hall, American Actor

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"The people of western Missouri are, in some respects, very peculiar. We will take Jackson county where I was born for instance. In that section the people seemed to be born fighters, the instinct being inherited from a long line of ancestors."

"The people of western Missouri are, in some respects, very peculiar. We will take Jackson county where I was born for instance. In that section the people seemed to be born fighters, the instinct being inherited from a long line of ancestors."

Cole Younger, American Criminal

People, Being, Instinct, Will

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"It isn't until you begin to fight in your own cause that you become really committed to winning and become a genuine ally of other people struggling for their freedom."

"It isn't until you begin to fight in your own cause that you become really committed to winning and become a genuine ally of other people struggling for their freedom."

Robin Morgan, American Activist

People, Winning, Cause, Fight

14

"In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read."

"In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read."

S. I. Hayakawa, American Politician

People, Literature, Sense, Will

14

"People ask me why I keep getting injured but I have just had to accept it is one of those things that happen."

"People ask me why I keep getting injured but I have just had to accept it is one of those things that happen."

Jamie Redknapp, English Athlete

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"I remembered the 500 people that lived on a reserve outside my little town, behind a big fence."

"I remembered the 500 people that lived on a reserve outside my little town, behind a big fence."

Phillip Noyce, Australian Director

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"Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?"

"Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?"

Rose Kennedy, American Author

People, Birds, Delight

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"If politicians continue to promote separatism in Australia, they should not continue to hold their seats in this parliament. They are not truly representing all Australians, and I call on the people to throw them out."

"If politicians continue to promote separatism in Australia, they should not continue to hold their seats in this parliament. They are not truly representing all Australians, and I call on the people to throw them out."

Pauline Hanson, Australian Politician

People, Parliament, Politicians

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"Be these people either Conservatives or Socialists, Yellows or Reds, the most important thing is - and that is the point I want to stress - that all of them are right in the plain and moral sense of the word."

"Be these people either Conservatives or Socialists, Yellows or Reds, the most important thing is - and that is the point I want to stress - that all of them are right in the plain and moral sense of the word."

Karel Capek, Czechoslovakian Writer

People, Right, Sense, Stress

14

"I have been lucky, of course. Like, last year, if I went out, I'd have to fight to chat someone up. This year, I look exactly the same, which is really scruffy, and yet lots of people seem to have just changed their minds and decided I'm really sexy."

"I have been lucky, of course. Like, last year, if I went out, I'd have to fight to chat someone up. This year, I look exactly the same, which is really scruffy, and yet lots of people seem to have just changed their minds and decided I'm really sexy."

Robert Pattinson, English Actor

14

"In the final analysis, the whole cause of world revolution hinges on the revolutionary struggles of the Asian, African and Latin American people who make up the overwhelming majority of the world's population."

"In the final analysis, the whole cause of world revolution hinges on the revolutionary struggles of the Asian, African and Latin American people who make up the overwhelming majority of the world's population."

Lin Biao, Chinese Politician

People, African, American, Cause

14

"Through teaching myself how to be happy and get through things, I hope I can also do that for other people."

"Through teaching myself how to be happy and get through things, I hope I can also do that for other people."

Taryn Manning, American Actress

People, Hope, Teaching

14

"To the extent that I considered the personal burden of harming the people who had trusted me, plus the Agency, or the United States, I wasn't processing that."

"To the extent that I considered the personal burden of harming the people who had trusted me, plus the Agency, or the United States, I wasn't processing that."

Aldrich Ames, American Criminal

People, Burden, states, United

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"We're going to look awfully stupid if we give income tax relief to people who do not pay income taxes."

"We're going to look awfully stupid if we give income tax relief to people who do not pay income taxes."

Joe Scarborough, American Politician

People, Tax, Income, Taxes

14

"It brings people together. It brings the races together. It brings religions together."

"It brings people together. It brings the races together. It brings religions together."

Billy Higgins, American Musician

14

"I'm in the process of brainstorming with my marketing team and all that stuff, trying to come up with a concept for a late-night restaurant for people in Birmingham."

"I'm in the process of brainstorming with my marketing team and all that stuff, trying to come up with a concept for a late-night restaurant for people in Birmingham."

Ruben Studdard, American Musician

People, Marketing, Trying

14

"When I look into the crowd, I see young and old, black and white - it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people."

"When I look into the crowd, I see young and old, black and white - it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people."

Patti LaBelle, American Musician

14

"It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the congress has been in too many cases more than willing to walk away from its constitutional powers."

"It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the congress has been in too many cases more than willing to walk away from its constitutional powers."

Robert Byrd, American Politician

People, Congress, Separation

14

"I represent the views and the values of the people of the district."

"I represent the views and the values of the people of the district."

Paul Gillmor, American Politician

14

"Being on Oprah? You realize that there are a couple of types of audience members. There are like the cult people in the audience who are just crying before she gets on. And then there are the people who are playing it cool. I definitely was somewhere in the middle."

"Being on Oprah? You realize that there are a couple of types of audience members. There are like the cult people in the audience who are just crying before she gets on. And then there are the people who are playing it cool. I definitely was somewhere in the middle."

Genevieve Gorder, American Designer

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