People Quotes | Beyond Motive 69/175

top of page

People Quotes

"I just go in my back garden. It's the only place where people don't come and bother you."

"I just go in my back garden. It's the only place where people don't come and bother you."

Boy George, English Musician

13

"You've got to use your celebrity for good stuff, not evil. I think it's lame when people act as if they're better than everyone!"

"You've got to use your celebrity for good stuff, not evil. I think it's lame when people act as if they're better than everyone!"

Rachel Bilson, American Actress

People, Act, Celebrity, Evil

13

"We need to get some people in here. There's no passion out there. There's always an excuse. Nobody wants to step up and be a pro."

"We need to get some people in here. There's no passion out there. There's always an excuse. Nobody wants to step up and be a pro."

Jeff Malone, American Basketball Player

People, Passion

13

"You have cocktails for 250,000 people when millions upon millions are sick."

"You have cocktails for 250,000 people when millions upon millions are sick."

Bruce Davison, American Actor

13

"There's a lot of lying and these are people who are incredibly flawed, and not in very sort of empathetic ways, either. Some of the things they do are pretty awful and some of the things they do to each other are pretty awful."

"There's a lot of lying and these are people who are incredibly flawed, and not in very sort of empathetic ways, either. Some of the things they do are pretty awful and some of the things they do to each other are pretty awful."

Will Arnett, Canadian Actor

People, Lying, Pretty

13

"People know they are lacking something, they are constantly wanting some kind of spiritual guidance."

"People know they are lacking something, they are constantly wanting some kind of spiritual guidance."

Douglas Hurd, British Politician

People, Guidance, Spiritual

13

"If the people of New Zealand want to be part of our world, I believe they should hop off their islands, and push 'em closer."

"If the people of New Zealand want to be part of our world, I believe they should hop off their islands, and push 'em closer."

Lewis Black, American Comedian

People, Islands, Want, World

13

"I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors."

"I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors."

Meryl Streep, American Actress

13

"I think people were just starving for good material because they just weren't getting it on the radio."

"I think people were just starving for good material because they just weren't getting it on the radio."

John Oates, American Musician

13

"I think that in some ways everybody is like Roger. Everybody thinks that when their friends have a problem, that they know the answer and that it's much easier to analyze the problems of other people than your own."

"I think that in some ways everybody is like Roger. Everybody thinks that when their friends have a problem, that they know the answer and that it's much easier to analyze the problems of other people than your own."

Jennifer Beals, American Actress

People, Friends, Problems

13

"You are never so alone as when you are ill on stage. The most nightmarish feeling in the world is suddenly to feel like throwing up in front of four thousand people."

"You are never so alone as when you are ill on stage. The most nightmarish feeling in the world is suddenly to feel like throwing up in front of four thousand people."

Judy Garland, American Actress

People, Feeling, World

13

"People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker."

"People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker."

Mary Austin, American Writer

People, Poker, Prayer

13

"Again, like I said, we're not trying to censor anyone. If you think drugs are cool, fine. Make that movie. We are not going to stop you, or try to stop you, but we would encourage other people to be a bit more responsible about their portrayal of drug usage."

"Again, like I said, we're not trying to censor anyone. If you think drugs are cool, fine. Make that movie. We are not going to stop you, or try to stop you, but we would encourage other people to be a bit more responsible about their portrayal of drug usage."

Gerald McRaney, American Actor

People, Drugs, Trying

13

"I find it incredibly romantic that people should fight for a cause they believe in and be prepared to die for it."

"I find it incredibly romantic that people should fight for a cause they believe in and be prepared to die for it."

James D'arcy, British Actor

People, Cause, Fight, Romantic

13

"People call to keep me abreast of what's going on."

"People call to keep me abreast of what's going on."

Joseph Jarman, American Musician

13

"Somewhere around the fifth or seventh grade I figured out that I could ingratiate myself to people by making them laugh. Essentially, I was just trying to make them like me. But after a while it became part of my identity."

"Somewhere around the fifth or seventh grade I figured out that I could ingratiate myself to people by making them laugh. Essentially, I was just trying to make them like me. But after a while it became part of my identity."

Tina Fey, American Comedian

People, Identity, Trying

13

"Most of our fans seem to be very intelligent people who don't stand out too much, but they're still total freaks. I like that - they're smart and sadistic, which I think is a reflection at us."

"Most of our fans seem to be very intelligent people who don't stand out too much, but they're still total freaks. I like that - they're smart and sadistic, which I think is a reflection at us."

Gene Ween, American Musician

People, Fans, Reflection

13

"But all that having been said, you can't, in a city of a million people like Karbala, or 5 million like Baghdad, you can't be in all places at all times."

"But all that having been said, you can't, in a city of a million people like Karbala, or 5 million like Baghdad, you can't be in all places at all times."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

13

"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are truly good at heart."

"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are truly good at heart."

Kurt Huber, German Celebrity

13

"I show people how to build their own immortality device."

"I show people how to build their own immortality device."

Alex Chiu, American Businessman

People, Immortality

13

"Just because your ad looks good is no insurance that it will get looked at. How many people do you know who are impeccably groomed... but dull?"

"Just because your ad looks good is no insurance that it will get looked at. How many people do you know who are impeccably groomed... but dull?"

William Bernbach, American Businessman

13

"A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people."

"A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people."

Frederick Douglass, American Author

People, Calamity, Learning, May

13

"Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you."

"Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you."

Zac Efron, American Actor

13

"I suspect that writer's block afflicts mainly people who have some stable and ample source of income outside of writing. So far it hasn't been a problem."

"I suspect that writer's block afflicts mainly people who have some stable and ample source of income outside of writing. So far it hasn't been a problem."

Fred Saberhagen, American Author

People, Income, Writer, Writing

13

"People have said to me, You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument. But I've got 10 gold records."

"People have said to me, You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument. But I've got 10 gold records."

Sonny Bono, American Musician

People, Gold, Play, Songs

13

"Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would use as guinea pigs at this directing colloquium, where people pay to listen to and watch the directors direct."

"Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would use as guinea pigs at this directing colloquium, where people pay to listen to and watch the directors direct."

Beth Henley, American Playwright

13

"People try constantly to use me, and I hate it."

"People try constantly to use me, and I hate it."

Tracey Emin, English Artist

13

"I am pleased to see that information campaigns, such as the America's WETLAND effort, are getting the message out, and people are beginning to realize that wetlands loss in Louisiana affects us all."

"I am pleased to see that information campaigns, such as the America's WETLAND effort, are getting the message out, and people are beginning to realize that wetlands loss in Louisiana affects us all."

John Breaux, American Politician

People, America, Beginning, Effort

13

"Some people carry their hearts in their heads; very many carry their heads in their hearts. The difficulty is to keep them apart, yet both actively working together."

"Some people carry their hearts in their heads; very many carry their heads in their hearts. The difficulty is to keep them apart, yet both actively working together."

Augustus Hare, English Writer

People, Difficulty

13

"And what does reward virtue? You think the communist commissar rewards virtue? You think a Hitler rewards virtue? You think, excuse me, if you'll pardon me, American presidents reward virtue? Do they choose their appointees on the basis of the virtue of the people appointed or on the basis of their political clout?"

"And what does reward virtue? You think the communist commissar rewards virtue? You think a Hitler rewards virtue? You think, excuse me, if you'll pardon me, American presidents reward virtue? Do they choose their appointees on the basis of the virtue of the people appointed or on the basis of their political clout?"

Milton Friedman, American Economist

People, Virtue, Reward

13

"Sympathizing and selfish people are alike, both given to tears."

"Sympathizing and selfish people are alike, both given to tears."

Leigh Hunt, English Poet

13

"I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk."

"I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk."

William Howard Taft, American President

People, Profession, Talk

13

"I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions. I wouldn't pawn this off on anybody. I'm sorry it happened. And I hurt people."

"I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions. I wouldn't pawn this off on anybody. I'm sorry it happened. And I hurt people."

Louie Anderson, American Comedian

People, Actions, Excuses, Hurt

13

"There is no such thing as an impartial jury because there are no impartial people. There are people that argue on the web for hours about who their favorite character on "Friends" is."

"There is no such thing as an impartial jury because there are no impartial people. There are people that argue on the web for hours about who their favorite character on "Friends" is."

Jon Stewart, American Entertainer

People, Character, Favorite, Jury

13

"I wanna survive an avalanche. I wanna be one of those people a dog finds buried under a ton of snow, almost dying of starvation."

"I wanna survive an avalanche. I wanna be one of those people a dog finds buried under a ton of snow, almost dying of starvation."

Tre Cool, American Musician

People, Dying, Snow, Starvation

13

"Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else."

"Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else."

A. J. P. Taylor, British Historian

People, Cause, Trouble

13

"There are a lot of people out there who are just waiting that we fail. They brought up the theory that we're one-hit wonders and they want us to fall flat on our noses, just to prove them right."

"There are a lot of people out there who are just waiting that we fail. They brought up the theory that we're one-hit wonders and they want us to fall flat on our noses, just to prove them right."

Mark McGrath, American Musician

People, Noses, Right, Theory

13

"The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer."

"The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer."

James Cameron, American Director

People, Film, Saying

13

"A nation is the same people living in the same place."

"A nation is the same people living in the same place."

James Joyce, Irish Novelist

People, Living, Nation

13

"You need to eat normally and healthfully, and you need to exercise. I'm so passionate about this because I think people spend their lives not happy in their bodies."

"You need to eat normally and healthfully, and you need to exercise. I'm so passionate about this because I think people spend their lives not happy in their bodies."

Courtney Thorne Smith, American Actress

People, Exercise

13

"At MTV, although the audience is smaller, I found it more interesting to deliver news to a specific group of people, because my story then did not have to try to be all things to all people."

"At MTV, although the audience is smaller, I found it more interesting to deliver news to a specific group of people, because my story then did not have to try to be all things to all people."

Tabitha Soren, American Celebrity

13

"I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out."

"I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out."

Bob Woodward, American Journalist

13

"The photographer begins to feel big and bloated and so big he can't walk through one of these doors because he gets a good byline; he gets notices all over the world and so forth; but they're really - the important people are the people he photographs."

"The photographer begins to feel big and bloated and so big he can't walk through one of these doors because he gets a good byline; he gets notices all over the world and so forth; but they're really - the important people are the people he photographs."

Gordon Parks, American Photographer

13

"A corollary is that, when laws are out of touch with the people, those laws can and should be changed - from the most simple local regulations to the highest law of the land, our federal Constitution."

"A corollary is that, when laws are out of touch with the people, those laws can and should be changed - from the most simple local regulations to the highest law of the land, our federal Constitution."

Adrian Cronauer, American Entertainer

People, Constitution, Land, Law

13

"I don't like to watch golf on television because I can't stand people who whisper."

"I don't like to watch golf on television because I can't stand people who whisper."

David Brenner, American Comedian

People, Golf, Television, Whisper

13

"People so far have been very fond of the Robert Altman movie, as I am, and when one things goes well it shines light on your other projects and now I seem to have a number of projects that are moving forward."

"People so far have been very fond of the Robert Altman movie, as I am, and when one things goes well it shines light on your other projects and now I seem to have a number of projects that are moving forward."

Bob Balaban, American Actor

People, Light, Now, Projects

13

"People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a few minutes anyway, free and happy."

"People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a few minutes anyway, free and happy."

Mikhail Bakunin, Russian Revolutionary

People, Church, Forget, Misery

13

"I get way more nervous playing golf in front of 500 people than being on stage in front of 20,000 people."

"I get way more nervous playing golf in front of 500 people than being on stage in front of 20,000 people."

Justin Timberlake, American Musician

People, Being, Golf

13

"The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose."

"The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose."

Walter Lippmann, American Journalist

People, Court, Fool, Whisper

13

"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going."

"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going."

Earl Nightingale, American Entertainer

People, Goals, Succeed

13

bottom of page