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People Quotes


"People are intrigued and fascinated, almost obsessed with the private lives of great public personalities."


"Obscenities... I think a lot of dumb people do it because they can't think of what they want to say and they're frustrated. A lot of smart people do it to pretend they aren't very smart - want to be just one of the boys."


"More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made."


"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera."


"We have always been a great national party, with views on all the main issues. We recognise that what matters to people most are those things that affect their daily lives: schools, hospitals, transport and law and order and we have plenty to say about them."


"I think one of the nicest things that we created as a generation was just the fact that we could say, 'Hey, I don't like white people.'"


"People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware."


"More often than what you're suggesting, I find people are surprised that I have an urban side to me."



"I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think it's a publicity stunt."


"I didn't grow up with any concept of people being deviants unless they mistreated others."



"When people conclude that all is futile, then the absurd becomes the norm."


"I rejected the armed struggle because, as a Christian, I am committed to a nonviolent and peaceful struggle. But people take their own initiatives, because it is a Lebanon type of situation here."


"Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this challenge, to show that Europe can function in a mature and responsible way, to start delivering tangible results that show we are taking people's concerns seriously."


"People out there maybe know who Junior Parker is and some of those Sun Records blues guys."


"A cult following is a nice way of saying very few people like you."


"People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions."


"What would surprise a lot of people about me... I'm a gardener! I have a green thumb. I really like to get into the shrubs, the bushes, and really cultivate."


"Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves."



"If people around the world knew how well people at Guantanamo Bay are treating prisoners, they would not fall prey to the accusations that some in our Chamber are making. They are all receiving judicial review."


"People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately."


"I should be getting photographs of me with my arm around these people like restaurant owners do, because eventually I am going to have to prove to my kids that once I was an actor!"


"This isn't really a convention, This is really an infomercial. And every night we'll have a different infomercial and people view it with a certain level of cynicism."


"People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone."


"People used to complain that selling a president was like selling a bar of soap. But when you buy soap, at least you get the soap. In this campaign you just get two guys telling you they really value cleanliness."
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