People Quotes

"If you want plenty of experience in dealing with difficult people, then have kids"

Bo Bennett, Businessman

"Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity"

Coco Chanel, Designer

"One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government"

Donald Trump, Businessman

"There are people who have money and people who are rich"

Coco Chanel, Designer

"Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

"Management is nothing more than motivating other people"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

"In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

"I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

"I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

"Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

"And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning"

Isaac Asimov, Scientist

"I support health care for people. I want people well taken care of. But I also want health care that we can afford as a country. I have people and friends closing down their businesses because of Obamacare"

Donald Trump, Businessman

"I could never have imagined that firing 67 people on national television would actually make me more popular, especially with the younger generation"

Donald Trump, Businessman

"Every time you walk down the street people are screaming, 'You're fired!'"

Donald Trump, Businessman

"But I believe in fair trade, and I will tell you, I have many, many friends heading up corporations, and people that do just business in China, they say it's virtually impossible. It's very, very hard to come into China. And yet, we welcome them with open arms"

Donald Trump, Businessman

"Some people are so fond of ill luck that they run halfway to meet it"

Douglas William Jerrold, Dramatist

"The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

"Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God, he said exactly what I was thinking.' And when they begin to respect you, they'll follow you to the death"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

"Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

"It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong"

Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher

"Hobbies of any kind are boring except to people who have the same hobby. This is also true of religion, although you will not find me saying so in print"

Dave Barry, Author

"Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing"

William S. Burroughs, Writer

"The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes"

Dave Barry, Author

"People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them"

Dave Barry, Author

"The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided"

Casey Stengel, Athlete

"There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on"

Robert Byrne, Celebrity

"One reason people get divorced is that they run out of gift ideas"

Robert Byrne, Celebrity

"People look at me and see a calm, cool guy on the sidelines and I want them to know that my Christian faith affects my coaching and everything I do"

Tony Dungy, Coach

"If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I'm not always right and people don't always listen"

Tony Dungy, Coach

"I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done"

Tony Dungy, Coach

"For some reason the football coach of a major college program is seen as one of the leaders of the campus. And some way we have to let our young people know that that leader can look like anyone"

Tony Dungy, Coach

"I enjoy talking to young people, and talking to people about helping young people. That part is not a chore. It's pretty fun, and something I like to do because I think it's important"

Tony Dungy, Coach

"Don't shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don't get to live"

Tony Dungy, Coach

"A people represents not so much an aggregate of ideas and theories as of obsessions"

Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher

"That's the difference between the NCAA and the NFL right now. They've got to step up and say, 'We're going to do the right thing. We're going to hire qualified people. We're going to hire the best man for the job regardless of what boosters or anyone else has to say.'"

Tony Dungy, Coach

"I've always talked to players about perception and reality. I don't worry about perception. There may be some of that, that people want to attach to a good name, but the reality is that some good things can happen"

Tony Dungy, Coach

"People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail"

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Jurist

"These people are amazing. It's so emotional I was thinking about wearing waterproof mascara"

Victoria Beckham, Musician

"The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it"

Theodore Roosevelt, President

"I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That's like a free compliment and you don't even gotta be smart to notice it"

Mitch Hedberg, Comedian

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