People Quotes

"Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves"

"There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to begin a war and to end it"

"The biggest disease this day and age is that of people feeling unloved"

"Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty"

James Madison, President

"The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it's their fault"

Henry A. Kissinger, Statesman

"There are more fools in the world than there are people"

Heinrich Heine, Poet

"I tell people that I've now done one decent thing in my life. Albeit inadvertently"

Larry David, Actor

"Even though the National Guard and Army Reserve see combat today, it rankles me that people assume it was some kind of waltz in the park back then"

Larry David, Actor

"Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms"

James Madison, President

"A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people"

James Madison, President

"A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country"

James Madison, President

"I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its people. The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves"

Henry A. Kissinger, Statesman

"Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God"

Henry A. Kissinger, Statesman

"Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people"

Garrison Keillor, Writer

"People in the United Kingdom and outside the United States share my bemusement with the United States that America doesn't share with itself"

Bill Hicks, Comedian

"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents"

Andrew Carnegie, Businessman

"The people in charge, globally, are maniacs. They are maniacs, and unless we do something about it these people are going to deprive us of a future"

Thom Yorke, Musician

"We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules"

Alan Bennett, Dramatist

"Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself"

Henry Miller, Writer

"Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself"

Henry Miller, Writer

"If we got into a situation where people start burning our records, then bring it on. That's the whole point. The gloaming has begun. We're in the darkness. This has happened before. Go read some history"

Thom Yorke, Musician

"I think maybe since there isn't a great deal of access to the mainstream media and people don't understand the language of mainstream media, if you put music out there with lyrics that are loosely political, people absorb some of it and spit it back out"

Thom Yorke, Musician

"Generally speaking, if people are prepared to stick their heads above the power pit, like Zinn says, and absorb what's going on around them, it makes them think"

Thom Yorke, Musician

"I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people"

John Lennon, Musician

"I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong"

John Lennon, Musician

"To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea"

James Madison, President

"The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms"

James Madison, President

"In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people"

James Madison, President

"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations"

James Madison, President

"He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight, which no doubt, was why so many people looked on it as immoral"

John Galsworthy, Author

"Instead of this absurd division into sexes they ought to class people as static and dynamic"

Evelyn Waugh, Author

"Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way"

Barbara Bush, First Lady

"I like to talk about my obsession with french fries because I don't want people to think that 'Let's Move' is about complete, utter deprivation. It's about moderation and real-life changes and ideas that really work for families"

Michelle Obama, First Lady

"I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity"

Michelle Obama, First Lady

"Fortunately, we have help from the media. I have to say this: I'm very grateful for the support and kindness that we've gotten. People have respected their privacy and in that way, I think, you know, no matter what people may feel about my husband's policies or what have you, they care about children and that's been good to see"

Michelle Obama, First Lady

"For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction"

Michelle Obama, First Lady

"And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them"

Michelle Obama, First Lady

"Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry"

John Lennon, Musician

"When oil and gas prices went up dramatically and filled up the state treasury, I sent a large share of that revenue back where it belonged - directly to the people of Alaska"

Sarah Palin, Politician

"People know something has gone terribly wrong with our government and it has gotten so far off track. But people also know that there is nothing wrong in America that a good old-fashioned election can't fix"

Sarah Palin, Politician

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