People Quotes

Small: If most people are not willing to see the difficulty, this is mainly because, consciously or unconsciously, th
"If most people are not willing to see the difficulty, this is mainly because, consciously or unconsciously, they assume that it will be they who will settle these questions for the others, and because they are convinced of their own capacity to do this"
Friedrich August von Hayek, Economist
Small: Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning expe
"Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again"
W. Clement Stone, Businessman
Small: I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essenti
Arthur Ashe
"I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner"
Arthur Ashe, Athlete
Small: I think Im a fun flatmate. Im always cheerful. I go on tour with my band so its 12 people on one bus and I fee
"I think I'm a fun flatmate. I'm always cheerful. I go on tour with my band so it's 12 people on one bus and I feel like I'm the one who's happy in the morning. I'm not a chaotic person, but I might slack off on doing the dishes from time to time"
Zooey Deschanel, Actress
Small: Always the aim for me is making people feel like they are not alone. Thats just the greatest feeling
"Always the aim for me is making people feel like they are not alone. That's just the greatest feeling"
Zooey Deschanel, Actress
Small: People dont have fortunes left them in that style nowadays men have to work and women to marry for money. Its
"People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world"
Louisa May Alcott, Novelist
Small: We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course and the end cannot be far. It seems a pi
"We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course and the end cannot be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. For God's sake, look after our people"
Robert Falcon Scott, Explorer
Small: People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
"People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel"
Andre Maurois, Writer
Small: The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the w
"The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction"
Harry S. Truman, President
Small: People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited
"People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited"
William Makepeace Thackeray, Novelist
Small: People hate as they love, unreasonably
"People hate as they love, unreasonably"
William Makepeace Thackeray, Novelist
Small: The communism of Marx seeks a strong state centralization, and where this exists, there the parasitic Jewish n
Mikhail Bakunin
"The communism of Marx seeks a strong state centralization, and where this exists, there the parasitic Jewish nation - which speculates upon the labor of people - will always find the means for its existence"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, t
Mikhail Bakunin
"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, Revolutionary
Small: Theyre talking about banning cigarette smoking now in any place thats used by ten or more people in a week, wh
"They're talking about banning cigarette smoking now in any place that's used by ten or more people in a week, which, I guess, means that Madonna can't even smoke in bed"
Bill Maher, Comedian
Small: The tea baggers. The one thing they hate is when you call them racist. The other thing they hate is black peop
"The tea baggers. The one thing they hate is when you call them racist. The other thing they hate is black people. But they won't say it"
Bill Maher, Comedian
Small: People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be - whether they will admit that
Earl Nightingale
"People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be - whether they will admit that or not"
Earl Nightingale, Writer
Small: Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people
Earl Nightingale
"Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people"
Earl Nightingale, Writer
Small: Im in a position of feeling secure enough so that I can say what I think is right and if so many people think
"I'm in a position of feeling secure enough so that I can say what I think is right and if so many people think it's wrong that I get fired, well, I've got enough to eat"
Andy Rooney, Journalist
Small: I obviously have a knack for getting on paper what a lot of people have thought and didnt realize they thought
"I obviously have a knack for getting on paper what a lot of people have thought and didn't realize they thought. And they say, 'Hey, yeah!' And they like that"
Andy Rooney, Journalist
Small: Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets
"Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them"
Ogden Nash, Poet
Small: The peoples government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people
"The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people"
Daniel Webster, Statesman
Small: On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions
"On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions"
Daniel Webster, Statesman
Small: That is what Im looking forward to the most, practical learning. I want to be a registered nurse so getting to
Angela Carter
"That is what I'm looking forward to the most, practical learning. I want to be a registered nurse so getting to talk to people who already work in those jobs can really teach me what to expect when I get out in the real world"
Angela Carter, Novelist
Small: If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger
"If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger"
Georg C. Lichtenberg, Scientist
Small: Delight at having understood a very abstract and obscure system leads most people to believe in the truth of w
"Delight at having understood a very abstract and obscure system leads most people to believe in the truth of what it demonstrates"
Georg C. Lichtenberg, Scientist
Small: When the first big paycheque with Dumb And Dumber hit, I went: Gosh, I wonder if this will affect my performan
Jim Carrey
"When the first big paycheque with 'Dumb And Dumber' hit, I went: 'Gosh, I wonder if this will affect my performance. Will I do a take and think, was that worth $7 million?' But that never happened. If anything, it made me rebel against that thing when people who get rich start playing it safe"
Jim Carrey, Comedian
Small: What I have in common with the character in Truman is this incredible need to please people. I feel like I wan
Jim Carrey
"What I have in common with the character in 'Truman' is this incredible need to please people. I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started"
Jim Carrey, Comedian
Small: There was a time when people said, Jim, if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that. Now they
Jim Carrey
"There was a time when people said, 'Jim, if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that.' Now they just say, 'Pay him!'"
Jim Carrey, Comedian
Small: Some nights it was a melee, literally, where Id be standing trying to defend myself for what I was doing.
Jim Carrey
"Some nights it was a melee, literally, where I'd be standing trying to defend myself for what I was doing. People would be screaming at me to do my old act, and getting actually violent and angry at me"
Jim Carrey, Comedian
Small: Maybe other people will try to limit me but I dont limit myself
Jim Carrey
"Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don't limit myself"
Jim Carrey, Comedian
Small: I need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of people happy that I might deserve a little
Jim Carrey
"I need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of people happy that I might deserve a little bit of respect in return. Instead, the papers try to drag me off my pedestal"
Jim Carrey, Comedian
Small: People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement
David Attenborough
"People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure"
David Attenborough, Journalist
Small: People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile
David Attenborough
"People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile"
David Attenborough, Journalist
Small: Once you start a working on something, dont be afraid of failure and dont abandon it. People who work sincerel
"Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest"
Chanakya, Politician
Small: When people contend for their liberty they seldom get anything for their victory, but new masters
"When people contend for their liberty they seldom get anything for their victory, but new masters"
Edward F. Halifax, Statesman
Small: We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers
"We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers"
Andy Rooney, Journalist
Small: People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe"
Andy Rooney, Journalist
Small: Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who
"Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives"
Andy Rooney, Journalist
Small: Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people
Angela Carter
"Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people"
Angela Carter, Novelist
Small: People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see
"People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout"
Charles de Secondat, Philosopher
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