People Quotes

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or churches, or parlors, nor even in its newspapers or inventors, but always most in the common people.

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

Every day people say you got to move on with your life. You have to move on. And you just can't.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing, if only I could know.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

A lot of people believe what other people say.

A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It's more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

My feeling is if you're going to be a leader, you have to carefully assess where people are and where people want to go.

Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.

Watch me when people say deaf and dumb, or deaf mute, and I give them a look like you might get if you called Denzel Washington the wrong name.

I'm in trouble because I'm normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don't like themselves and I happen to be totally in love with myself.

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

Dogs are my favorite people.

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.

People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?

The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

I'm just trying to grow. That's one thing I told myself is, 'Don't worry about who people say is the best player.'

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

When people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't had tomorrow.