People Quotes

Y'know, you can't please all the people all the time... and last night, all those people were at my show.

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

I think it's important that people think about what they are doing and that includes what they are eating. I am 61 now and attitudes towards drinking and driving have changed radically since I was a student. People change their notion of what is responsible. They will increasingly ask about the carbon content of their food.

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.

Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

I admire people who are, by nature, kind and fair to others.

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read.

There are always protests, whether you do something good or bad. Even if you do something beneficial, people say you do it because it's advertising.

Holidays are about experiences and people, and tuning into what you feel like doing at that moment. Enjoy not having to look at a watch.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Well concerning the world records that I did, I think it helps a lot to me, yeah. I think it's a very individual thing because I heard some people say, like, oh I don't like it at all. But I definitely, for me it really made a big difference.

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.

It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do.

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.

People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.

Egypt has been a partner of the United States over the last 30 years, has been instrumental in keeping the peace in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel, which is a critical accomplishment that has meant so much to so many people.

Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.

Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.

If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.

There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.

A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.

What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesn't have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes people say something that's startling or is so poignant.

We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.