People focus on role models; it is more effective to find antimodels - people you don't want to resemble when you grow up

Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if you're going to go through it, you might as well enjoy it.

Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it.

To no kind of begging are people so averse, as to begging pardon; that is, when there is any serious ground for doing so.

There's a lot of people that try to come between my clique and try to stop what we're doin', but we got no mercy for 'em.

Granting amnesty to people who broke the law penalizes the millions of people who are waiting to come to America legally.

Stealing music is not right, and I can understand people being very upset about their intellectual property being stolen.

[The passage of the Sugar Act] set people a thinking, in six months, more than they had done in their whole lives before.

To talk easily with people, you must firmly believe that either you or they are interesting. And even then it's not easy.

Listen. Say yes. Live in the moment. Make sure you play with people who have your back. Make big choices early and often.

Seemingly unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. Much progress, therefore, depends on such people.

The secret of great cathedrals is that their proportions conform to cosmic laws, 'shaping' people who spend time in them.

There can be no place in a 21st-century parliament for people with 15th-century titles upholding 19th-century prejudices.

People don't like uncertainty, and their minds are tools for making sense of the world, even when the world is senseless.

If you can handle the fact that people are going to be mad at you when you do what you think is right, you'll be alright.

Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!

For years now, people have mentioned my mustache and get disappointed that when they see me live I don't have a mustache.

I'm embarrassed when I see Brits abroad; they have their tops off, wear flip flops, and shout at the top of their voices.

The music has had a certain quality that people like just because it's a real true expression of how we are as musicians.

Everyone should know that feeling of overcoming fear and mastering something. People who aren't taught that become soggy.

No matter what the Constitution says, it won't endure if the people don't closely read it and demand that it be followed.

Honestly, we’ll compete with everybody. I love competition. As long as people invent their own stuff, I love competition.

Nobody turns down an invitation to the White House, but I’ve seen plenty of people turn down an invitation to fully live.

You don't achieve greatness in life being surrounded by mediocre people with mediocre values. Choose your company wisely.

People like to complain about the state of contemporary literature, but I can only assume they don't read it very widely.

As government grows, its increased power to grant favors or inflict pain attracts more people who would abuse the system.

"Just give your life to us and stop worrying about things," is what Obama's message is, and people don't want to do that.

When you're a writer, sometimes you have to spend time poking at a part of yourself that normal, sane people leave alone.

Teaching English is an intrinsically radical act. Is it possible to teach English so that people stop killing each other?

My pappy told me never to bet my bladder against a brewery or get into an argument with people who buy ink by the barrel.

I think it's very important for people who are serving (in office) to make sure there's a separation of church and state.

I knew if I got loaded I was going away for a while. People would say, Oh, you're just sober because you're on probation.

People do not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but to maintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

In a whisper he began begging for—and, as the sun set, received—the concession people always beg for: a little more time.

I've made apologies to people I needed to, but I can't apologise to people I don't know for things they don't understand.

First of all, legally, it's hard to do these things[ get rid of ObamaCare]. Donald Trump needs a lot of competent people.

And we believe that our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq's people and neighbors.

I'm a world-class people watcher. I like to watch people's body movements, their expressions. It says so much about them.

As an actor, you can certainly, at any moment and at any time, discover 400 people who think you're stupid, fat and ugly.

Rumpty!" he muttered, which was very rude if you were one of the few people in the universe who understood what it meant.

Government is full of people who think they know what's best for others and can rationalize compelling them to accept it.

I don't feel too excited about fashion today People just want cheap fast clothes and are happy to look like everyone else

The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.

An actor has many lives and many people within him. I know there are lots of people inside me. No one ever said I'm dull.

There is a lot more hard work to do in the future for the well-being of our sisters and brothers, the people of Thailand.

When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why would you keep looking after you've found it?

We will know our forgiveness is complete when we have a genuine desire for the welfare of the people who have wronged us.

I'm one of those people that if you're told that if you put your hand in the fire, you'll burn your hand, I won't listen.

We need to help younger people recognize their own capacity to do good, and help them discover the rewards of generosity.

Hollywood is not stupid, contrary to popular belief; it's really a lot of intelligent people trying to figure things out.

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