People Quotes - page 19

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable. (Howard Zinn)
Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it. View quote
John Lennon
Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it. View quote
John Lennon
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one. View quote
John Lennon
They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon. View quote
Bobby Sands
Every great scientific truth goes through three stages. First, people say it conflicts with the Bible. Next they say it has been discovered before. Lastly they say they always believed it. View quote
Louis Agassiz
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. View quote
William James
If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's much harder to find them. So we need people on our side, and that leads us to be responsible leaders of the world, show some concern with the problems. View quote
George Soros
When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people. View quote
Vivien Leigh
People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused. View quote
Russell Crowe
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate. (George Eliot)
People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors. View quote
George Eliot
I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them. View quote
George Eliot
I don't know what people find or like in me, I'm hopelessly commonplace! ... Current appreciation of my work is a bit "highbrow", I've always considered myself a popular artist. View quote
Maxfield Parrish
Borders I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people. View quote
Thor Heyerdahl
All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness. View quote
Tennessee Williams
He had heard people speak contemptuously of money he wondered if they had ever tried to do without it. View quote
W. Somerset Maugham
Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking generally, their heroes were good through and through, their villains wholly bad. View quote
W. Somerset Maugham
Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better for the world if they talked more and did less. View quote
W. Somerset Maugham
It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it. View quote
W. Somerset Maugham
When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right. (W. Somerset Maugham)
Death is the most convenient time to tax rich people. View quote
David Lloyd George
The main failure of education is that it has not prepared people to comprehend matters concerning human destiny. View quote
Norman Cousins
I'm a businessman. I work for business people. The kind of thing they say is: Now we've sold a lot of records, let's sell some more. View quote
Nat King Cole
People will always say all sorts of stuff. Let them. I'm enjoying my life. View quote
Angelina Jolie