Quotes about people page 87
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist
Quoted in A Lifetime of Peace : Essential Writings by and About Thich Nhat Hanh (2003) edited by Jennifer Schwamm Willis, p. 141
“There are other people who have it a lot worse”
Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.”
Joseph Heller book Catch-22
Source: Catch-22
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
2000s, 2001, I Can Hear You, the Rest of the World Hears You (September 2001)
Dale Carnegie book How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Source: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948), p. 101.
“People are fascinated by the rich: Shakespeare wrote plays about kings, not beggars.”
Dominick Dunne (1925–2009) writer, journalist
“To refer to the Church as a building is to call people 2 x 4's.”
Shane Claiborne The Irresistible Revolution
Source: The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical
“The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.”
Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, and author
“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American general and politician, 34th president of the United States (in office from 1953 to 1961)
1950s, First Inaugural Address (1953)
Context: We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose. We must be willing, individually and as a Nation, to accept whatever sacrifices may be required of us. A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. These basic precepts are not lofty abstractions, far removed from matters of daily living. They are laws of spiritual strength that generate and define our material strength. Patriotism means equipped forces and a prepared citizenry. Moral stamina means more energy and more productivity, on the farm and in the factory. Love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible--from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of our soil to the genius of our scientists.
“People do not deserve good writing, they are so pleased with bad.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
“i find it easy to admire in trees what depresses me in people”
Marge Piercy (1936) American novelist and poet
Lilith Saintcrow (1976) American writer
Source: Jealousy
“He's being sarcastic. I hate when people are sarcastic. It's so cheap.”
Jenny Han book To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Source: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Winston S. Churchill book The Second World War
Speech in the House of Commons, June 10, 1941 "Defence of Crete" http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1941/jun/10/defence-of-crete#column_152, in The Churchill War Papers : 1941 (1993), Churchill/Gilbert, Norton, p. 785 <br class="br">The Second World War (1939–1945) <br class="br">Context: I must point out … that the British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst, and like to be told that they are very likely to get much worse in the future and must prepare themselves for further reverses.
“If God only used perfect people, nohting would get done. God will use anybody if you're available.”
Rick Warren (1954) Christian religious leader
“Sometimes people think you’re smart if you question the status quo, if nothing else.”
Craig Ferguson (1962) Scottish-born American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, producer and voice a…
Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American writer and lecturer
Source: How to Win Friends & Influence People
Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) American mythologist, writer and lecturer
Variant: I don’t think people are really seeking the meaning of Life. I think we’re seeking an experience of being alive…we want to feel the rapture of being alive
“Many people have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.”
Chuck Palahniuk book Diary
Variant: People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.
Source: Diary
“When people are suspicious with you, you start being suspicious with them.”
Aldous Huxley book Brave New World
Source: Brave New World
E. Lockhart (1967) American writer of novels as E. Lockhart (mainly for teenage girls) and of picture books under real name Emily J…
Source: The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver
“One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.”
E.M. Forster (1879–1970) English novelist
A.A. Milne book Winnie-the-Pooh
Source: The House at Pooh Corner (1928), Chapter Six - "In which Pooh invents a new game and Eeyore joins in".
Source: Winnie-the-Pooh
“It's always the people who don't want things who get them.”
Candace Bushnell book One Fifth Avenue
Source: One Fifth Avenue
“isn't it funny how danger makes people passionate?”
Zelda Fitzgerald book Save Me the Waltz
Source: Save Me the Waltz
“That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.”
Arundhati Roy book The God of Small Things
Source: The God of Small Things
Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo
Source: Magic Rises
Chuck Klosterman book Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
Source: Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
“People should be interested in books, not their authors.”
Agatha Christie (1890–1976) English mystery and detective writer
“People naturally despise a dependant.”
William Dean Howells book A Traveler from Altruria
A Traveler from Altruria
“People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.”
Bob Hope (1903–2003) American comedian, actor, singer and dancer
“What people believe is a measure of what they suffer.”
Peter de Vries (1910–1993) American editor and novelist
Source: The Blood of the Lamb
Sherman Alexie book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
“The saddest people I've met in my life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all.”
Nicholas Sparks (1965) American writer and novelist
Cassandra Clare book City of Bones
Clary and Luke, pg. 407
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)
“80% of people's problems are about how they feel about themselves.”
Joyce Meyer (1943) American author and speaker
Janette Rallison (1966) American writer
Source: My Unfair Godmother
“People sometimes make unexpected choices when they're lonely”
Jeanne Birdsall (1951) American children's writer
Source: The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
“A lot of people are afraid of heights; not me, I'm afraid of widths.”
Steven Wright (1955) American actor and author
Steven Wright Special (1985)
“Everybody has problems. Some people just hide their crap better than others.”
Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story
Source: It's Kind of a Funny Story
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
"Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution", sermon at the National Cathedral, 31 March 1968, published in A Testament of Hope (1986)
1960s
Source: A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“All people live in a fantasy in which they are the main character.”
Keiichi Sigsawa (1972) Japanese writer
Source: Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
Daniel Keyes book Flowers for Algernon
Source: Flowers for Algernon (1966)
“It's often a bad sign when people defend themselves against charges which haven't been made.”
Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011) British American author and journalist
Source: Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left
