For The People Quotes

I think we just need to stick to our knitting on the topics and the subjects the American people care about.

I quite like the element of surprise, and as much as I have my ideas, I always appreciate ideas that come from other people as well, and I love the mystery of not knowing.

There was a little bit of ham in me. And there's a lot of people say there's a lot of ham in me.

As I went to college, I went into radio and television. Now I suppose most people think that's one step ahead of basket weaving as a major in college, but it was part of the journalism department.

I've spent my entire career on horseback or on a motorcycle. It boxes you in, the way people perceive you.

Even after nearly 50 years in this business, I still feel like I'm lucky every time I get a decent job, but an opportunity to work with people of that ilk.

Peace Corps helps promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and non-violent co-existence among people of diverse cultures and systems of government.

Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.

I'd rather entertain people than offend them.

I would like to enlighten people.

The great irony to Dirk [Gently] is that he sees connections in everything, but the one thing he fails and struggles with most is connecting with other people.

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand is the wretched band of people whose profession is to hoodwink us about him.

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and devise schemes for satisfying the Irish nation.

No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life. All the opportunities in the world are waiting to be grasped by people who are in love with what they're doing.

Some people wave their dogmatic thinking until their own reason is entangled.

Truth, Sir, is a cow which will yield such people no more milk, and so they are gone to milk the bull.

I trust most people. Not producers.

At heart, this job is about continuing to make great theatre for the people of Sheffield - a city I've known and loved since childhood.

I think people who do comedy tend to do it well, and to do it painfully and truthfully. So making the leap to drama is easier for them because everything they've done is from pain anyway.

I don't like guys who will lie down and take it. I want someone who'll fight back. I like people who can argue well.

I think I do believe in the afterlife; I have heard stories from people who I can completely trust that have seen ghosts.

I think it's important that we have strong, female characters in movies now, which can really leave an impression on people - especially young people - and that they're not 'sexy' or 'cool'.

There are a lot of people who say, 'Yeah yeah, I'm a feminist,' and they're not, actually. I wouldn't want to throw that word around, because it's a very strong thing.

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed.

Why do people argue? Even the wisest of men have not found God through argument! Is God a subject for argument?

She never thought she was good at making friends. But maybe she was just trying to be friends with the wrong people.

If you really love property, and buildings, lifestyles and how people live, that's a good reason for going into development.

People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something.

It is the people who can do nothing who find nothing to do, and the secret to happiness in this world is not only to be useful, but to be forever elevating one's uses.

I think maybe I became funny because as a kid, I was a Jew in a town of no Jews, and being funny just instinctively came about as a way to put people at ease around me.

When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.

If you want success, then don't rely on other people to do what YOU can do!

We then came to the Soviet Union. One day we were walking and carrying our banner and distributing a few leaflets in Russian to people, and we met two women on the road.

A good tactic is one your people enjoy.

Conquered people tend to be witty.

Im concerned about the cost, just like everybody else. Theres no question that we have an obligation to help the people of Louisiana and Mississippi to rebuild.

I think anybody who's been a part of a kid's life, you hope that when they go out into the world, that they surround themselves with the right people and don't find themselves in trouble.

If you spend all your time arguing with people who are nuts, you'll be exhausted and the nuts will still be nuts.

A lot of people don't know that I'm a singer - that's my thing, really.

Share ownership of your ideas. The more people who lie awake in bed thinking about your idea, the better.

I never thought I'd be in a family that has more people than a small country.

Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.

The Sherry Theater, which I named after my mom, is a place I can go. I do want to give back to the community. There are so many people out there who want to be seen and heard, and get connected.

If I could embed a locator chip in my child right now, I know I would do that. Some people call that Big Brother; I call it being a father.

I can walk down the street all day and people look at me, but they don't talk to me or stop me.

This is really just a rental home for me here on earth, my true home is up in Heaven, and my hope lies in that. I'm here to live a good life and get as many people as I can to go to Heaven with me

Love is a mess, at best, and I figure it can be very real in spite of all the things people try to attach to it.

Every single band in the world has these gigantic songs that people are obsessed with.

People are obsessed by happiness, but there are a lot of other invigorating experiences available.

We live in a society where we never prepare people to be a community.