People Quotes - Page 265

Income tax filing and payment day should be moved from April 15th to November 1st so it can be close to election day. People ought to have their tax bills fresh in mind as they go to vote.

I don't hold that everybody has to love fashion. Some people like gardening.

I'm proud of where I come from. A lot of people leave Mississippi, and their claim to fame is somewhere else. But I have so many moral values that made me the person I am now.

People don't like to hear the truth out here cause the truth makes them think.

Contrary to what people may say, there's no upper limit to stupidity.

It's easy to measure success by the number of dollars spent or by the number of programs initiated, without having too much regard for what was bought and how useful it was to the people who need it - the war fighter and the analyst.

Wimps lift Weights, Cheerleaders lift People

Whenever I see people with their collars up, I'm tempted to point it out to them like you would for someone who has a food stain on their shirt or food in their teeth, as if to say, 'Your fashion sense is so offensive I'm assuming it's some sort of accident you'll want to fix.

Some people have called me arrogant or believe that is my reputation, which is far from what I really am like.

God told me to look after my people-all are my people.

Confidence sells -- people believe in those who believe in themselves. No one wants to be stuck in a room with other people who feel like they don't deserve to be there. Stop wondering if you're good enough. Know you are, and start acting like it.

The function of the photographer is to help people understand the world around them.

Leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.

Wise people prefer to benefit from constructive criticism rather than be ruined by false praise

My life, like most people's, has been negatively affected by cancer, and the thought of my young children living in an age where this is no longer humanity's No. 1 health fear was simply overpowering.

I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn't easy - it took me a while.

At the end of your life, it's friendships, emotions and thoughts that you take with you, rather than what's in your bank account. So, even though people don't have a lot here, they are a lot richer in many ways and we can learn from that.

I smoke weed.It's not an addiction. It's something I wanna do. It's not smart though. It's not good for my body but I'm doing it. I'm not telling people to do it.

You have to be able to appreciate these things. How many people can say it was a full moon last night and appreciate it?

The gentle art of gastronomy is a friendly one. It hurdles the language barrier, makes friends among civilized people, and warms the heart.

Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.

As for those who protest that I am robbing people of the great comfort and consolation they gain from Christianity, I can only say that Christianity includes hell, eternal torture for the vast majority of humanity, for most of your relatives and friends. . . . If I could feel that I had robbed anybody of his faith in hell, I should not be ashamed or regretful.

I learned that every mortal will taste death. But only some will taste life.

Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try.

I don't hang out with people that are gonna get me in trouble.