People Quotes - Page 557

A people who extend civil liberties only to preferred groups start down the path either to dictatorship of the right or the left.

I know there isn't no beast—not with claws and all that, I mean—but I know there isn't no fear, either." Piggy paused. "Unless—" Ralph moved restlessly. "Unless what?" "Unless we get frightened of people.

Every social injustice is not only cruel, but it is economic waste.

People are beginning to wish that the voters had been given breathometer tests when they voted in the present government.

A company is known by the people it keeps.

Most intellectual people do not believe in God, but they fear him just the same.

I call on God Almighty to have mercy on the German people. More than two million German soldiers went to their death for the fatherland before me. I follow now my sons - all for Germany.

Joseph Smith visited me a great deal after his death, and taught me many important principles. . . . Among other things, he told me to get the Spirit of God; that all of us needed it. . . . He said, "I want you to teach the people to get the Spirit of God. You cannot build up the Kingdom of God without that." . . . But how is it with the Holy Ghost? The Holy Ghost does not leave me if I do my duty. It does not leave any man who does his duty.

The movies I make tend not to be quite reality but the characters are inspired by real people and they're always very personal.

When people see you're happy doing what you're doing, it sort of takes the power away from them to tease you about it.

People always come up to me and say that my smoking is bothering them....well it's killing me!

Law-abiding people need to be able to own firearms to protect themselves.

God has ordained that His people live by promises and not by explanations.

People reared in workhouses, as you are aware, are no great acquisition to the community and they have no ideas whatsoever of civic responsibilities. As a rule their highest aim is to live at the expense of the ratepayers. Consequently, it would be a decided gain if they all took it into their heads to emigrate. When they go abroad they are thrown on their own responsibilities and have to work whether they like it or not.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

I think that people here expect miracles. American management thinks that they can just copy from Japan - but they don't know what to copy!

Innovation comes from people who take joy in their work.

The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence will, if given a chance, learn the right and best course by bitter experience.

It's difficult to talk to people who whisper even at home, afraid of Americans eavesdropping on them. It's not a figure of speech, not a joke, I'm serious.

People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap.

Chess players, people who travel all over the world, should be trusted or else not sent anywhere at all. Why are these four people (Antoshion and three other official 'minders') sent along to supervise us? With their meagre experience, all that thay did was interfere, more than ever before. And when they were needed, they weren't to be found.

Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.

There is no better way to enjoy God's abundance than to share a meal together with people you love.

I'm one of those people with restless hands. I need to be doodling, or biting my nails, or making socks.

If [Donald ] Trump goes after - if Trump fails, frankly, to stand up right now for the Muslim community - right now, Muslims are being bullied. Women wearing hijabs are being bullied and people are saying, "Trump, Trump!" when they're doing it.