People Quotes - Page 647

It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians

The bad news is that ignoring the performance of people is almost as bad as shredding their effort in front of their eyes. Ignoring gets you a whole way out there. The good news is that by simply looking at something that somebody has done, scanning it and saying "Uh huh," that seems to be quite sufficient to dramatically improve people's motivations.

I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate, and glorify the obvious - because the obvious is what people need to be told.

You must have a good time meeting people if you expect them to have a good time meeting you.

People need to climb the mountain not simple because it is there But because the soulful divinity needs to be mated with the spirit.

People say it's better to know the truth, but what if the ending's a bad one? Is it still better to know? Or is it kinder to keep that string of hope dangling? To believe that maybe if you just wait long enough, everything could still end the way you want.

Power is confidence. The confidence to deliver your answer when you're in a board meeting is what will allow you to move up faster. The confidence to be yourself in front of people creates a separation.

As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies. There's always the little guy who's the sidekick to the tall, good-looking guy who gets the girl.

People whistle me because I am good-looking, rich and a great footballer. They are jealous of me.

There are three dominant tendencies in a neoliberal society: financialized, privatized, militarized. And when it comes to black poor people, we get all three.

When ordinary people wake up, elites begin to tremble in their boots. They can't get away with their abuse. They can't get away with subjection. They can't get away with subjugation. They can't get away with exploitation. They can't get away with domination. It takes courage for folk to stand up.

The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch.

The flow of people in a setting, their changing relationships to each other and their environment, and their constantly changing expressions and movements - all combine to create dynamic situations that provide the photographer with limitless choices of when to push the button. By choosing a precise intersection between subject and time, he may transform the ordinary into the extraordinary and the real into the surreal.

When words lose their meaning, people lose their liberty.

There is police brutality. People of color have been targeted by police.

Actors are basically drag queens. People will tell you they act because they want to heal mankind or, you know, explore the nature of the human psyche. Yes, maybe. But basically we just want to put on a frock and dance.

Traveling is so complicated. There are so many people everywhere. I make my best journeys on my couch.

I'm not doing my job if people are like, "What you do is fake." And literally people on the street are confused, generally, for the first time.

I think people are more apt to believe photographs, especially if it’s something fantastic. They’re willing to be more gullible. Sometimes they want fantasy. Even if they know it’s fake they can believe anything. People are accustomed to being told what to believe in.

Know that there is a great separation that must take place to overthrow the enemy ahead who has been coming in and taking away at an opportune time. I must rearrange My people's call so that their opportunity will be seen in a different way. Hear, today, the clarion call and know that it is a Gideon time upon My people.

I think if you're behind the times, you've failed. I think the only way to measure success is being right on time with what people want.

Religion makes kind people say unkind things: "I must prove my faith, so mutilate the genitals of my children." They wouldn't do that if God didn't tell them to do so.

It's funny --- sometimes the strongest individuals feel the worst when events are out of their control, and they can't really be there for the people they love. I've felt it myself.

When people ask me really stupid questions or get it really wrong, I feel embarrassed for them. I don't really feel angry at them.

There is no story that is not true, [...] The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.