--- title: "24 Allowing People Quotes by 22 authors" description: "Browse 24 Allowing People quotes by 22 authors. Discover the best Allowing People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/bryant-mcgill-108_destruction_being-a-good-person-has-nothing-to-do-wi_2064336.jpg" --- > [“Being a good person has nothing to do with allowing people to destroy you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryant-mcgill/being-a-good-person-has-nothing-to-do-with-allowing-people-to-destroy/) [Bryant McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryant-mcgill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/bryant-mcgill-108_destruction_being-a-good-person-has-nothing-to-do-wi_2064336.jpg) > [Equality means allowing people to achieve their full potential - for themselves and for their country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-mordaunt/equality-means-allowing-people-to-achieve-their-full-potential-for/) [Penny Mordaunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-mordaunt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/penny-mordaunt-5880_achieve_equality-means-allowing-people-to-achiev_2825387.jpg) > [Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stossel/isn-t-allowing-people-a-choice-what-america-is-all-about/) [John Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stossel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/686/john-stossel-5146_allowing_isn-t-allowing-people-a-choice-what-amer_1202542.png) > [It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-lee/it-gets-dangerous-when-you-start-allowing-people-to-validate-your-work/) [Spike Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/spike-lee-3057_allowing_it-gets-dangerous-when-you-start-allowin_1175950.jpg) > [“Limitation is allowing people to put you in a box and throw a label on you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-l-stringer/limitation-is-allowing-people-to-put-you-in-a-box-and-throw-a-label/) [Dana L. Stringer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-l-stringer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/dana-l-stringer-81522_labels_limitation-is-allowing-people-to-put-you_2202155.jpg) > [This is the power of fashion: the capability of allowing people to express themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alessandro-michele/this-is-the-power-of-fashion-the-capability-of-allowing-people-to/) [Alessandro Michele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alessandro-michele/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/898/alessandro-michele-6225_allowing_this-is-the-power-of-fashion-the-capabil_658561.jpg) > [The people that we're allowing into our country, we are allowing people into our country that are going to cause us tremendous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/the-people-that-we-re-allowing-into-our-country-we-are-allowing/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e98/donald-trump-18_allowing_the-people-that-we-re-allowing-into-our_3076082.jpg) > [You're personal life is not the whole worlds magnifying glass so stop allowing people to dig ideas and form assumptions by talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-re-personal-life-is-not-the-whole-worlds-magnifying-glass-so-stop/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/anonymous-1_life_you-re-personal-life-is-not-the-whole-wo_1031652.jpg) > [Life would be so different if you stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-would-be-so-different-if-you-stopped-allowing-other-people-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/anonymous-1_change_life-would-be-so-different-if-you-stoppe_2161417.jpg) > [“If people have a problem who I choose to hang out with – that is their problem. I am not in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-wood/if-people-have-a-problem-who-i-choose-to-hang-out-with-that-is-their/) [Andrew Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-wood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fac/andrew-wood-105996_habits_if-people-have-a-problem-who-i-choose-to_1701522.jpg) > [America has enough problems without allowing people to come in, who in many cases, or in some cases, are looking to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/america-has-enough-problems-without-allowing-people-to-come-in-who-in/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f90/donald-trump-18_allowing_america-has-enough-problems-without-allo_2195089.jpg) > [I appreciate the idea of allowing people to have their own private walk with God. To me, God is about love, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-aiken/i-appreciate-the-idea-of-allowing-people-to-have-their-own-private/) [Clay Aiken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-aiken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ede/clay-aiken-7720_allowing_i-appreciate-the-idea-of-allowing-people_2851333.png) > [When we say no, or when we follow our dreams or true callings - people might be disappointed in our choices. Allowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-kane/when-we-say-no-or-when-we-follow-our-dreams-or-true-callings-people/) [Christine Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-kane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fc/christine-kane-50719_allowing_when-we-say-no-or-when-we-follow-our-dre_213534.jpg) > [I changed the rules for allowing people to buy into my system as a franchisee. I explained in detail how tough running…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-john-liautaud/i-changed-the-rules-for-allowing-people-to-buy-into-my-system-as-a/) [Jimmy John Liautaud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-john-liautaud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/jimmy-john-liautaud-15875_late_i-changed-the-rules-for-allowing-people_2714206.jpg) > [Stand up for our sick. Stand up for our veterans. Stand up for the elderly. Protect things like Social Security. Stop allowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ojeda/stand-up-for-our-sick-stand-up-for-our-veterans-stand-up-for-the/) [Richard Ojeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ojeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/richard-ojeda-8448_create_stand-up-for-our-sick-stand-up-for-our-v_2844114.jpg) > [Dissent is the cousin of diversity; the respect for a wide range of beliefs. This begins by allowing people the space to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-block/dissent-is-the-cousin-of-diversity-the-respect-for-a-wide-range-of/) [Peter Block](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-block/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c9/peter-block-15492_allowing_dissent-is-the-cousin-of-diversity-the-r_221148.jpg) > [I'm starting to be a lot more comfortable with allowing people to decide for themselves and almost creating a situation that forces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-m-starting-to-be-a-lot-more-comfortable-with-allowing-people-to/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/will-smith-1021_agree_i-m-starting-to-be-a-lot-more-comfortabl_2661091.jpg) > [Marriage is not just for special people, it's for everyone. Accomplishment is not set aside for the chosen few, it's meant for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemmy-nola-http-wwwamoreloveforlifecom/marriage-is-not-just-for-special-people-it-s-for-everyone/) [Kemmy Nola Http://wwwamoreloveforlifecom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kemmy-nola-http-wwwamoreloveforlifecom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e01/kemmy-nola-http-wwwamorelovefo_marriage_marriage-is-not-just-for-special-people_1661713.jpg) > [I think that allowing people to have space to do what they want morally is what fashion needs to create a truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-consani/i-think-that-allowing-people-to-have-space-to-do-what-they-want/) [Alex Consani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-consani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b7/alex-consani-5742_community_i-think-that-allowing-people-to-have-spa_849091.jpg) > [But we are not going to stand by and go back to allowing people with preexisting conditions to be discriminated against, go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-axelrod/but-we-are-not-going-to-stand-by-and-go-back-to-allowing-people-with/) [David Axelrod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-axelrod/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/david-axelrod-16685_after_but-we-are-not-going-to-stand-by-and-go_182211.jpg) > [“A man," said he, "must have a very good opinion of himself when he asks people to leave their own fireside, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-austen/a-man-said-he-must-have-a-very-good-opinion-of-himself-when-he-asks/) [Jane Austen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-austen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/jane-austen-39_weather_a-man-said-he-must-have-a-very-good-opin_1588737.jpg) > [For pragmatic reasons, for lessening of violence and for allowing people to live better lives, I think that the march forward for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-nelson/for-pragmatic-reasons-for-lessening-of-violence-and-for-allowing/) [Maggie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95e/maggie-nelson-4294_better-life_for-pragmatic-reasons-for-lessening-of-v_385175.jpg) > [“As it is not a settled question, you must clear your mind of the fancy with which we all begin as children,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bernard-shaw/as-it-is-not-a-settled-question-you-must-clear-your-mind-of-the-fancy/) [George Bernard Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bernard-shaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce7/george-bernard-shaw-68_change_as-it-is-not-a-settled-question-you-must_1216323.png) > [-- and it occurred to me that people who don't talk about themselves are limiting their own potential. They think they're guarding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-klosterman/and-it-occurred-to-me-that-people-who-don-t-talk-about-themselves-are/) [Chuck Klosterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-klosterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f16/chuck-klosterman-804_abstract_and-it-occurred-to-me-that-people-who-do_1648385.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/allowing-people/#itemlist", "name": "Allowing People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Being a good person has nothing to do with allowing people to destroy you.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bryant McGill" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryant-mcgill/being-a-good-person-has-nothing-to-do-with-allowing-people-to-destroy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/bryant-mcgill-108_destruction_being-a-good-person-has-nothing-to-do-wi_2064336.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/bryant-mcgill-108_destruction_being-a-good-person-has-nothing-to-do-wi_2064336.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/bryant-mcgill-108_destruction_being-a-good-person-has-nothing-to-do-wi_2064336.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Being a good person has nothing to do with allowing people to destroy you.” — Bryant McGill", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Equality means allowing people to achieve their full potential - for themselves and for their country.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Penny Mordaunt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-mordaunt/equality-means-allowing-people-to-achieve-their-full-potential-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/penny-mordaunt-5880_achieve_equality-means-allowing-people-to-achiev_2825387.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/penny-mordaunt-5880_achieve_equality-means-allowing-people-to-achiev_2825387.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/penny-mordaunt-5880_achieve_equality-means-allowing-people-to-achiev_2825387.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Equality means allowing people to achieve their full potential - for themselves and for their country.” — Penny Mordaunt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Stossel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stossel/isn-t-allowing-people-a-choice-what-america-is-all-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/686/john-stossel-5146_allowing_isn-t-allowing-people-a-choice-what-amer_1202542.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/686/john-stossel-5146_allowing_isn-t-allowing-people-a-choice-what-amer_1202542.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/686/john-stossel-5146_allowing_isn-t-allowing-people-a-choice-what-amer_1202542.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?” — John Stossel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Spike Lee" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-lee/it-gets-dangerous-when-you-start-allowing-people-to-validate-your-work/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/spike-lee-3057_allowing_it-gets-dangerous-when-you-start-allowin_1175950.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/spike-lee-3057_allowing_it-gets-dangerous-when-you-start-allowin_1175950.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/spike-lee-3057_allowing_it-gets-dangerous-when-you-start-allowin_1175950.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work...” — Spike Lee", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Limitation is allowing people to put you in a box and throw a label on you.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dana L. 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