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title: "8 People Eager Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 People Eager quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best People Eager sayings and thoughts."
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> [People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/people-are-eager-to-comment-on-something-when-they-themselves-are-not/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/mencius-3576_comment_people-are-eager-to-comment-on-something_73217.png)

> [Friendly people are caring people, eager to provide encouragement and support when needed most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/friendly-people-are-caring-people-eager-to-provide-encouragement-and/)

[Rosabeth Moss Kanter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosabeth-moss-kanter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/322/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_caring_friendly-people-are-caring-people-eager_221007.png)

> [I think that people are more eager to learn about food than almost every other topic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-conover/i-think-that-people-are-more-eager-to-learn-about-food-than-almost/)

[Adam Conover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-conover/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02b/adam-conover-6921_eager_i-think-that-people-are-more-eager-to-le_480414.jpg)

> [Because government has tremendous power, it attracts people who are eager to game the system, obtaining by force of law what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-dembski/because-government-has-tremendous-power-it-attracts-people-who-are/)

[William A. Dembski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-dembski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/001/william-a-dembski-10968_achieve_because-government-has-tremendous-power_736745.png)

> [We should be holy people eager to greet our Lord when He returns, ready at any moment for the trumpet's call, people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-jeremiah/we-should-be-holy-people-eager-to-greet-our-lord-when-he-returns/)

[David Jeremiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-jeremiah/)

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> [“Martise, lower your knife. There are more than a few people eager to carve out my heart. You'll have to take your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-draven/martise-lower-your-knife-there-are-more-than-a-few-people-eager-to/)

[Grace Draven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-draven/)

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> [I completely hold on to the idea that people are eager if not desperate to be told a good story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/i-completely-hold-on-to-the-idea-that-people-are-eager-if-not/)

[Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/peter-hedges-5212_good_i-completely-hold-on-to-the-idea-that-pe_2171303.jpg)

> [“There are people who want to be on their own, to mark out their own territory and be quiet there, and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-parks/there-are-people-who-want-to-be-on-their-own-to-mark-out-their-own/)

[Tim Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-parks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce6/tim-parks-22093_people-want_there-are-people-who-want-to-be-on-their_2298706.jpg)

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