--- title: "12 People Quotes By Max Barry" description: "12 People quotes by Max Barry. Plus more from Max Barry and more People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68a/max-barry-7380_census_people-resist-a-census-but-give-them-a-p_373707.jpg" --- > [People resist a census, but give them a profile page and they'll spend all day telling you who they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/people-resist-a-census-but-give-them-a-profile-page-and-they-ll-spend/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68a/max-barry-7380_census_people-resist-a-census-but-give-them-a-p_373707.jpg) > [Some people would break the rules to get things done and some wouldn't; it was simple as that. John didn't have much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/some-people-would-break-the-rules-to-get-things-done-and-some-wouldn/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/max-barry-7380_break_some-people-would-break-the-rules-to-get_3168569.jpg) > [“To people at the top, the scariest thing is how many people there are below.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/to-people-at-the-top-the-scariest-thing-is-how-many-people-there-are/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/max-barry-7380_quote_to-people-at-the-top-the-scariest-thing_925435.jpg) > [That's the thing you learn about values: they're what people make up to justify what they did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/that-s-the-thing-you-learn-about-values-they-re-what-people-make-up/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/max-barry-7380_justify_that-s-the-thing-you-learn-about-values_611935.jpg) > [“I felt vaguely outraged that such a bad person had such a good car. Because the car was the culmination of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/i-felt-vaguely-outraged-that-such-a-bad-person-had-such-a-good-car/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/max-barry-7380_bad-person_i-felt-vaguely-outraged-that-such-a-bad_3040835.jpg) > [Hey, I saw this old British movie, all the people spoke so different, you could hardly understand them. But everyone here speaks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/hey-i-saw-this-old-british-movie-all-the-people-spoke-so-different/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/max-barry-7380_accent_hey-i-saw-this-old-british-movie-all-the_66759.jpg) > [I remember when you could always rely on those little street kids to pop a few people for the latest Nikes," Vice-President…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/i-remember-when-you-could-always-rely-on-those-little-street-kids-to/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/max-barry-7380_adidas_i-remember-when-you-could-always-rely-on_3101075.jpg) > [Apparently we're now in a state where most ads are full of people looking at us in a way that would heat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/apparently-we-re-now-in-a-state-where-most-ads-are-full-of-people/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afe/max-barry-7380_ads_apparently-we-re-now-in-a-state-where-mo_1417573.jpg) > [I usually like to interact with people who don't speak until it's necessary but I was intimidated by Carl's physique. I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/i-usually-like-to-interact-with-people-who-don-t-speak-until-it-s/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/695/max-barry-7380_body_i-usually-like-to-interact-with-people-w_1962239.jpg) > [I don't play the lottery. I don't care what my horoscope says. I think most things about the world could be improved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/i-don-t-play-the-lottery-i-don-t-care-what-my-horoscope-says-i-think/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34d/max-barry-7380_art_i-don-t-play-the-lottery-i-don-t-care-wh_2762937.jpg) > [Look, I understand that for a lot of people, the US is superior to their country of residence in myriad ways, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/look-i-understand-that-for-a-lot-of-people-the-us-is-superior-to/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fc/max-barry-7380_australian_look-i-understand-that-for-a-lot-of-peop_1422862.jpg) > [She had been in situations like this, where people said, Convince me, and in none of those had they actually wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/she-had-been-in-situations-like-this-where-people-said-convince-me/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/max-barry-7380_answers_she-had-been-in-situations-like-this-whe_1928410.jpg) ## Other authors on People - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 856 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 843 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 724 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 624 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 488 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 367 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. Bush 298 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/george-w-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 286 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bernie-sanders-17420.jpg) Bernie Sanders 260 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/bernie-sanders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-c-maxwell-51081.jpg) John C. Maxwell 249 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-pratchett-89528.jpg) Terry Pratchett 244 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/terry-pratchett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 223 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/bill-gates/) ## More by Max Barry > [“Well, I like to know where I'm going before I try to get there. It's a mistake to try to execute a plan before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/well-i-like-to-know-where-i-m-going-before-i-try-to-get-there-it-s-a/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [Hey, I saw this old British movie, all the people spoke so different, you could hardly understand them. But everyone here speaks American as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/hey-i-saw-this-old-british-movie-all-the-people-spoke-so-different/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [By this action, the Government has proved that so long as it exists, none of us are truly free. Government and freedom are mutually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/by-this-action-the-government-has-proved-that-so-long-as-it-exists/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [“Thanks for being the kind of person who likes to pick up a book. That's a genuinely great thing. I met a librarian recently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/thanks-for-being-the-kind-of-person-who-likes-to-pick-up-a-book-that/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [“I met a librian recently who said she doesn't read because books are her job and when she goes home, she wanats to switch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/i-met-a-librian-recently-who-said-she-doesn-t-read-because-books-are/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [I read once that you need two things to be happy: any two of health, money, and love. You can cover the absense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/i-read-once-that-you-need-two-things-to-be-happy-any-two-of-health/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [“What was it Like?" "What was what like?" he said, although he knew. "Quick, I imagine. But you must have perceived something. A split…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/what-was-it-like-what-was-what-like-he-said-although-he-knew-quick-i/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [People resist a census, but give them a profile page and they'll spend all day telling you who they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/people-resist-a-census-but-give-them-a-profile-page-and-they-ll-spend/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [every story written is marks upon a page The same marks, repeated, only differently arranged](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/every-story-written-is-marks-upon-a-page-the-same-marks-repeated-only/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [“Fifteen years ago, this would have been insider trading, but that quaint concept had disappeared a decade or two ago when so many brokers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/fifteen-years-ago-this-would-have-been-insider-trading-but-that/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [“With Lola, everything was solvable. She was my independent variable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/with-lola-everything-was-solvable-she-was-my-independent-variable/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [“The newspapers said nobody made it out alive." "Surely you didn't trust them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/the-newspapers-said-nobody-made-it-out-alive-surely-you-didn-t-trust/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [“Attention words. A single word wasn't enough. Not even for a particular segment. The brain had defenses, filters evolved over millions of years to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/attention-words-a-single-word-wasn-t-enough-not-even-for-a-particular/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [That's the thing you learn about values: they're what people make up to justify what they did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/that-s-the-thing-you-learn-about-values-they-re-what-people-make-up/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) > [When it's done with being graceful and poetic, language is meant to communicate, after all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/when-it-s-done-with-being-graceful-and-poetic-language-is-meant-to/) [Max Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-barry/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/max-barry/#itemlist", "name": "12 People Quotes By Max Barry", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People resist a census, but give them a profile page and they'll spend all day telling you who they are.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Max Barry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-barry/people-resist-a-census-but-give-them-a-profile-page-and-they-ll-spend/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68a/max-barry-7380_census_people-resist-a-census-but-give-them-a-p_373707.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68a/max-barry-7380_census_people-resist-a-census-but-give-them-a-p_373707.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68a/max-barry-7380_census_people-resist-a-census-but-give-them-a-p_373707.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People resist a census, but give them a profile page and they'll spend all day telling you who they are.” — Max Barry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some people would break the rules to get things done and some wouldn't; it was simple as that. 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I didn't feel inferior so much as incompatible. Carl existed on a plane where success was measured by physical feats. He had a brain because his body needed it, rather than the opposite. I didn't understand such people. 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