Black college-educated people got to where they are on the backs of domestic help, meaning their parents and grandparents. So people should… — Esther Rolle Copy Share Image
Fear brings out the best in some people and the worst in others. It's a test of character, for individuals and nations. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
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People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
But in the end, we learn we can forgive most people. The cushion of mortality makes their wrongdoing seem less dark, and… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
Being a melting pot is what I think is great about being American, and also that we get to do something that… — Keegan-Michael Key Copy Share Image
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I know from firsthand experience that our environment and the things and people who cross our paths make all the difference. If… — Christian Picciolini Copy Share Image
I was trying to develop a completely new, nonvoyeuristic approach to the female body as something other than a visual object. I… — Valie Export Copy Share Image
Most portraits are lies. People are rarely what they appear to be, especially in front of a camera. You might know me… — Duane Michals Copy Share Image
I'd read an enormous amount but had spent so much time in my own head that I didn't have extensive social skills.… — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
“God can take the ordinary and create the extraordinary. Our incredible God has the power to transform your simple life and give… — Amaka Imani Nkosazana Copy Share Image
Anais Nin shows an occasional grace in writing, but her work is quite foreign to me, precisely because she wants so much… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
An idol is something that we look to for things that only God can give. Idolatry functions widely inside religious communities when… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
General personal principle: You are generally successful to the degree others want you to succeed. So get adopted! And, even more importantly,… — John Daly Copy Share Image
I feel like life is much greater than a hero or a villain: there's good people that sometimes make mistakes. — Peter Dinklage Copy Share Image
The NFL is a brotherhood - if you think about all the millions of people that live in America and there's 1,900… — Mohamed Sanu Copy Share Image
...we must be a beacon of hope, because if you tell people there's nothing they can do, they will do worse than… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I was lucky that I made a few movies in a row that people really responded to - not me, particularly, but… — Julia Roberts Copy Share Image
I studied at a time when buildings were sterile things, and their creators were hands-off people - super-intelligent people, but you felt… — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share Image
In other places, especially in Boston, it's like a place where comedy gestates. People come out of there that are fantastic, but… — Baron Vaughn Copy Share Image
You cannot stop trusting people in life but I have learned to be a little bit careful. The way to make people… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
[He] saw communism for the sham that it was--a bunch of brutes who seized power in the name of the people, only… — Vince Flynn Copy Share Image
A lot of people relate me to the blues but I don't think it's a hindrance at this point. I've been doing… — Paul Butterfield Copy Share Image
Could hell be a place where there is no self-respect? A place where people have no pride in their own existence or… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
You don't need the world to understand you. It's fine. Some people will never really understand things they haven't experienced. Some will.… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
I am not a rapper. And I believe people in India are not even clear with the whole idea of rap or… — Guru Randhawa Copy Share Image
Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people-- people who have managed to stay alive by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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People who run environmental groups and things like that, who have to listen to all kinds of nonsense and keep their tempers,… — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
You have to trust the people who work with you and hire, but also listen to as many smart people as you… — George Stroumboulopoulos Copy Share Image
How can people think that artists seek a name? There is no such thing as an artist - only the world, lit… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
Marriage is a civil right. If you don't want gay people to marry in your church, good for you. But you can't… — Julian Bond Copy Share Image
I don't think people who have children are acting selfishly or unselfishly. Having a child who'll be loved, to parents who love… — Terry Jones Copy Share Image
Isn’t fantasizing about killing people as a way to get your kicks really the filthiest form of pornography? — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
Going in, I knew I wasn't one of the top ones, because I didn't even make the pre-season All-American team. That shows… — Marcus Allen Copy Share Image
All I want to do is help create something that breeds connection and offers people solace if they're feeling alone. — Fearne Cotton Copy Share Image
One way of submitting your moral intuitions in relation to some issue to cognitive therapy is to learn more about how people… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
I'm privileged to occasionally stand on a table, and people listen to what I say, and in those moments, it's important to… — Wil Wheaton Copy Share Image