Common Man Quotes

131 quotes by 108 authors

The governments alone are responsible for the spread of the superstitious awe with which the common man looks upon every bit of paper upon which… — Ludwig von Mises
I do not choose to be a common manâ€¦it is my right to be uncommonâ€”if I canâ€¦I seek opportunityâ€”not securityâ€¦I want to take the calculated… — Peter O'Toole
Country music to me is heartfelt music that speaks to the common man. It is about real life stories with rather simple melodies that the… — George Jones
Through my singing and acting and speaking, I want to make freedom ring. Maybe I can touch people's hearts better than I can their minds,… — Paul Robeson
The worst affected from corruption is the common man. — Kailash Kher
Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man. — Hafez
The imperative need of this nation at all times is the leadership of Uncommon Men or Women. — Herbert Hoover
It isn't the common man at all who is important: it's the uncommon man. — Nancy Astor
It is not the fault of the entrepreneurs that the consumers,the people, the common man,prefer liquor to Bibles and detective stories to serious books, and… — Ludwig von Mises
In times of uncertainty there is a special breed of warrior ready to answer our Nationâ€™s call; a common man with uncommon desire to succeed.… — Marcus Luttrell
The American Fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of truth and fact.... They cultivate hate and distrust of both Britain and Russia.… — Henry A. Wallace
I have no concern for the common man except that he should not be so common. — Angus Wilson
The life and liberty and property and happiness of the common man throughout the world are at the absolute mercy of a few persons whom… — Gilbert Murray
Many heroic exploits and chivalrous adventures are related to me which exist only in the regions of fancy. With me the world has taken great… — Daniel Boone
When the bell tolls three times, it will announce that I have been killed. If I am killed by common men, you and your children… — Grigori Rasputin
For I have dipped my hands in muddied waters, and, withdrawing them, find 'tis better to be a commander than a common man! — Bartholomew Roberts
For Star Trek proves, as faulty as individual episodes could be, is that the much-maligned common man and common woman has an enormous hunger for… — Gene Roddenberry
Common man has at long last got himself so far out of gear with nature and his environment that he is beginning to see the… — Philip Wylie
I definitely try to play a common man in my roles so people can identify with my characters, but the truth of the matter is… — Zach Braff
The greatest service we can do the common man is to abolish him and make all men uncommon. — Norman Angell

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