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People Quotes by Augusten Burroughs
- I think people tend to see the bigger point, which is maybe not fitting in and feeling like you didn't have the childhood that you…
- Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it interesting.
- When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is kind of wacky with seven piercings and very hip and…
- I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading…
- Like cubic zirconia, I only look real. I'm an imposter. The fact is, I am not like other people.
- Other people sound flat to my ear; their words just hang in the air. But when my mother says something, the ends curl.
- Just as I had long suspected, a person didn't really need math for anything anyway. Maybe some people did. Some limited people.
- To me, these people were as exotic as animals in a zoo. I'd never seen anything like them. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to…
- ...handsome people are always interesting to watch. But a handsome person in crisis is riveting.
- The only other people who have had experiences similar to those of this man were locked up inside institutions for the criminally insane. The difference…
- As I sat in the hot, salty water, I thought, 'No wonder Mr. Bubble always gives me a urinary tract infection and hives.' Mr. Bubble…
- I think I love him, but I also think that you can love people who aren't good for you.
- I think part of the reason I'm attracted to Foster is because he's such a mess. I mean, the people I have loved in my…
- I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet…
- Stars should not be seen alone. That's why there are so many. Two people should stand together and look at them. One person alone will…
- Are you one of those people who says on a first date, 'I'm really not in a hurry to meet somebody, I figure if it…
- Most of us have love in our lives. Most of us love other people are are ourselves loved by others. But make no mistake: you…
- Self-pity is the bestiality of emotions: it absolutely disgusts people. When you're feeling pity for yourself, and somebody says to you 'You think maybe it's…
- Maybe you feel pressure to be positive because so many people rely on your good, fake-positive energy? If that's the case, screw everybody else. You're…
- Even painfully shy and awkward people are not painfully shy or awkward when they are alone. The way to access this natural, comfortable alone-self when…
- When you say, "I need more confidence," what you're really saying is, "I need those people over there to approve of me." That is the…
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle