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People Quotes by Maeve Binchy
- All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with.
- You can't lay down laws for what people think and hope.
- I try to make my characters kind of ordinary, somebody that anybody could be. Because we've all had loves, perhaps love and loss, people can…
- I'm pleased to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I realize I am a writer people buy to take on vacation.
- We're nothing if we're not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be the most important…
- I look placid, you see, that's why people think I'm fine. Inside I worry a lot.
- I have been lucky enough to travel a lot, meet great people in many lands. I have liked almost everyone I met along the way.
- I have great family and good friends; the stories I told became popular, and people all over the world bought them.
- My mother hoped I would meet a nice doctor or barrister or accountant who would marry me and take me to live in what is…
- I am much more understanding of people than I used to be when I was young - people were either villainous or wonderful. They were…
- I thought it must be desperate to be old. To wake up in the morning and remember that you were ancient - and so behave…
- I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold such great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realize that I am a popular writer…
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