Persons Quotes
17848 quotes by 7544 authors
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Making the landlord and the tenant the same person has certain advantages, as that the tenant pays no rent, while the landlord does a little…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The sceptic ultimately undermines democracy (1) because he can see no significance in death and such things of a literal equality; (2) because he introduces…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Knowing there is a world that will outlive you, there are people whose well-being depends on how you live your life, affects the way you…
— Steven Pinker
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Often Satan injects pride into the believer's spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a…
— Watchman Nee
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For every difficulty that supposedly stops a person from succeeding there are thousands who have had it a lot worse and have succeeded anyway. So…
— Brian Tracy
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When faced with world problems - like hunger, overpopulation, nuclear weapons, the arms trade - you may be among those who are overwhelmed by a…
— Scilla Elworthy
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There is no one as strong as a person whose heart is always filled with gratitude.
— Daisaku Ikeda
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Just as cherry, plum, peach and damson blossoms all possess their own unique qualities, each person is unique. We cannot become someone else. The important…
— Daisaku Ikeda
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Virtually nothing on earth can stop a person with a positive attitude who has his goals clearly in sight.
— Denis Waitley
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The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.
— Elbert Hubbard
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The size of a person is more important than the size of the problem.
— John C. Maxwell
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There is a world of difference between a person who has a big problem and a person who makes a problem big.
— John C. Maxwell
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It is extraordinary how extraordinary the ordinary person is.
— George Will
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If I've learned anything as a mom with a daughter who's three, I've learned that you cannot judge the way another person is raising their…
— Maggie Gyllenhaal
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We used to sing along to Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald records together. She had the most amazing voice ... She's always encouraged me, and…
— Sheryl Crow
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I don't think of myself as a terribly confident person. But I have a survival mechanism that was instilled in me by my mother.
— Naomi Watts
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You instantly become less selfish. You can't be the biggest person in the world anymore-they are. [Motherhood] really grounds you.
— Keri Russell
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An authentically empowered person is humble. This does not mean the false humility of one who stoops to be with those who are below him…
— Gary Zukav
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Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because…
— Dennis Wholey
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An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience.
— James A. Baldwin
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