- Background
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- Nov 07, 2020
People Quotes
Quotes about people, privacy, and human nature.
This page collects quotes touching on people in different senses - novelists describing how characters take on independent vitality, and technologists warning how easily people's movements and data can be tracked. It's a broader mix than a single theme, much like Like Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Genghis Khan decreed religious tolerance for all of his conquered peoples. So I think he definitely would approve of our constitutional protections of freedom of religion. I think he would also approve of the way the U.S. has been able to attract talented people from all over the world.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people are just self-motivated - my husband was. I also believe there are many children for whom parental involvement is key.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people don't need parental commitment, they will still come out great, but for others, parents can be critical in providing moral and academic guidance.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some parents let their kids sleep at other people's houses, where they drink alcohol, watch TV for hours and God knows what else. But if you say you have to get all A's and practice the violin for two hours, then they consider that abusive. That upsets me.
- Importance
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not uncommon for people to overvalue the importance of demonstrating their competence and power, often at the expense of demonstrating their warmth.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm good enough; I'm smart enough. Self-affirmation is where people list their core values. These are things that really make them who they are.
- Science
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you have a novel, exciting finding, that gets attention. People are going to push back, and that's honestly how science should work.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
People have a lot of control over their ability to rise to the occasion and to show their best or their aspirational selves.
- Governs
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- Nov 07, 2020
Although our body language governs the way other people perceive us, our body language also governs how we perceive ourselves and how those perceptions become reinforced through our own behavior, our interactions, and even our physiology.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want people to be able to influence themselves. We convince ourselves, and that allows us to convince others.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020