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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 Nov 07, 2020

Nov 07, 2020

I think that magic, at its root, is a very abstract notion. There's no real, approved definition. And, in that sense, it's like love; you can only see magic by the effect it has on people.

Humanity
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Nov 07, 2020

Dogmas are collective conceptual prisons. And the strange thing is that people love their prison cells because they give them a sense of security and a false sense of 'I know.' Nothing has inflicted more suffering on humanity than its dogmas.

Nov 07, 2020

I don't think people in America understand race, and how deep the hooks of whiteness there are in our consciousness.

Nov 07, 2020

Usually, I play people who are a lot younger than I am, because people think that I look really young, which I do.

Nov 07, 2020

I think Ronda Rousey is fantastic. She's a fantastic addition to the entire crew of WWE. I think she has kind of blown away people's expectations.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't think people were betting on me, but they were giving me a chance. I think I rode a wave there, by being different in appearance than the girls who preceded me.

Nov 07, 2020

The reality is that we will be reading Miranda rights to the corpse of Osama bin Laden. He will never appear in an American courtroom. That's the reality. He will be killed by us, or he will be killed by his own people so he's not captured by us. We know that.

Nov 07, 2020

If you think too much about playing an icon, it will immobilize you. You have to treat it like a fresh character. Sure, there are guidelines so that you don't upset people, but you have to find your own way.

Respect
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Nov 07, 2020

I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform.

Laugh
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm a comedian at heart, and I really can make people laugh, but ever since 'Amadeus,' all I seem to do is play dramatic roles and villains.

Nov 07, 2020

Ukraine had quite serious impact on the many Russians. They could see that ordinary people in Ukraine which is a bordering state, very close to Russia, the people of this state are, they didn't want to tolerate anymore the power abuse by Ukrainian officials.

Nov 07, 2020

Whether rich people make money or lose money, they get no sympathy from the public.

Nov 07, 2020

I think people who really want to do something do it. No matter what. And they won't quit until they do it.

Opinion
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Nov 07, 2020

People are quick to form opinions online, but they're also quick to change them. If you have an opinion, stand by it and see it through. I stand by what I put up.

Nov 07, 2020

You really want some natural way for people to get Bitcoins, as part of their paycheck or some other activity so they can turn around and spend them. It's much better if the Bitcoin economy is a self-contained thing.

Nov 07, 2020

It's a bit loose and the people in my group have got other groups. They don't have to have a total allegiance to me. I think that's really a bit weird and showing some weird insecurity.

Nov 07, 2020

I talk to a lot of librarians, and there's always a steady drumbeat of how libraries are places of community. But a lot of them have also recently - and just in the nick of time - refurbished, because during this economic downturn, people have a tendency to borrow instead of buy.

Live
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Nov 07, 2020

I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years.

Nov 07, 2020

The only people I don't reach on a very personal level are straight white men. They don't really need another entertainer dedicated for them exclusively, so they're fine.

Nov 07, 2020

Stephen Jones' hats are what we used to call 'creations'; extravagant, odd things for extravagant, odd people like Madonna or Lady Gaga. They're worn in a parallel universe.

Several quotes here raise concerns about surveillance and encryption, a recurring subject among the public figures quoted. For more wide-ranging reflections, browse Good Quotes or Love Quotes.

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