- Democracy
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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 Aug 01, 2026
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 'Mad Men,' we watch a group of people who live in a prosperous society that offers happiness and order like never before in history and yet are full of anxiety and unease. They feel there is something more, something beyond. And they feel stuck.
- Science
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are two - parallel - universes of science. One is the actual day-to-day work of scientists, patiently researching into all parts of the world and sometimes making amazing discoveries. The other is the role science plays in the public imagination - the powerful effect it has in shaping how millions of ordinary people see the world.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
At its heart, 'South Park' has a touching faith in human beings: that despite their absurdities and flaws, people have the capacity to create a better world.
- Opinion
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- Nov 07, 2020
My goal as a comedian is to sway people's opinion. It's not my only goal and it's not the only way I measure myself.
- Dust
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- Nov 07, 2020
Late 19th-century America was basically a plutocratic enterprise while people toiled in mines and died of coal dust poisoning.
- Direction
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- Nov 07, 2020
The direction of the country isn't controlled by one person on top making decisions. It's a mass movement of people making a lot of individual decisions that add up to something broader.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Security theater is the idea of putting on a big show of security in order to make people feel safe. That's why the TSA screens everything and takes your stuff away.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
Information's right at our fingertips, but so is what you want to believe. It's the classic thing of someone Googling 'autism vaccines' - they'll find what they're looking for, depending on what they think. You'll find lots of people who are just bolstering what they already think, bolstering their cultural attitude.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a vested interest in increasing the amount of diversity in my own business. That's something that I care about. So mentoring people who are trying to break into the business who could use a hand, that's the type of person I look for.
- Laugh
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's one thing to make people laugh, but after a certain point, comedy is almost cheap.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the best comedy enlightens, informs, and changes the way people look at the world.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Young people are narcissistic. They become less narcissistic as they age, but they become crankier about younger people being narcissistic.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020