- Mistakes
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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
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the great debates about the Internet is whether it is making people more or less free.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
The press should not get special privileges - if they drive recklessly or put people in danger, they should be subject to every reckless driving and endangerment law on the books - but they should also not be singled out for special punishment.
- Extraordinarily
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no actual need to tighten voter ID rules: there have been extraordinarily few instances of people committing fraud at the polls.
- Online
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- Nov 07, 2020
For technology companies, information about what people do online is extremely valuable - it can be used to sell targeted advertising or sold to data clearinghouses.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the gun lobby fights gun-control legislation, its logic is clear: it does not like laws that prevent people from owning or using guns.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as there have been elections, there have been attempts to keep eligible people from voting.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
The blogosphere makes it possible to have a sprawling national conversation about the hard times - often among people who would never find each other offline.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
For people worried about the Great Recession and the uncertainty of what is coming next, the characters of 'Mad Men' are good company.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
When locational information is collected, people should be given advance notice and a chance to opt out. Data should be erased as soon as its main purpose is met.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
People's genes can say a great deal about their health. There are genes that reveal an increased likelihood of getting cancer, heart disease or Alzheimer's.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the government takes video of people in public places, the images should only be kept as long as they may reasonably be needed to investigate a crime. After a few days, if there has not been a report of a crime, they should be destroyed.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never necessarily chosen to be a bachelor. I've had girlfriends throughout the last 20 or 30 years. It's just that there were times when I met people that fascinated me and times I didn't.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
People look at me, and they go, 'You're white, you're smart, you must have went to college. You must have grown up with money.'
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020