- 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
- Purpose
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've not been afraid to take risks, be resolute and passionate about purpose, and inspire people to do things that maybe they thought weren't possible.
- Nov 07, 2020
People talk about mumblecore but I prefer bumblecore, hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
People don't want to listen to a celebrity tweeting about their charities and shows. That's why comedy writers do well - we put out little funny ideas.
- Face Value
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- Nov 07, 2020
People take things at face value on social media. Earnestness is the assumption.
- Gauge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research for characters I'm writing - but it's basically just nosiness. It also helps me gauge where I'm at: Am I normal?
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love that synergy between being entertainers and having people respond. There's no greater reward.
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because even very young people are expert readers of pictures, you can convey very complex and subtle messages through pictures that you'd need loads of words to explain. Making a picture book is also a bit like making your own film - and you can make anything you want happen, however impossible!
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was there that, through a mutual friend, I met John Waters - proving what I've always said: you meet the best people on field trips.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not okay to lie about people and particularly not okay to hurl the worst imaginable names at people just because you think you might not like their politics.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Besides Christianity and specifically Catholicism being wonderful, Christmas is intrinsic to American culture and worth defending. Think of what happens at Christmas time. People play Mariah Carey Christmas songs... What else do you need in life?
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
Donald Trump can take his message directly to the people via rallies and addresses carried over social media. I'd call them updated versions of Roosevelt's fireside chats, but a portion of my younger readership doesn't even know what a radio is thanks to a Democrat-run education system.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't see it as a bad thing that I surround myself with edgy people. Because they're interesting.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have never been offended. I don't know what it means. It's not that I disagree with it. I don't understand it. I've never had that feeling. I don't let feelings control my life. I'm more disciplined than other people.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020