People Quotes - Page 113

I question and soul-search constantly into myself to be as certain as I can that I am fulfilling the true meaning of my work, that I am maintaining my sense of purpose, that I am holding fast to my ideals, that I am guiding my people in the right direction.

Some people give their problems swimming lessons instead of drowning them.

Part of what Special Olympics is trying to do is break down stereotypes that still exist for people. There is still a lot of fear.

I'm brash and abrasive but that's because I've noticed when people are nice and polite they never get anywhere.

Trying to impress people who hate you is just a big waste of time.

Forgiveness is God's invention for coming to terms with a world in which people are unfair to each other and hurt each other deeply. He began by forgiving us. And He invites us all to forgive each other.

There was nothing more dangerous than people convinced of their own good intentions.

I like chatting with people. If people ask me a direct question, I give them a direct answer and I feel I've always done that with the press.

Yeah, but if you're not doing what everyone else is doing then you're going to be misunderstood. People are going to wonder why you're trying to be different; it's just a natural instinct.

Jesus was not sent here to teach the people to build magnificent churches and temples amidst the cold wretched huts and dismal hovels. He came to make the human heart a temple, and the soul an altar, and the mind a priest.

Cuba is such a beautiful country, and everywhere you go, there's music and people dancing - especially in Havana.

I'm lucky to have a great support system in my friends and some of my family. If you have those people that you trust, go ahead and fall back into them and let them be your hammock and cocoon and let them embrace you.

I think music has the power to transform people, and in doing so, it has the power to transform situations - some large and some small.

I've noticed that when people are joking they're usually dead serious, and when they're serious, they're usually pretty funny.

How many men ever went to a barbecue and would let one man take off the table what's intended for 9/10th of the people to eat? The only way you'll ever be able to feed the balance of the people is to make that man come back and bring back some of that grub that he ain't got no business with!

God doesn't want people to do what they think is best: he wants them to do what he knows is best, and no amount of reasoning and intellectualizing will discover that.

I happen to like the strange ones. People who look normal and leads normal lives - they're the ones you have to watch out for.

Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His Presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature.

For people allergic to wool, one's heart can only bleed.

If you're always in the company of people who agree with you, you're going to think of people who don't agree with you as venal or stupid. I constantly tell my students that if they're in the company of people who always say "amen" to what you say, find other company. And that is the source of illiberalism, when you are unable to listen to someone who thinks differently. That's when democracies are in trouble.

Hate crimes are the scariest thing in the world because these people really believe what they're doing is right.

When people praise you, don't let it go to your head. When they criticize you, don't let it go to your heart.

Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary.

The minute you step away from the negative people in your life you will instantly see the beauty in your horizon.

I'll refrain from making any more comments on any ongoing people involved in the judicial process.