People Quotes - Page 226

Discontent is the wheel that moves people forward.

There is nothing that I so greatly admire as purposefulness. I have an enormous respect for people who know exactly what they are doing and where they are going. Such people are compact and integrated. They have clear edges. They give an impression of invulnerability and balance, and I wish I were one of them.

People of peace, men and women of desire, such is the splendor of the Temple in which you will one day have the right to take your place. Such privilege should astonish you less, however, than your ability to commence building it down here, your ability, in fact, to adorn it at every moment of your existence. Remember the saying 'as above, so below', and contribute to this by making 'as below, so above'.

There are some people who still don't understand. But I know by the end of my fulfillment they will.

If we had more hell fire preaching in the pulpit then we would have less hell bound people in the pew.

People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instead of doing the simplest, easiest thing-refusing to participate in activities that make life bad.

To gaze into another persons face is to do two things: to recognise their humanity and to assert your own.

If I'd known white people were going to buy my last album, I never would have recorded it.

I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went 'oooh'.

I love meeting new people; I think everyone has a story to tell. We should all listen sometimes.

I feel there are two people inside me - me and my intuition. If I go against her, she'll screw me every time, and if I follow her, we get along quite nicely.

A broken wing simply means, you have to find another way to fly. Have a wonderful day people.

People like me and Ozu get films made by hard work, but Shimizu is a genius.

The world bursts at the seams with people ready to tell you you're not good enough. On occasion, some may be correct. But do not do their work for them. Seek any job; ask anyone out; pursue any goal. Don't take it personally when they say 'no' - they may not be smart enough to say 'yes.'

Lazy people can't practice Ashtanga Yoga

One of the greatest tazkiya (purification) of the nafs (self) is to part with your money and to give it to people who deserve it.

During the war, a battle was fought here, not only for the creation of a new Yugoslavia, but also a battle for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a sovereign republic. To some generals and leaders their position on this was not quite clear. I never once doubted my stance on Bosnia. I always said that Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot belong to this or that, only to the people that lived there since the beginning of time.

I just love that spirit that makes people do things that they probably shouldn't.

Great power often corrupts virtue; it invariably renders vice more malignant. . . . In proportion as the powers of government increase, both its own character and that of the people becomes worse.

We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.

You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.

Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.

Imagine yourself acclaimed, a decorated national hero, an idol to millions of desperate people, then within six months, condemned to death by hanging.

I have big friends who won't go swimming because they're too embarrassed about it. I feel that's such a shame, because actually people should be encouraging fat people who are exercising to do it, not pointing and laughing.

I only did karaoke once in my life. It was with Courtney Love and it was a total disaster. She pulled me on stage in front of 500 people at a wedding. I'd never done karaoke before.