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Bob Dylan Singer-songwriter
People

"I accept chaos. I am not sure whether it accepts me. I know some people are terrified of the bomb. But then some people are terrified to be seen carrying a modern screen magazine. Experience teaches us that silence terrifies people the most."

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Bob Marley Musician, Singer-Songwriter
People

"People want to listen to a message, word from Jah. This could be passed through me or anybody. I am not a leader. Messenger. The words of the songs, not the person, is what attracts people."

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Brian Tracy Author, Speaker
People

"Your beliefs about yourself and your world create your expectations. Your expectations determine your attitude. Your attitude determines your behavior and the way you relate to other people. And the way you behave toward and relate to other people determines how they relate to and behave toward you."

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Bryan Adams Singer-Songwriter
People

"I like to be able to present myself in two or three different ways because I've never really wanted to rest on my laurels and be something that people expected."

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Brené Brown Researcher, author, speaker
People

"We judge people in areas where we’re vulnerable to shame, especially picking folks who are doing worse than we’re doing. If I feel good about my parenting, I have no interest in judging other people’s choices. If I feel good about my body, I don’t go around making fun of other people’s weight or appearance. We’re hard on each other because we’re using each other as a launching pad out of our own perceived deficiency."

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Alex North Composer
People

"Fear is a problem with film music and films; people want to be conventional, and there's more commercialism today. If you are not daring in your art, you're bankrupt."

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Ali Sina Philosopher, Writer
People

"It is propaganda that people, who had lived a full life of heterosexuality, were married and had children, were denying their real sexuality all that time. There is historic evidence that entire populations can convert to homosexuality under certain conditions."

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Alton Brown Chef, Television Personality
People

"I know people that could serve me canned tuna and saltine crackers and have me feel more at home at their table than some people who can cook circles around me. The more you try to impress people, generally the less you do."

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Andrew Weil Author
People

"Studies have shown that people who are physically active sleep better than those who are sedentary. The more energy you expend during the day, the sleepier you will feel at bedtime."

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Andy Warhol Artist, Filmmaker
People

"I still care about people but it would be so much easier not to care. I don't want to get too close; I don't like to touch things."

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Anne Lamott Author, Essayist
People

"I am not writing to try and convert people to fundamental Christianity. I am just trying to share my experience, strength and hope, that someone who is as messed up and neurotic and scarred and scared can be fully accepted by our dear Lord, no questions asked."

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Anton Chekhov Playwright, Short Story Writer
People

"Let the things that happen on the stage be just as complex and yet just as simple as they are in life. For instance, people are having a meal, just having a meal, but at the same time their happiness is being created, or their lives are being smashed up."

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