“I'm happy people look at me as a role model.”
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People Quotes — page 707 of 5018
“I've always been impressed that we are here, surviving, because of the indomitable courage of quite small people against impossible odds.”
“The truth which has made us free will in the end make us glad also. Every outcry against the oppression of some people by other people, or against what is morally hideous is the affirmation of the principle that a human being as such is not to be violated. A human being is not to be handled as a tool but is to be respected and revered.”
“Society and the system and politicians don't want people to be aware of things. They want people to believe what they have to show 'em.”
“People love me everywhere I go.”
“Successful people use their strength by recognizing, developing, and utilizing the talents of others.”
“The main reason for people's lack of success is their willingness to give up what they want most of all, for what they want right now!”
“It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.”
“Once you have accepted yourself, it's so much easier to accept other people and their points of view.”
“You might occasionally feel that some people are standing in the way and slowing your progress, but in reality the biggest person standing in your way is you. Others can stop you temporarily -- you are the only one who can do it permanently.”
“When you make people feel important, you're going to be ahead of the game.”
“If food is labeled, some people might choose to eat stuff that's genetically modified. They might decide they love it. But give us a choice.”
“I want the people who listen to my music to feel the feeling that I feel, to cry the cry that I cry - justice. I want them to feel in their hearts the need for justice.”
“Grown people know that they do not always know the way of things, and even if they think they know, they do not know where and how they got the proof.”
“Ordinary people can bring about change.”
“Do not waste your time with people who have shown you they really mean no good for you.”
“It took a lot of courage to take the high road, but I would rather be significant with six million people watching a show with meaning, than everyone watching a show with no meaning.”
“I love what the church offers to us as a culture - black people in particular. We would be nowhere without the black church.”
“It's very gratifying to me to see my works bringing people closer to my country.”
“I don't want any description of me to be accurate; I want it to be flattering. I don't think people who have to sing for their supper ever like to be described truthfully - not in print anyway. We need to sell tickets, so we need good reviews.”