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“Most people do not understand until old age what Plato tells them when they are young.”
“One made the observation of the people of Asia that they were all slaves to one man, merely because they could not pronounce that syllable No.”
“For there is no virtue, the honour and credit for which procures a man more odium from the elite than that of justice; and this, because more than any other, it acquires a man power and authority among the common people. For they only honour the valiant and admire the wise, while in addition they also love just men, and put entire trust and confidence in them.”
“Once when Phocion had delivered an opinion which pleased the people, he turned to his friend and said, "Have I not unawares spoken some mischievous thing or other?"”
“These Macedonians are a rude and clownish people; they call a spade a spade.”
“People regard the same things, some as just and others as unjust, - about these they dispute; and so there arise wars and fightings among them.”
“Other people are likely not to be aware that those who pursue philosophy aright study nothing but dying and being dead. Now if this is true, it would be absurd to be eager for nothing but this all their lives, and then to be troubled when that came for which they had all along been eagerly practicing.”
“Such power I gave the people as might do, Abridged not what they had, now lavished new, Those that were great in wealth and high in place My counsel likewise kept from all disgrace. Before them both I held my shield of might, And let not either touch the other's right.”
“I am one of those people who can't help getting a kick out of life - even when it's a kick in the teeth.”
“People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent.”
“You don't have to be emaciated or vomiting to be suffering. All people who live their lives on a diet are suffering.”
“There's a lot of madness going on out there. Artists can only be what they are, but the industry only goes with what they think people wanna hear.”
“People in the record business would say, Well, Pras, you know, you haven't been out in a while, maybe you should get today's hottest producer or rapper to do something.”
“I think there's always room for people to hear different styles of music, especially when it comes from the heart.”
“I used to get upset with the word Bollywood, and what it means in the West. The stereotype of us being dancing, singing, puppet showgirls. Indians are nearly one fifth of the world's population; we have one of the most prolific film industries in the world. When people used to ask me about it, or replicate what they think is Bollywood dancing, thinking that they're being funny, I used to get offended. But now I show them the stuff we do.”
“We spend too much time as people thinking about what we don't have instead of actually making a change, and we just need to make that change now because we're being giving the opportunity.”
“If my film does not do well, it really hurts me. But by God's grace, even if some of my films may not have done well, people have still liked my work in it.”
“I don't think a lot of people in America understand what Indians are. And that's our fault, a little. We tend to forget our roots a bit. As kids we think, If I'm too Indian, I'll be put in a box, and people will think of me as different. They'll think I'm weird, because I eat Indian food or my name is difficult to pronounce.”
“As a musician, I know that it'll take time for me to get to the ranks of an established artiste. Nevertheless, I'm very happy that people are appreciating my music.”