P Quotes
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“People always mean something. Sometimes what they mean is 'you can't be trusted to remember to be kind', and then I want to bury them up to their necks in marshmallow fluff, so they'll remember how I choose kindness every single day”
Source: Come Tumbling Down
“People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.”
Source: My Summer in a Garden: Easyread Comfort Edition
“People always overestimate how complex business is. This isn't rocket science. We've chosen one of the world's simplest professions.”
“People always remember the second half.”
“People always remember the worst day of their lifes. It becomes a part of them forever.”
“People always reveal who they really are. It may take the removal of 33 masks to get there, but they always show themselves. That's why I prefer hanging out with ducks.”
Source: Powdered Saxophone Music
“People always said, "I can't believe you made a movie that had no script." Yeah, but here's the thing, if you've got actors who are used to that, and that's what they like to do, they're all good improvisers and they're all people that feel comfortable doing that, then you know, it's not that big of a deal. It's what you do.”
“People always say "pop culture." As if we have some high culture to distinguish it from.”
“People always say 'Etta, you know what your problem is? You're neither fish nor fowl. There is no place to rack you.' When I would go in a record shop, you might find one or two records by me in different stacks.”
“People always say 'Motivation is great but it doesn't last.' I just tell them, bathing does not last either, that is why I recommend it daily.”
“People always say 'They [teens] need a good talking to.' I've never agreed with that. A kid needs a good listening to.”
“People always say 'You do racial comedy.' And I don't, exactly. I do cultural comedy. Because race and culture are two different things. There's black people from America and then there's black people from Africa. Racially, they're the same; culturally, they're extremely different.”
“People always say a script will be 'brought to life in a magical way,' but for me that has been proven wrong time and time again.”
“People always say be true to yourself. But that’s misleading, because there are two selves. There’s your short term self, and there’s your long term self. And if you’re only true to your short term self, your long term self slowly decays.”
Source: Humans of New York: Stories
“People always say congratulations. When you're a successful bidder it means you're willing to spend more money than anyone else. I'm not sure if that's congratulations or condolences.”
“People always say golfers don't smile. But there is so much psychology in golf so we have to be a bit robotic.”
“People always say he can run and he can jump. So can a deer and you wouldn't put a deer in the game.”
“People always say I write a lot of pop culture references. Can somebody please count the pop culture references in 'Firefly?' Because I don't know how to put this to you, but there was one. I referenced The Beatles in the pilot.”
“People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided I'll be a legend.”
“People always say I'm the Beatle who changed the most, but really that's what I see life is about... you have to change.”
“People always say in the end you only regret the choices you didn't make but I really think you also regret the choices you were foolish enough to make.”
“People always say it's a shame someone as talented as Ryan Giggs or George Best before him never played in a World Cup or European Championship and I don't want my name to be added to that list.”
“People always say it's harder to heal a wounded heart than a wounded body. Bullshit. It's exactly the opposite—a wounded body takes much longer to heal. A wounded heart is nothing but ashes of memories. But the body is everything. The body is blood and veins and cells and nerves. A wounded body is when, after leaving a man you’ve lived with for three years, you curl up on your side of the bed as if there’s still somebody beside you. That is a wounded body: a body that feels connected to someone who is no longer there.”
“People always say life is short. I've never been convinced of that - mine seems to have a tendency to go on and on.”
“People always say life is too short for regrets. But the truth is, it's too long.”
Source: The Peach Keeper: A Novel
“People always say that Californian women are obsessed with their appearance but I think you've got to take good care of yourself, for yourself.”
“People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
Source: Rosa Parks: my story
“People always say that music is a universal language. It was very, very true. We could show up anywhere with any people speaking different languages and we could just be like, "You want to play that song? Yeah, okay." We would usually want to play Latin American songs, and they would usually want to play Santana or Jimi Hendrix and stuff like that. So we would trade off. So yeah, we were able to make a lot of friends that way and meet a lot of local musicians. It was a great experience.”
“People always say that no matter how awful things are, there’s always someone suffering more. It’s true. It’s not really helpful, but it’s true.”
Source: The Christmas Promise
“People always say that pregnant women have a glow. And I say it's because you're sweating to death.”
“People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.”
“People always say that, when you love someone, nothing in the world matters. But that's not true, is it? You know, and I know, that when you love someone, everything in the world matters a little bit more.”
Source: Handle with Care: A Novel
“People always say the abused abuse and it is not true. I am totally the opposite.”
“People always say The God Father is the #1 movie of all time. But ask yourself, did you see Zach Braff in it....No you didn't. So then by default it goes to Garden State..and if youwatch two episodes of scrubs back to back that counts as the #2.”
“People always say there is competition in nature, but I think that because we are human, it's not only competition. Because we are human we have something other than competition - sharing, helping others, or being oneself. Competition is really kind of ugly.”
“People always say theres no such thing as bad publicity, and you always think theyre right, because it seems self-evident: nobodys going to buy a magazine that nobody ever talks about, so people should want to buy a magazine that everybodys talking about.”
“People always say they can't do things, that they're impossible. They just haven't been creative enough.”
“People always say they want to hear the truth, but they really don't," I said. "Like how many parents really want to know that their kids are having sex or smoking? Even if they ask, they just want you to say that everything's fine. Then they can believe it is.”
Source: Suicide Notes
“People always say things like Well I would, but... and that's where they fuck up. As soon as they give a reason for why they can't do something, they're already defeated.”
Source: Supermarket
“People always say to me
"What do you think you'd like to be
When you grow up?"
And I say, "Why,
I think I'd like to be the sky
Or be a plane or train or mouse
Or maybe a haunted house
Or something furry, rough and wild...
Or maybe I will stay a child.”
Source: Dogs & dragons, trees & dreams: A collection of poems
“People always say to me, "What if it doesn't work?" If it doesn't work, we redouble our effort. We're not going to cry like a bunch of babies. We're going to redouble our effort.”
“People always say to me, "What's wrong with Hollywood? They don't want to make female-driven movies." And that's not where the problem lies. It lies with us, in society. When we make these movies, nobody goes to see them.”
“People always say to me, 'You have such a clearly defined sense of style,' and when I hear it, I get crazed, because what I hear - and I know they mean it as a compliment - is that I have such a narrow vision that I can't get out of it.”
“People always say to me, Youre really attractive - in an unusual way. No one ever just says, Youre attractive.”
“People always say turn the other cheek. If you turn the other cheek, I'm gonna hit you in the other cheek too.”
“People always say you can't do a red lip if you have red hair but I've never shied away from it. I think you can absolutely do that. It's more about hair colour and complexion.”
“People always say you can't win if you don't play”
“People always say, "Can writing be taught?" I always think, I can teach you how to write a better sentence, how to do dialogue, how to do character, but I can't teach you how to be a decent person, and I can't teach you how to have something to say.”
“People always say, "Could it have been a show about a conservative Republican administration?" No! Nobody wants to watch that! Watching Republicans flirt makes people queasy!”
“People always say, "I don't mean to do this . . . ," and then they do it! If you don't mean to touch on something, then don't touch on it. That's how I feel.”