P Quotes
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“People are just afraid of things too much … Sure, evil exists, extremism exists. Somebody could commit a hate crime and hurt me. But they could do the same just because I'm black. They could do the same just because I'm American.”
“People are just as happy as they choose to be.”
“People are just as wonderful as sunsets
if you let them be.
...I don't try to control a sunset.
I watch with awe as it unfolds
~ Carl Rogers”
Source: Are We There Yet?
“People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying, "Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner." I don't try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.”
“People are just cannibals unless they leave each other alone.”
Source: The Golden Notebook
“People are just dumb. They misunderstand.”
“People are just fascinated by assassinations.”
“People are just fed up with these politicians that get up there, promise something, don't commit to their promises after they get elected. And it's all about - you know what it's all about? Filling their buddies' pockets full of money, sole-sourced deals, giving contracts. It's all about the money.”
“People are just funny sometimes if you find the right character.”
“People are just greedy animals, after all.”
Source: Demons in the Spring
“People are just like farm equipment. They rust out quicker than they wear out.”
“People are just like seeds, needing the compost, in other words, harsh conditions, to grow. All the inconveniences in our lives serve as fertilizers for our minds.”
Source: Magic Tree
“People are just not impressed by me at home.”
“People are just obsessed with other people's lives. I don't know whether it's kind of a way to escape their own, or something to follow I really couldn't tell you.”
“People are just people. Some of us hold the same beliefs, some of us do not.”
Source: Walk Your Path: A Magical Awakening
“People are just really overreacting. It's just feel good music. We at Virgin are in no way promoting sex or whatever these media outlets continue to print.”
“People are just self-centered-it's all about them. And we're telling people it's okay to be 'all about you' because you're a victim and it's not your fault. That's why society has gotten more and more belligerent and selfish.”
“People are just so stupid.”
“People are just the same. They like me if they need me, but once I'm useless, they abandon me. To survive, I need to be useful”
“People are just too hopeful, and sometimes hope is the biggest weapon of all to use against us. People will believe anything.”
Source: Krik? Krak!
“People are just up tight because the kids are having fun and they didn't have the same freedom.”
“People are just waiting around to get certified.”
“People are kept in line in society because they fear punishment. The assumption that underlies this mentality is that a human being will follow their desires without mitigation.”
“People are kept unaware of the reality, with the sweet and illusive candy of nationalism. They are made to believe in their bones that killing people in the name of sovereignty is the most glorious act of all - they are made to believe that the citizens of the neighboring country are their arch-enemies - they are made to believe that nationality is far greater than humanity. They are made to believe that surgical strikes against the nation across the border is a great patriotic deed - they are made to believe that raising wall and separating children from their parents are deeds of great glory. In short, politicians (not all) in the government keep doing whatever they desire, and the citizens choose to keep their mouth silent in obedience because that to them is the greatest act of patriotism. In short, to these spineless citizens, their country is always right and the neighboring country is always wrong - their country is always good and the neighboring country is always evil - their country is always on the side of ethics and morality, and the neighboring country is always on the side of moral degradation. And this has been going on since the rise of human civilization across the world. When will this change, one wonders! And the answer is now. You change - just you - you the individual - you the one human - and slowly but surely, little by little, the entire society will change.”
Source: Citizens of Peace: Beyond the Savagery of Sovereignty
“People are killed because they're gay. I don't think, "What do I want to do today? I want to speak up on gay rights." No. It's God catching me by my neck. I wish I could keep quiet about the plight of the Palestinians. I can't!”
“People are kind of upset with British Petroleum CEO Tony Hayward. Over the weekend, he was out on his yacht. And when President Obama found out that Tony Hayward was on his yacht, he was so angry, he missed a putt.”
“People are kinda still a bit puritanical, perhaps. People don't expect a woman to feel so open, in a way, about her sexuality onscreen, and they probably find it fascinating. I think more actors are doing it and being open to that and not being afraid of it, so it's becoming less of a thing.”
“People are largely ignorant of the interests of the human species.”
“People are laughing at me today for having holes in my pockets, and ink blood on my fingers-
a thirty-something old writer, who strangles words from dictionaries, and feeds on the decay of poetry.”
Source: Please Pass Me, the Blood & Butter
“People are lazy, and they want their fast food via the television.”
“People are learning to grasp the diversity of nature, to understand its unifying principles and to sweep away the hierarchies and see the real connections.”
“People are least aware of others when demonstrating their own power over them.”
Source: Outline: A Novel
“People are led to believe they possess freedom of expression simply because they are allowed to say whatever they please. At first glance, this indeed seems true: one may share offensive jokes, hurl profanities, circulate crude memes, ridicule religion, express rage outbursts, swear at others, or indulge in bizarre fantasies. Yet all of this unfolds within an invisible cage—a system of rules dressed as liberty. The moment someone speaks of suicide, rape, or other "sensitive" subjects—not to promote them, but simply to confront them—their words are flagged, erased, and their presence diminished. Even the very words “suicide” or “rape” are censored with asterisks. The crime lies not in intent but in utterance. Likewise, should someone express a worldview too deviant from that of mass society, their account may be silenced under vague accusations: “spam,” “harm,” “hate speech,” or “misinformation.”
“People are led to reason thus: a woman who is a wife is one who has made a permanent sex bargain for her maintenance; the woman who is not married must therefore make a temporary bargain of the same kind.”
“People are legitimately worried about Donald Trump, almost like a schoolyard bully, if I step up, am I going to be targeted, too?”
“People are less certain of their national identities or their place in the world. It starts looking different and disorienting. And there is no doubt that that has produced populist movements both from the left and from the right in many countries in Europe.”
“People are less focused on the story, and more on how the story is told.”
“People are less likely to see you as a threat if they know they can trust you.”
“People are less quick to applaud you as you grow older. Life starts out with everyone clapping when you take a poo and goes downhill from there.”
Source: I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays
“People are less self-conscious in the intimacy of family life and during the anxiety of a great sorrow. The dazzling varnish of anextreme politeness is then less in evidence, and the true qualities of the heart regain their proper proportions.”
Source: Armance
“People are less than whole unless they gather themselves voluntarily into groups of souls in harmony. Gathering themselves to pursue individual, family, and community dreams consistent with their private humanity is what makes them whole; only slaves are gathered by others.”
Source: Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
“People are like a mathematical puzzle. If you don’t know them, they seem difficult. However, once you understand them, they are a game. If you understand a person completely, you can deal with him as simply as you deal with yourself. If you know the nature of fire, you will not burn your fingers in it. Instead, you would use it for cooking your food.”
Source: 31 Ways to Happiness
“People are like a pack of dogs sometimes. All right one by one, but together... together they do awful things they don't mean to do.”
“People are like almanacs, Bonnie - you never can find the information you're looking for, but the casual reading is well worth the trouble.”
Source: The Collected Writings
“People are like animals. Some are happiest penned in, some need to roam free. You go to recognize what's in her nature and accept it.”
“People are like ants: Just a few of them give all the orders. And most of them spend their lives getting squashed.”
Source: Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel, Raven and Alex
“People are like bicycles. They can keep their balance only as long as they keep moving.”
Source: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein
“People are like birds - from a distance, beautiful: from close up, those sharp beaks, those beady little eyes.”
“People are like birds: on the wing, all beautiful; up close, all beady little eyes.”
Source: Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin
“People are like books. The cover might give you a clue regarding the story inside, but if you don’t open the book two stories are lost.”