“You're a product of our language, and how our laws are and how we believe our God wants us. Every bitty molecule about you has already been thought out by some million people before you. Anything you can do is boring and old and perfectly okay. You're safe because you're so trapped inside your culture. Anything you can conceive of is fine because you can conceive of it. You can't imagine any way to escape. There's no way you can get out.The world is your cradle and your trap.” PeopleWorldWayWantBelieveLawCultureLanguageCan DoMillionsImagineProductsFineSafeOkayBoringTrappedTrapsWant UCradleMolecules Book:Invisible Monsters Remix Source: Invisible Monsters Remix
“What a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said, about how small actions can be like pebbles being thrown into a still lake, and ripples of hope cascade outwards and change the world.” PeopleWorldSaidStillsActionBeliefCan DoChangeOrdinaryExtraordinaryChanging The WorldThrownLakesOrdinary PeopleRemindersRipplePebblesExtraordinary ThingsVindicationCascadeSmall ActionsBobby Kennedy Author:Barack Obama
“While we won't be able to help the 10,000 people who died in last year's [Ebola] outbreak, we can do something to save untold numbers of lives in the future if NIH is working at full strength.” PeopleIfsYearsHelpingAbleLastsCan DoNumbersStrengthDiedLast YearCan Do SomethingEbolaOutbreaks Author:Diana DeGette
“People used to think of vocal music as boring choir stuff, once you figured out that you can do crazy beat-boxing, awesome bass lines (and) throw everything together, you just have really cool music.” PeopleThinkingTogetherUsedStuffCan DoLinesMusicCrazyBeatsBoringBoxingVocalBassReally CoolChoirCool MusicVocal Music Author:Isaac Hecker
“You can do irrefutably impossible things with the right amount of planning and support from intelligent and hardworking people and pizza.” PeopleCan DoSupportImpossibleAmountIntelligentPlanningPizzaHardworkingImpossible Things Author:Scott M. Gimple
“But in life people come and go. We don't always have control over it. But we can control how we respond. We can keep going, keep living the best we can. We can love the people we have instead of shutting them out. We can do our best to get to know them in the time we have.” PeopleKnowsCan DoOver ItKeep GoingComes And Goes Book:Eight Keys Source: Eight Keys
“I think that it's sexier not to show everything. I feel that people's imaginations can do way more.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsShowsCan DoImagination Author:Jennifer Love Hewitt
“I do think that it is no surprise that, economically, America is in trouble. There's been a lot of trouble out there. More and more women have found themselves doing phone sex and things like that, to help pay bills, so that they could be two-income households. They can do these short-term jobs and still pick up their kids at school, at the end of the day, and drop them off in the morning. I find it fascinating. I'm not one to judge the people in that situation, nor would I really want to.” PeopleThinkingWantStillsTwoEndsHelpingKidsSchoolJobsAmericaFoundSexTermCan DoPaySituationMorningTroubleJudgingPicksBillsSurprisePhonesIncomeThe End Of The DayFascinatingHouseholdShort Term Author:Jennifer Love Hewitt
“My career in fashion has been very much about sexuality and sex, and I think a lot of people think that's all I can do and what I am all about.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensI CanSexCan DoCareersFashionSexuality Author:Tom Ford
“I used to feel this need to prove to people that I can do something dramatic. But, the truth is that I don't know if I can. I don't think I have it in my skill set. It would be great, but I do love making comedies. It's been so much fun for me, and I hope that I can continue to do it.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsNeedsFeelsI CanWould BeUsedFunCan DoComedyTruth IsSkillsProveDramaticCan Do SomethingLove Making Author:Anna Faris
“Germans, Frenchmen and Englishmen can say of themselves: "I am the state." I cannot say that. In Russia only the people in the Kremlin can say that. All other citizens are nothing more than human material with which they can do all kinds of things.” PeopleHumansKindStatesCan DoMaterialsCitizensRussiaAll KindsEnglishmenFrenchmenKremlin Author:Vladimir Sorokin
“This world is going in all sorts of directions, but I think all you can do is get people to think about things in a different way, because sometimes people aren't even thinking.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayDifferentSometimesCan DoThis WorldDifferent Ways Author:Jillian Hervey
“We live in a consumer culture, and Black Friday is like the July 4th of that culture. It might be good not to live in this culture, but it terms of what we can do to make people safer at big sales, it seems more useful to try to avoid dangerous crowd conditions.” PeopleTryingBigsSeemsMightCultureBlackTermCan DoConditionsDangerousCrowdsBe GoodConsumersFriday4th Of JulyJulyConsumer CultureBlack Friday Author:John Seabrook
“If you get too heavy with the nods and winks, people get a sense that they're excluded from something. If they're in screenings and everyone's laughing, and they don't know what the hell it's about, somehow you feel excluded from the party, or like you're not in the inner circle. As a performer, that's the worst thing you can do to an audience. It's fun, but you have to be very careful with it.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsFunCan DoPartyAudienceLaughingHellWorstLike YouCarefulHeavyCirclesPerformersWorst ThingsExcludedScreening Author:Hugh Jackman
“By helping others, we make ourselves better, and by helping others heal, we heal ourselves. I think we can do that on an individual level and a worldwide level. I hope people have a chance to give that a little bit of thought.” PeopleThinkingGivingLittlesHelpingIndividualBitsCan DoChanceLevelsLittle BitHelping OthersHeal Author:Charles Martin Smith
“I can do what I want to do, lucky me. But when these people are coming at me and asking these things, they don't really care about me. And I have felt like there were all these people who just wanted to use me.” PeopleWantI CanUseCareWantedFeltCan DoLuckyAskingUsing Me Author:Alicia Keys
“Sometimes, the simple messages are the best thing music can do, really. Sometimes, songs can stir people up, motivate them to make change.” PeopleSometimesSongCan DoSimpleMessagesBest Things Author:Jack Johnson
“Working in a situation with men and women, and seeing women take on roles equal to the roles taken by men made you understand that, "Hey, these people can do things too." And I think it made me and other people in the movement realize that we're living in a community of equals. And that among those equals, they have equal rights. And we ought to respect their rights if they respected ours.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenMadeCan DoRealizingCommunitySituationRolesTakenRightsSeeingMovementOughtEqualMen And WomenHeyEqual Rights Author:Julian Bond
“When I think about the new film, I think I can do whatever I want with fiction, but the more documentary it is, the better it will be because that's what I'm good at. I'm good at observing people's behavior and putting these unspoken things into movie contexts in ways that other people can sometimes miss.” PeopleThinkingWayWantI CanSometimesFilmCan DoFictionMissingBehaviorDocumentariesObservingUnspoken Author:Robert Greene
“You live your life and it ends quite quickly and all you can do with it is pass it on decently to someone else. Whether directly or indirectly, behave decently to other people.” PeopleEndsCan DoBehaveLive Your Life Author:Danny Boyle
“People just don't know how to write down a simple easy line. It's difficult for them; it's like trying to keep a hard-on while drowning - not many can do it.” PeopleKnowsWritingTryingHardEasyDifficultCan DoLinesSimpleKnow HowDrowning Author:Charles Bukowski
“Everybody needs a release. Sometimes people mosh at my shows. That inspired me to make records to get the people more crunk. People need a release and I enjoy being an artist that can do that for people.” PeopleNeedsSometimesShowsArtistEnjoyCan DoRecordsInspiredReleaseBeing An Artist Author:Yelawolf
“The advantage of horror books is to take the reader and cut him out of the pack and work on him one on one. It has its advantages because the people that are there in the movie theater really are a mob. If you get one guy alone you can do a more efficient job of scaring him.” PeopleIfsBookJobsGuyCan DoCuttingReaderHorrorAdvantageTheaterEfficientPacksMovie TheaterOne On One Author:Stephen King
“I really love to be with people. It's nice, that. To have achieved sudden intimacy with strangers is perhaps the most human thing you can do. We all love our friends and families, as much as we hate them. When you can achieve intimacy with strangers, it's very exciting and heartening.” PeopleHumansHateCan DoNiceAchieveExcitingStrangerIntimacyFamily And Friends Author:Russell Brand
“The first job I ever did in the theatre, I was supposed to be a genius piano player. I couldn't play the piano, but you just sit there at a piano like you're playing, and suddenly all this amazing music comes out and the audience believes you can do it. It's the same with computers. I love scenes where there are people yanking at monitors, "yes I'll put you through now," and you know they're just doing that. But you can look brilliant at all this technology. I love it.” PeopleKnowsFirstsBelieveLooksPlayJobsCan DoTechnologyAudiencePlayerLike YouGeniusSceneComputerTheatreBrilliantSupposed To BePianoYou Can Do ItBelieve You CanAmazing Music Author:Michael Sheen
“People often say to me, "How come you don't want to be CEO of a company?" And I tell them, "I don't want to." I know I can do it, but I don't enjoy it. Why does that have to be the definition of success?” PeopleKnowsWantDoeI CanEnjoyCan DoCompanyDefinitionsCeoI Can Do ItDefinition Of Success Author:Charlene Li
“I think the most important thing people can do is to learn about their watershed. And it's something no one knows.” PeopleThinkingKnowsImportantCan DoImportant ThingsWatersheds Author:Alexandra Cousteau
“I'm not really a political-type person, meaning that I don't really make great stands or whatever, but if you ask me a direct question I say it shouldn't matter who you are, whether you're black, white, green, gay, male, female. If you can do a job and do it well you should be paid for it, you should be respected for it, and you have to be responsible. I think sometimes people can go too fare trying to make a point. I think they should just make their point and go on about.” PeopleIfsThinkingShouldTryingWellsPersonsSometimesMatterJobsPoliticalAsksBlackCan DoWhiteTypeGoes OnGayFemaleDirectPaidResponsibleGreenWho You AreMalesAsk MeBeing ResponsibleBlack WhiteMale Female Author:Dolly Parton
“There's a lot of idiots in Hollywood, a lot of people with no imagination, so as an actor you have to constantly re-show them what you can do.” PeopleShowsActorsCan DoImaginationHollywoodIdiot Author:Stephen Dorff
“There are tons of gay issues that are important, from gay marriage to adoption rights to work-place discrimination and more... but I think the biggest gay issue is the level of involvement of the gay community to demand change. So many gays think that other gays will take care of it. To fix this, people need to realize that they CAN make a change, but no one person can do it alone.” PeopleThinkingNeedsPersonsImportantCareCan DoRealizingCommunityLevelsIssuesRightsGayDemandTake CareDiscriminationAdoptionInvolvementMaking ChangesGay MarriageGay CommunityWork Place Author:Tyler Oakley
“Some people say that it's so hard with the Internet, but I know for a fact that the Internet has made it easier for someone to establish themselves. There's so much you can do online. If you know how to use it right, the web serves as the great equalizer for someone that's just getting into business.” PeopleIfsKnowsMadeHardFactsUseCan DoKnow HowInternetEasierMade ItOnlineEqualizer Author:Jordan Belfort
“I enjoy been on holidays because you can do whatever you want and people can't say anything to you.” PeopleWantEnjoyCan DoHolidaySay AnythingDo Whatever You Want Author:Cristiano Ronaldo
“I used to be a bit obsessed by acting but not anymore. I do enjoy acting but I probably enjoy it more now because it's easier. I can't work in the theater because to me it's too serious. It's like being in prison for me. I admire people that can do that but I can't do it. I'd rather live my life and do a bit of acting in between.” PeopleI CanUsedBitsEnjoyCan DoActingSeriousEasierTheaterPrisonAdmireUsed To BeObsessedLiving My Life Author:Anthony Hopkins
“There's a lot of money in selling marijuana. If you can do it legally, that's good. Why should all the criminals make the money? This is what people are thinking. If it's happening, if it's going to be legal, let's tax it and regulate it, like we do with everything else and make some money off this. I think that's one reason why people are talking this a little more seriously.” PeopleIfsThinkingShouldLittlesReasonCan DoTalkingTaxesHappeningsCriminalsSellingReason WhyMarijuanaLots Of MoneyYou Can Do It Author:Willie Nelson
“Lindsay Lohan isn't a DJ, but because of her celebrity power she can do a gig somewhere, put her name on a flyer, and she'll probably bring in more people and make more money than I ever will.” PeopleNamesCan DoMore MoneyGigsDjsFlyers Author:Neil Armstrong
“People can do whatever they want to, but I'm more pro-hetero. I'm not knocking it - I have friends that are gay. It's just that it's not my cup of tea, l guess. That's all. People can do what they want.” PeopleWantCan DoGayCupsTeaKnockingCups Of Tea Author:Axl Rose
“Before doing stand-up, I thought acting was easy - it's not easy. It's a hard life. It's easy in its own way, you just stand there and talk. But there is a difference between people who can do it well and people who can't.” PeopleWayWellsHardEasyCan DoDifferencesActingHard Life Author:Jim Jefferies
“I care about doing the work as best as I can do, and that it should go on reaching people. It's not about fame and it's not about me. It's about creating something that might allow someone else to create something.” PeopleShouldI CanMightCareCan DoGoes OnFameCreatingReachingI CareCreating Something Author:Jeanette Winterson
“Writing seems to be the only profession people imagine you can do by thinking about doing it.” PeopleThinkingWritingSeemsCan DoImagineProfession Author:Anna Quindlen
“Athletes become our heroes, because they're superhuman. They do things nobody else can do. They're better than 6 billion other people.” PeopleCan DoHeroAthleteBillionsSuperhuman Author:Charlie Sheen
“I think I'm way too much of a control freak to co-author anything with anyone. I have a hard enough time writing with myself! I admire people that can do it, but it's not for me.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingHardEnoughCan DoToo MuchAdmireFreakEnough TimeControl Freak Author:Sarah Dessen
“When you're writing a song and there are five people invested in it, it's easy for one person to say, 'Oh, this song is about this and that', and everyone has to hear the idea and see if they can do better.” PeopleIfsWritingPersonsIdeasSongEasyCan DoFive Author:Jason Mraz
“I don't hold onto anything, because it's a waste of energy to do so, really. There's nothing that I can do about the way people want to write about me. I just try and concentrate on my work and do that as well as I can.” PeopleWayWantWritingTryingWellsI CanEnergyCan DoWaste Author:PJ Harvey
“If you define yourself as someone fixing education, there's nothing short-range you can do to fix education directly. It's labor intensive. You have to change the way people act. You have to convince people, and change people.” PeopleIfsWayCan DoLaborRangeConvinceFixingDefine Yourself Author:Deborah Meier
“I take my sport damned seriously. Basketball is my life. There are other people who go into important games as if they were any other game. I'm a brooder and I spend a lot of time thinking about my opponent, about the things he can do and about what I have to do to win. I don't think I'll ever be able to change that.” PeopleIfsThinkingImportantAbleGamesWinningSportsCan DoBasketballOpponentsBasketball Is My Life Author:Dirk Nowitzki
“Most people, most great people even are ammunition. But what you need in your company are barrels. You can only shoot through the number of unique barrels you have, so that's how the velocity of your company improves... is by adding barrels, and then you stock them with ammunition and then you can do a lot.” PeopleNeedsCan DoNumbersCompanyUniqueGreat PeopleBarrelsVelocityAmmunition Author:Keith Rabois
“What I care the most is what I can do for people. I am not into it for recognition; if it comes it will happen out of my own effort.” PeopleIfsI CanHappensCareCan DoMy OwnEffortRecognitionI Care Author:Carlos Machado
“I think what everyone can do is start creating spaces and forums, talk to peers, friends and family, and start deconstructing these things we take for granted, unpack these old systems, in order to understand ourselves more deeply, to understand why we do the things we do and how our privileges affect other people's lack of privilege.” PeopleThinkingOrderCan DoSpaceCreatingPrivilegeGrantedPeersFamily And FriendsForumsThings We Take For Granted Author:Antony Hegarty
“The extraordinarily facile and in literary terms long lived works tend to be about ordinary people. Even Sappho writes about the utterly insignificant . What art can do is make the extraordinary more ordinary and ordinary more extraordinary.” PeopleWritingLongArtTermCan DoOrdinaryExtraordinaryInsignificantOrdinary PeopleLiterary Terms Author:Robert Dessaix
“I admire photographers who can take much more ordinarily subject matter and make it transcend that ordinariness, so that it becomes something else fresh and new. It opens this doorway. I really admire people who can do that with photography.” PeopleMatterCan DoSubjectsPhotographyPhotographerAdmireSubject MatterDoorwaysOrdinariness Author:Andy Summers