“People assume that because I'm a girl and my blog is hot pink that my readership is 90% women, but it's not. It's probably only about 65%. When I do tours, it's pretty much the same thing: it's about one-third guys.” PeopleGuyGirlThirdsHotAssumingBlogsReadershipHot Pink Author:Jenny Lawson
“Even my family laughed at me because they thought this young guy who's always stuttering in front of other people should be in front of 100 musicians and talk to them and leading them.” PeopleShouldYoungGuyFrontsMusicianMy FamilyLaughedYoung GuysStuttering Author:Kurt Masur
“Because I do so many action-oriented films, I started working with stunt people doing fight training, then I found it to be just great exercise. Also I like to be fit, so I've continued on with fight training. Right before I got to do 'Conan,' I was fighting off four guys. Its great fun. And strange.” PeopleActionFilmGuyFightingFoundFunFourStrangeFitExerciseTrainingConanGreat Exercise Author:Rose McGowan
“This league is getting big. We have way more 300-pound guys than ever before. That's not to say all the people in athletics who have died are 300-pound guys. There are so many different reasons.” PeopleWayDifferentReasonBigsGuyDiedLeaguePoundsAthletics Author:Steve Mariucci
“I'm a private guy, and you don't want to be out there preaching to people. But faith leads you in the decisions you make. You don't always pick the right path, but it's there in your conscience.” PeopleWantGuyDecisionPathPicksConsciencePreachingRight PathDecisions You Make Author:Tim McGraw
“I'm a guy that people look at me not only as a guy that hit the ball.” PeopleLooksGuyBallsLook At Me Author:David Ortiz
“I am that guy who will say things that people seem to think is a little edgy, a little racy.” PeopleThinkingLittlesSeemsGuyThat GuyEdgy Author:Patrice O'Neal
“A lot of people don't know that I'm really a silly guy. I don't take anything seriously. It takes a lot of energy for me to take something seriously.” PeopleKnowsGuyEnergySilly Author:Evan Peters
“I think a lot of the guys I know and a lot of people I've talked to, what they want is very often what most people want, a kind of simple life, a livelihood, a family, people who care about them, people they can care about. I think vets on the whole want the same things that everybody else does.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantKindDoeWholeCareGuySimpleWho CaresSimple LifeLivelihoodVets Author:Kevin Powers
“But the real life of a writer resides in showing up at the keyboard every day, with the necessary patience and mercy, and making the best decisions you can on behalf of your people. It’s a slow process. It often feels hopeless, more like an affliction than an art form. Most of us will have to find our readers one by one, in other words, and against considerable resistance. If anything qualifies us as heroic, it’s that private perpetual struggle. Put down the magazine, soldier. Forget about the other guy. Remember who you are.” PeopleIfsFeelsWritingArtRealRememberFormGuyProcessDecisionForgetStruggleReaderMercyWho You AreSoldierReal LifeResistanceMagazinesHopelessHeroicPerpetualAfflictionBehalfOther GuysKeyboardsShowing UpRemember Who You Are Author:Steve Almond
“Most people think in order to validate yourself as an artist, you have to write your own songs. I commend the guys that do. I've done it. But I also think that you can pick great songs outside that you didn't write that can help your career.” PeopleThinkingWritingDoneHelpingArtistGuySongOrderCareersPicksWrite Your Own Author:Jake Owen
“The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who don't understand computers.” PeopleKnowsWantPersonsLastsGuyComputerCreatingDocumentation Author:Adam Osborne
“I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.” PeopleThinkingGuyFootballNflGood PeopleGood Football Author:Bill Parcells
“It seems like all the good looking people have smaller dogs these days. Especially for the women, because they always come in with their little Chihuahuas and the guys come in with their Golden Retrievers.” PeopleLittlesSeemsGuyDogGoldenThese DaysLooking GoodRetrieversChihuahuaGolden Retrievers Author:Elizabeth Perkins
“You've probably read in People that I'm a nice guy - but when the doctor first told me I had Parkinson's, I wanted to kill him.” PeopleFirstsWantedGuyNiceDoctorsNice GuyParkinsonParkinson's Author:Michael J. Fox
“The weird thing about rap is that you don't get compared in the same way that athletes do, even though it's probably the most competitive sport in music. In basketball, they look at a player and say: 'This guy was the best in his prime at this sport.' But in rap it's not until you're dead or retired that people think about it like that.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksGuySportsPlayerBasketballAthleteRapPrimeThis GuyRetiredWeird ThingsCompetitive Sports Author:Chance the Rapper
“The 'Rescue Me' gig was a unique opportunity to play a character - a misanthropic, angry guy - who was so contrary to how people think of me.” PeopleThinkingPlayCharacterGuyOpportunityUniqueAngryContraryRescueGigsThink Of MeMisanthropicUnique OpportunitiesRescue Me Author:Michael J. Fox
“Researching real people and doing them, I think, is harder than anything else. You don't want to do a caricature of them and you don't want to do an impression. You just want to do the best you can, in terms of presenting their views and a general impression of the guy. That's the hardest thing to do, real people.” PeopleThinkingWantRealGuyTermViewsHarderImpressionHardestThings To DoHardest ThingDo The BestPresentingCaricaturesHardest Thing To Do Author:Stephen Root
“Look at where Jesus went to pick people. He didn't go to the colleges; he got guys off the fishing docks.” PeopleLooksGuyJesusCollegePicksFishingDocksHunting And Fishing Author:Jeff Foxworthy
“Michael Buble is seriously my favorite entertainer. Have you ever seen the guy in concert? He's hilarious. Women love him. Guys want to meet him. He has everything that I wish I could do onstage. And I'm guessin' he's a good-lookin' guy - although he's not one of 'People' magazine's sexiest men.” PeopleMenWantGuyWishMy FavoriteMagazinesConcertsEntertainersSexiest Author:Blake Shelton
“Yet there are some people - Steve Allen would dissect comedy forever; he's a really funny guy, but he would love talking about comedy. I'm doing it right now and you all seem bored.” PeopleSeemsGuyTalkingForeverComedyRight NowBoredFunny Guy Author:Bob Saget
“To be the leading man it's about the celebrity and the looks, and it's tough to do that. People who do it great are people like Tom Cruise and Will Smith - they're built for that. I ain't. I'm more of a character guy.” PeopleMenLooksCharacterGuyToughBuiltTomsCruise Author:Jamie Foxx
“There are a lot of other people out there that some of us wish had run for President, but they didn't. I think Mitt Romney would be a fine President, and he'd be way better than the guy who's there right now.” PeopleThinkingWayWould BeRunningGuyWishPresidentFineRepublicanRight NowRomney Author:Marco Rubio
“Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now because we don't have people who have the capability to not only train fighters but also train and create decent respectable citizens of the world.” PeopleWorldGuySportsAirMissingCitizensTrainFighterDecentBoxingCapabilityHandfulRespectableTrainersDecent Guys Author:Alexis Arguello
“Because of the audience I get and the fact that these people aren't traditional comics buyers I don't think the comic industry looks at that and thinks that is a very respectable thing. I'm very used to it. I'm not the guy who wins awards and gets mentioned in magazines.” PeopleThinkingLooksFactsUsedGuyWinningAudienceIndustryTraditionalMagazinesComicAwardsRespectableBuyers Author:Jhonen Vasquez
“What makes 'The Wire' a beautiful story is how true to life it is. In other shows, you have a good guy and a bad guy. In 'The Wire,' bad guys are trying to be good, good guys are doing bad. You have real life. The people who do bad get bad things done to them.” PeopleTryingRealDoneStoriesShowsBeautifulGuyBe GoodReal LifeBad ThingsBad GuysWireThings DoneGood GuyTrue Life Author:Tristan Wilds
“I want to share some insight into why someone would want to be a SEAL. A lot of us faced obstacles growing up. I didn't have any type of real nurturing as a kid. I hope people will relate to my story and go, 'Hey, if this guy can do it, so can I.” PeopleIfsWantRealStoriesKidsGuyCan DoGrowing UpGrowingShareTypeObstaclesInsightHeyRelateThis GuyNurturingSeals Author:Howard E. Wasdin
“People think SEALs are cold-blooded, heartless, wound-up, brainwashed killers. They imagine you can just point a SEAL in a direction and say, 'Go kill.' The truth is you're talking about a bunch of kind-hearted, jovial guys. The only thing that separates them is mental toughness.” PeopleThinkingKindGuyTalkingImagineColdTruth IsWoundsBunchKillersHeartedSealsHeartlessToughnessBrainwashedMental ToughnessCold BloodedKind HeartedJovial Author:Howard E. Wasdin
“I went to these mixers, you know, where you're supposed to meet people. And sure enough, some guy asked me for my phone number. but at the end of the evening he gave it back.” PeopleKnowsEndsEnoughGuyNumbersPhonesEveningPhone Numbers Author:Marcia Wallace
“Whatever I lack in size and strength and speed, I kind of make up for in being grittier. When it comes to something like basketball I'm definitely not the best guy on the court, but I love elbowing and pushing people out or boxing them out.” PeopleKindGuyBasketballCourtSizeSpeedBoxingPushing Author:Steven Yeun
“When you play a character with power and energy, people lock into that and go, "Oh, this must be the guy."” PeoplePlayCharacterGuyEnergyLocks Author:Jeremy Piven
“Most single women have been in that situation where there is a silent guy in your group. You don't see him as boyfriend material. He's just there, but you know all the same people.” PeopleKnowsHas BeensGuySituationGroupsMaterialsSilentSingle Women Author:Zoe Lister-Jones
“I want people to say at the end of my day, you know, like I used to say about Sidney Poitier and James Cagney and Joan Crawford and Red Skelton and those guys and Bill Cosby. They did quality and substance. You always remember them.” PeopleKnowsWantEndsRememberUsedGuyQualityRedBillsSubstance Author:Bernie Mac
“Don't forget, I've been fired by studios; I'm not the studio's guy. I'm a guy who can work with studios, but if you ask any studio, I stand up to these people.” PeopleIfsGuyAsksForgetStudios Author:Glen Mazzara
“I'm not a tech guy. I'm looking at the technology with the eyes of my customers, normal people's eyes.” PeopleEyeGuyTechnologyNormalCustomers Author:Jack Ma
“When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been.” PeoplePersonsDifferentGuySuccessfulRichPerceiveBeing DifferentBecoming Successful Author:Barry Zito
“No genuine change in society ever occurs without the mass public getting behind a cause. The good guys in government are counting on enough of us common people waking up and demanding more rights and greater freedoms.” PeopleEnoughGovernmentGuyCausesCommonBehindsGreaterRightsMassWake UpGenuineWakingCountingGood GuyChanges In Society Author:James Morcan
“You hear all these stories about, 'There's one in a million guys that make it to the NBA and stay there.' To see people cheering for me and when they say my name, it's just crazy. It's still crazy to me.” PeopleStillsStoriesGuyNamesMillionsCrazyNbaCheerOne In A Million Author:Kevin Durant
“People always think women meet us in the hotel lobby, but it's the opposite. The majority of the time, you go out to eat with your teammates, then rest for the next day's game. It's not a vacation - most guys view the road as a business trip.” PeopleThinkingGuyNextGamesViewsOppositesMajorityHotelVacationNext DayTeammateHotel LobbyBusiness Trips Author:Kevin Durant
“Look, at some point, people have to tell their kids that Santa Claus isn't real. I hate to be the guy to do it, but it's just not real.” PeopleLooksRealKidsGuyHateI HateSantaSanta Claus Author:Floyd Landis
“We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we're their government. And people trust their government.” PeopleWantEndsGovernmentGuyHateBad Guys Author:Brad Meltzer
“One of my themes is that there is good and evil in everyone. I was not out to make these guys heroes. I really don't believe in heroes. The best of people have a dark side and it's a constant struggle for the better side to survive and to thrive.” PeopleBelieveGuyEvilSidesDarkStruggleHeroConstantDon't BelieveThemeGood And EvilThriveDark SideConstant Struggle Author:William Friedkin
“After doing two years in prison, trust me, I've seen a lot of tough guys pray. They're not just praying for themselves; they're praying for their family and the people they've let down.” PeopleYearsTwoGuyPrayingToughPrisonTwo YearsTrust MeLet DownTough Guy Author:Ja Rule
“When good people consider you the bad guy, you develop a heart to help the bad ones. You actually understand them.” PeopleHeartHelpingGuyGood PeopleBad Guys Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“If you work hard in real life, people tend to get in your way - either from inertia or prejudice - and they stop you achieving things. It's the worst thing about real life compared with sports, where you generally get what you deserve: if you're the fastest guy, you win; there are no other games being played.” PeopleIfsWayRealHardGuyGamesWinningSportsAchieveWorstHard WorkDeservePrejudiceReal LifeWorst ThingsInertiaBeing PlayedWhat You Deserve Author:Daley Thompson
“Jesus is a half-naked guy, hanging, nailed to a cross, and then people wear that around their neck, and then those are the people that are upset about violence in movies.” PeopleGuyJesusHalfViolenceCrossesNakedUpsetNecksViolence In Movies Author:Marilyn Manson
“As a Jew reading about Jesus, I thought, 'He's a pretty good guy.' It's the same conclusion Monty Python drew in 'Life of Brian' - if people actually live what he did, it would be a pretty good world. But Jesus and Christianity have a tenuous relationship at best.” PeopleIfsWorldWould BeGuyReadingJesusChristianityJewConclusionGood GuyBrianPythonMonty Author:David Javerbaum
“I do my best stuff midmorning and superlate at night, from 1 to 5 in the morning. Some people don't need sleep. I actually do need sleep. I just sleep all the time. I'll catch naps in the afternoon, or I'll take a 20-minute snooze in the office - just all the time. Our business is 24 hours. Our guys in Europe come online at midnight.” PeopleNeedsNightGuyStuffHoursSleepMorningMinutesOfficeEuropeOnlineAfternoonMidnightNapsNeed SleepAfternoon Naps Author:Matt Mullenweg
“I wouldn't say that I was ever a fan of MTV. I was a guy on MTV. I don't think I was ever in the demographic of people who watch MTV. I never really watched MTV, so I'm definitely not a fan of 'Jersey Shore' or anything.” PeopleThinkingGuyWatchesFansShoreJerseyDemographicsMtvJersey Shore Author:David Giuntoli
“In L.A., if you're in improv, and you're on those stages, all the big agents and managers and producers are watching those shows. They're not flying to Chicago to see the show. People are booking jobs off the stages in L.A. who aren't more talented than the guys in Chicago. But the most guys book out of L.A., and the second is New York.” PeopleIfsBookShowsBigsJobsGuyStageNew YorkFlyingProducersAgentsManagersChicago Author:Jake M. Johnson