Quotes about People, page 12

I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles.

Quote by Scott Adams about people

If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?

Quote by Scott Adams about people

Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

Quote by Scott Adams about people

The aspect of congresses and such meetings generally to which I attach the greatest importance is the discussion. That is why people assemble: to hear different opinions, rather than to pass resolutions.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about people

Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion.

Quote by Scott Adams about people

Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart.

Quote by Scott Adams about people

An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to be at best incomplete and very often false, misleading, fictitious, mendacious - just dead wrong.

Quote by Russell Baker about people

You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.

Quote by Scott Adams about people

People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.

Quote by Russell Baker about people

People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately.

Quote by Russell Baker about people

When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible - cowards and fools.

Quote by Russell Baker about people

There are many problems to be resolved by the people of Ireland in the time ahead.

Quote by Gerry Adams about people

When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.

Quote by Gerry Adams about people

You asserted the legitimacy of the right of the people of this island to freedom and independence. Many of your comrades made the ultimate sacrifice.

Quote by Gerry Adams about people

God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person.

Quote by Sfanta Tereza De Avila about people

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.

Quote by Joseph Addison about people

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.

Quote by Joseph Addison about people

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.

Quote by Joseph Addison about people

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

Quote by Joseph Addison about people

The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.

Quote by Joseph Addison about people