Quotes about People, page 64

People protect what they love.

Quote by Jacques-Yves Cousteau about people

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.

Quote by Jacques-Yves Cousteau about people

Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.

Quote by Antoine de Rivarol about people

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

Quote by Antoine de Rivarol about people

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

Quote by Antoine de Rivarol about people

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.

Quote by Helen Keller about people

Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.

Quote by Mel Brooks about people

Everyone makes a greater effort to hurt other people than to help himself.

Quote by Alexis Carrel about people

A man of pleasure is a man of pains.

Quote by Edward Young about people

All men think that all men are mortal but themselves.

Quote by Edward Young about people

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

Quote by John Davison Rockefeller about people

The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character.

Quote by John Davison Rockefeller about people

France is the only place where you can make love in the afternoon without people hammering on your door.

Quote by Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland about people

My father was both the person who gave me reason to learn how to fight and the one who taught me the basics of fighting.

Quote by June Jordan about people

Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.

Quote by John Calvin about people

Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he becomes polite.

Quote by Jean Kerr about people

People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not.

Quote by Giacomo Leopardi about people

The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.

Quote by Walter Benjamin about people

Genius is the talent of a person who is dead.

Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about people

I have never planned anything. I have been doing this job for over 50 years. I have been paid to work with some wonderful people and it has been a huge gift, to me.

Quote by Donald McNichol Sutherland about people