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Quotes 24161 till 24180 of 26101.

  • Bruce Schneier When people are scared, they need something done that will make them feel safe, even if it doesn't truly make them safer. Politicians naturally want to do something in response to crisis, even if that something doesn't make any sense. But unfortunately for politicians, the security measures that work are largely invisible.
    Bruce Schneier
    American cryptographer, computer security professional and writer (1963 - )
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  • Carla Hall When people around me are getting rattled, I may just close my eyes and do a breathing exercise.
    Carla Hall
    American chef and television personality (1964 - )
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  • Ben Huh When people call something a 'fail,' it's because you tried to accomplish something but didn't make it. If you're just walking down the street and something bad just happens to you, that's not really a fail on your part. You might call that situation a fail.
    Ben Huh
    South-Korean-American internet entrepreneur (1979 - )
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  • Ben Vereen When people come and see my show, I try to infuse into them that they can walk away feeling like their lives are a victory.
    Ben Vereen
    American actor, dancer and singer (1946 - )
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  • Hector Hugh Munro When people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in the undeveloped condition of their earlier days. Something showy and not-too-expensive in a shop is their only conception of the ideal gift.
    Hector Hugh Munro
    British Novelist, Writer (1870 - 1916)
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  • Bhumibol Adulyadej When people have compassion, friendship, and unity, they speak and think in a constructive way to ensure national independence and prosperity.
    Bhumibol Adulyadej
    Thai King (1927 - 2016)
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  • Callie Khouri When people know I wrote 'Thelma and Louise,' they don't want to mess with me.
    Callie Khouri
    American film and television (1957 - )
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  • Walt Disney When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity.
    Walt Disney
    American producer (1901 - 1966)
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  • Rosa Parks When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
    Rosa Parks
    American activist in the civil rights movement (1913 - 2005)
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  • Augusten Burroughs When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is kind of wacky with seven piercings and very hip and cool and New York City, and I'm not.
    Augusten Burroughs
    American writer (1965 - )
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  • George Bernard Shaw When people shake their heads because we are living in a restless age, ask them how they would like to life in a stationary one, and do without change
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Nigel Farage When people stand up and talk about the great success that the EU has been, I'm not sure anybody saying it really believes it themselves anymore.
    Nigel Farage
    British politician, activist, political commentator and broadcaster (1964 - )
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  • John Adams When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.
    John Adams
    President of the USA (2nd) (1735 - 1826)
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  • B. B. King When people treat you mean, you dislike them for that, but not because of their person, who they are. I was born and raised in a segregated society, but when I left there, I had nobody I disliked other than the people that'd mistreated me, and that only lasted for as long as they were mistreating me.
    B. B. King
    American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (1925 - 2015)
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  • Billy Bob Thornton When people wear shoes that don't fit them, it says something about their soul. Generally, I think it means they are good people.
    Billy Bob Thornton
    American actor, writer, and musician (1955 - )
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  • Italo Calvino When politicians and politically minded people pay too much attention to literature, it is a bad sign - a bad sign mostly for literature. But it is also a bad sign when they don't want to hear the word mentioned.
    Italo Calvino
    Italian writer (1923 - 1985)
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  • John F. Kennedy When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
    John F. Kennedy
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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  • Cass Sunstein When President Barack Obama is trying to persuade Americans not to do something, he has a go-to line: 'That's not who we are.' Whether the issue involves discrimination, immigration, torture, criminal violence or health care, he invokes the nation's very identity.
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • Bliss Carman When promise and patience are wearing thin, When endurance is almost driven in, When our angels stand in a waiting hush, Remember the Marne and Ferdinand Foch.
    Bliss Carman
    Canadian poet (1861 - 1929)
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  • Carson Daly When reality television really hit, I just had a backlash towards reality. It seemed like a cheap way to make a product. And then when music reality and 'Idol hit,' I just didn't watch it, it seemed novelty. And of course the story of 'Idol,' this is one of the greatest stories in television history.
    Carson Daly
    American television host, radio personality and producer (1973 - )
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