Quotes 361 till 380 of 655.
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People like casting me as these characters who definitely have an edge to them, but I don't really think 'bad boy' is something anyone can say about themselves without sounding stupid.
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People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.
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People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or later they find themselves debtor or creditor to some one.
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People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.
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People of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon and seldom drive business home to it's conclusion, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
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People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
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People say, 'Well, why don't they get another job, why don't they pick themselves up by their bootstraps?' Well, the people that say that probably have the kind of jobs where they don't work that hard, so maybe they could have another job.
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People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge everything as it relates to them.
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People seldom improve when they have no other model, but themselves to copy after.
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People should be free to find or make for themselves the kinds of educational experience they want their children to have.
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People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.
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People who express themselves in paradoxes are in a strong position; and the more outrageous the paradox, in general the stronger the position.
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People who have reformed themselves has contributed their full share towards the reformation of their neighbor.
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People who honestly mean to be true really contradict themselves much more rarely than those who try to be ''consistent.''
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People who live in the post-totalitarian system know only too well that the question of whether one or several political parties are in power, and how these parties define and label themselves, is of far less importance than the question of whether or not it is possible to live like a human being.
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People who make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on the railroad tracks. They amuse themselves and other children, but their little trick may upset a freight train of conversation for the sake of a battered witticism.
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People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that they themselves have no personal goals which are worthwhile. Get yourself a goal worth working for. Better still, get yourself a project. Always have something ahead of you to ''look forward to'' - to work for and hope for.
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People who work in financial services don't have one shred of concern about the well-being of the people they serve. They're only interested in themselves.
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People who work in specialized fields seem to have their own language. Practitioners develop a shorthand to communicate among themselves. The jargon can almost sound like a foreign language.
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