Quotes About People

Treat other people with respect and dignity until they prove unworthy of respect; however, dignity is the right of all people." -Michael Cook

The Church is composed of people, and people do terrible things and commit sin - it's what the Church has been telling us for two thousand years and continues to tell us, which is why the Church is here and essentially one of the major reasons why people hate it so much.

These days, Clarissa believes, you measure people first by their kindness and their capacity for devotion. You get tired, sometimes, of wit and intellect; everybody's little display of genius.

a world populated by selfish people can never know peace.

What is culture? It's a set of consistent patterns people follow for communicating, thinking, and acting, all grounded in their shared assumptions and values.

The most important decisions you make in your first 90 days will probably be about people.

A flourishing human life is the best advertisement for the gospel, and the gospel in turn empowers us to become better people.

One might think one is loving God; the real test is whether it leads to a love of people

When terrorists attacked the symbols of our national unity and strength, they failed to realize that they were just symbols of our strength. The real strength of our nation comes from our people - not our buildings.

I know that when we get out of our own way and let the spirit of love and hope shine through we are a better people.

Don't imagine psychopaths to be monsters with horns. They're not. They're people like Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. They're well camouflaged most of the time. That's why they fool you so easily.

Democracy" literally means "people power" (demos – people; kratos = power). It was designed to stop rule by the rich elite. Look at"democratic" America. Who runs it? The rich elite – the top 1%!!! Why haven't the dumb "democrats" worked out that the elite have conned them yet again?!

He was never once bored. He wasn't sure, he said, that he even understood the concept of boredom. It applied only to people who felt they had to be doing something all the time, which from what he'd observed was most people. Hermits of ancient China had understood that wu wei, "non-doing," was an essential part of life, and Knight believes there isn't nearly enough nothing in the world anymore.

He wasn't sure, he said, that he even understood the concept of boredom. It applied only to people who felt they had to be doing something all the time, which from what he'd observed was most people.

I guess you know how important I think people are," he states, unqualifiedly, during the series. "When we start thinking about everything in the world, it's the people who are the most important of all." That means all people, not just those who are our friends and allies. And if this is true, we have no reason to kill our enemies, even ones who attack us.

It is in your interest', said the dancer Pylades to Augustus, 'that the people should devote their spare time to us entertainers - if they do so, they will not bother about subversive politics.

As a physician, my priority is getting (and keeping) people healthy, but when people are surveyed about their motivation for dieting, disturbingly, "health" may come in last.927 Dieters want results—they want weight to come off.

For centuries, Guangdong province has had the largest concentration of poultry, pigs, and people in the world.1575 The "Asian flu" of 1957 and the "Hong Kong flu" of 1968 are just two examples of pandemics arising in the region.

People don't hire resumes. People hire people.

Manifestos work like the ancient prophets, who by the power of their vision create their own people.

When you show the universe that you are willing and ready for action, it will start directing the opportunities and the right people your way. Therefore,

Most stories are not about people but about life, an addiction like the rest of them that destroys you even as you love it, but you love it anyway and can never get enough.

Sometimes we know people who are too wonderful for words. I am not one of them. Or you, for that matter, as you well know.

People change what they do less because they are given analysis that shifts their thinking than because they are shown a truth that influences their feelings. —John P. Kotter, The Heart of Change