Quotes About People

The poet is the voice of the people. And when the poet presents certain ideas, two phrases in one poem can alter a generation's view. So poets have always been feared - and controlled and jailed.

People are very focused on value and preservation of capital. They're a lot less risk-prone than they used to be.

I think the preservation of orchestras and what they do is worth expending all the ways there are to reach out to people who might not otherwise go.

When a totally offensive tax hits a few million people, Washington is prepared to look the other way. But when everyone is harmed, self preservation kicks in, and Washington gets going.

In fact, the only way to inspire people to embrace change is through setting a narrative and telling a story. It can be central to innovation and change, and at the same time it can preserve tradition and memories.

The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory of the past.

Building and preserving housing, along with keeping people housed, are critical to making our city more affordable for all.

I want my candidacy for the presidency of the United States to stand for a moment when we the people, stand once again for the independence from a government that has gotten too big and spends too much and has taken away too much of our liberties.

The Internet is changing the way we think of our relationship with government; it has the potential to bring to life what Abraham Lincoln said about the presidency being an instrument of the people.

The President is not only the leader of a party, he is the President of the whole people. He must interpret the conscience of America. He must guide his conduct by the idealism of our people.

The one appearance that I made for President Kennedy, he, as I understand, had his choice or was asked to make a list of the people he would like to have perform, and I was fortunate enough to be one of them.

The administration must act promptly to ensure that the central premise of the Affordable Care Act is executable and, rather than dismissing criticism, should examine it in good faith and work to serve the needs of the people. President Obama must approach this problem like a CEO confronting a very bad product launch.

I have found, in my life experience with President Trump, when he's out there himself and he's being his fresh, authentic self, it's very appealing to the people of the United States.

President Trump has made political news interesting and necessary for people to follow.

I say I'm the only serious comedian in the presidential race. And I'd like to take this opportunity to ask both Romney and Obama to debate me. Because I think that both of those guys - I think that the American people are being given a false choice, because the choice between the lesser of two evils is a false choice.

I loved covering presidential politics - not so much because of the candidates but because of the people it allowed me to talk to.

You can always find people, ordinary people, who will support your particular view, so it becomes a politics of personality, especially at the presidential level. People often go for somebody that they like or somebody that they can identify with.

In presidential elections, I think people focus way too much on ideology.

Presidents are nice people. They're nice, fun-loving people who have great jobs.

I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they love and the people they've lost... I don't want to limit it to what they did in the office, but what happens at home and in their interactions with other people.

My first year, people were interested in me because I was new. Then the press started to come.

Businesspeople get a little bit of bad press sometimes. There are a lot of normal and ethical people.

People, photographers, people in the press can sometimes be inappropriate.

I think the press are good people; I think they're educated people.