Quotes About People

Perhaps you could not find such godless, such ruthless and such materialist people as clergy.

Puterea oamenilor seam?n? foarte mult cu desenul. Întreaga perspectiv? se modific? o dat? cu schimbarea unghiului de vedere, È™i asta nu depinde de subiect, ci de cel care priveÈ™te.

You show me someone who can't understand people and I'll show you someone who has built up a false image of himself.

Where is the world whose people don't prefer a comfortable, warm, and well-worn belief, however illogical, to the chilly winds of uncertainty?

A persistent rumor has circulates in the USA: There are two intelligent races living on the surface of planet Earth: the standard people and the hungarians.

But emotion had come upon him after all. Not for fifty billion people. What in Time did he care for fifty billion people? There was just one. One person.

People tended to avoid the humiliation of failure by joining the obviously winning side even against their own opinions.

The psychohistoric trend of a planet-full of people contains a huge inertia. To be changed it must be met with something possessing a similar inertia. Either as many people must be concerned, or if the number of people be relatively small, enormous time for change must be allowed.

To [the government] it didn't matter what happened to the American people as long as america in the abstract was kept strong.

But what could I want with riches? The true wealth is the love of one's people.

Since I do not believe in so many things, it is not difficult for me to disbelieve in the Fall as well, so that I am entirely convinced I will be telling the truth to the people.

Concerning the blindness and bigotry of people, the pleasures of hatred rise superior even to the instinct of self-preservation.

Surely the relationship between inconveniences suffered and privileges granted was part of the very essentials of learning how to handle people without an explosion.

Where is the world whose people don't prefer a comfortable, warm, and well-worn belief, however illogical, to the chilly winds of uncertainty?

Hardin, as he sat at the foot of the table, speculated idly as to just what it was that made physical scientists such poor administrators. It might be merely that they were too used to inflexible fact and far too unused to pliable people.

And finally, people are against it." "But why?" "Because they're against science in general. You should know this as well as anyone, Professor.

Dors shook her head. "I can't bear to hear a human being spoken of with contempt just because of his group identification—even by other human beings. It's these respectable people here who create those hooligans out there." "And other respectable people," said Seldon, "who create these respectable people. These mutual animosities are as much a part of humanity—

Ahora era precisamente aquel mundo frío, gris y miserable que le había parecido en un principio, pero su gente estaba llena de calor y vida. Era gente real, sólida. Solaria, Aurora, los otros mundos espaciales que había visitado o contemplado en hipervisión, parecían llenos de gente insustancial, «gaseosa». Esa era la palabra. «Gaseosos.»

público. No trató de razonar con ellos. Puede ser que cuanto mayor sea el grupo de gente, más fácilmente se les convence por la emoción que por la razón. Como las emociones son pocas y las razones muchas, el comportamiento de una masa de gente es más fácil de predecir que el comportamiento de una sola persona.

The psychohistoric trend of a planet-full of people contains a huge inertia. To be changed it must be met with something possessing a similar inertia. Either as many people must be concerned, or if the number of people be relatively small, enormous time for change must be allowed. Do you understand?

It is on a Foundation victory that Siwenna's hopes depend. It is for a Foundation victory that my sons are sacrificed. And Hari Seldon does not precalculate the inevitable salvation of Siwenna as he does that of the Foundation. I have no certainty for my people – only hope.

Misfortune draws people to religion and mysticism

We expected a large gathering, because it is the nature of people to forget a saint while he is alive and give him all honors at his death.

A restlessness peculiar to people who turn the night into day hung in the air.