People Quotes - Page 21

• I think that more diversity is a good thing, and fresh points of view articulated by people who are committed to excellence in journalism is a beneficial change in the American media landscape.

  Al Gore

  Thinking, Views, Media

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• I think people will always love a heavy Sabbath riff because it's fundamental to rock.

  Stone Gossard

  Thinking, Rocks, Fundamentals

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• You never know what people will choose to be offended by.

  Gilbert Gottfried

  Knows, Offended

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm one of those people that picks up the remote control and just keep hitting constantly, even if I like the show I'm watching.

  Gilbert Gottfried

  Hitting, Remote Control, Shows

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• A landlord is showing a couple around an apartment. The husband looks up and says, 'Wait a minute. This apartment doesn't have a ceiling.' The landlord answers, 'That's OK. The people upstairs don't walk around that much.'

  Gilbert Gottfried

  Couple, Husband, Waiting

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• With copious evidence ranging from Plato's haughtiness to Beethoven's tirades, we may conclude that the most brilliant people of history tend to be a prickly lot.

  Stephen Jay Gould

  Plato, Haughtiness, May

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• My favourite people to follow on Twitter are... my fans. They make me laugh so much and keep me smiling.

  Ellie Goulding

  Laughing, Fans, Make Me Laugh

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.

  Ellie Goulding

  Song, Writing, Thinking

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I've always said that Adele has turned so many people on to British singers - whether female singers or just like music from this country in general.

  Ellie Goulding

  Country, Female, Singers

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think all the covers I do have nice sentiments, particularly 'Your Song.' People write me very sweet messages about that song, though I'm sure there are people out there saying that I've ruined it too!

  Ellie Goulding

  Song, Sweet, Nice

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• If a hundred people want autographs, sometimes you have to say no because you've got to get up for a 4 A.M. flight or something. In that sense, it really pisses me off when people think you've become a diva. It's not becoming a diva, it's because of the situation, I think.

  Ellie Goulding

  Thinking, Want, Becoming

  Interview with Jenn Selby, www.glamourmagazine.co.uk. May 25, 2011.

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• Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Expectations, Each Day, Littles

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• Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave.

  Baltasar Gracian

  What Matters, Common, Tragic Endings

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• I dare say there may be some men and women in the Armed Forces who are so decent that they would say: Give the Iraqi people money, we do not want to be paid back. That is the strength of our country.

  Lindsey Graham

  Country, Men, Giving

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• Sometimes, people can be extraordinarily judgmental and closed-minded to anyone different or special, which is why it’s so hard for young people in this day and age to be comfortable enough in their own skin to not listen to the people picking on them.

  Ariana Grande

  Special, Age, Skins

  "Even Performers Like Me Get Bullied" by Ariana Grande, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 9, 2012.

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• I can't stress to you enough how much I can relate to teens being cyberbullied. Something that helps me is looking at old videos of me and my friends from middle school, or videos of my family. I love watching funny videos of my favorite people - it really cheers me up.

  Ariana Grande

  Cheer, Stress, School

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• I had people in my life who didn't give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.

  Temple Grandin

  Mother, Teacher, Giving Up

  "Temple Grandin on her struggles and ‘yak yaks’" by Joan Raymond, www.nbcnews.com. February 02, 2010.

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• The people I've been exposed to have been people of amazing integrity.

  Amy Grant

  Integrity, Exposed, Has Beens

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• Everybody's entitled to think whatever they want and to express that, but my personal day-to-day experience does not come into contact with any of those people.

  Amy Grant

  Thinking, Doe, Want

  "Simply Complicated". Christianity Today Interview, www.crosswalk.com. August 25, 2003.

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• It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same time we want to tear it down. That's just so normal.

  Amy Grant

  Cheer, Tears, Want

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• People are going to come into your life that need you, and being there for them makes the day worth living. People are going to come into your life that you need, and that's the really crazy thing.

  Amy Grant

  Crazy, Needs, Being There

  "Singer-songwriter Amy Grant". "Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. July 17, 2013.

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• To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses.

  Wavy Gravy

  Focus, Noses, Each Day

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• Some people collect butterflies - I love beetles.

  Eva Green

  Butterfly, Beetles

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• It's quite hard to find a ballsy or complex character. So the roles I've taken are those. Lot's of people put me in the dark category.

  Eva Green

  Taken, Character, Dark

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• I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work.

  Philip Green

  Business, Home, Commitment

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