"Great people talk about ideas. Small people talk about other people."

Gibson, Tobias S. on ideas
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"People can refute your facts, but never your feelings."

Bower, Sharon Anthony on facts   

"There are people who, like houses, are beautiful in dilapidation."

Smith, Logan Pearsall on decay   

"Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they're better than other human beings."

Baldwin, James on pessimism
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"I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people one knows the easier it becomes to replace them. It's one of the curses of London."

Forster, Edward M. on acquaintance
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"As novices, we think we're entirely responsible for the way people treat us. I have long since learned that we are responsible only for the way we treat people."

Lane, Rose Wilder on responsibility   

"People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned."

Baldwin, James on abuse
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"The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowly and subservient people quickly --because if they don't speak fast nobody will listen to them."

Caine, Michael on speech
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"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."

Einstein, Albert on apathy
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"The trouble with you Chicago people is that you think you are the best people down here, whereas you are merely the most numerous."

Twain, Mark on hell   

"For the American people are a very generous people and will forgive almost any weakness, with the possible exception of stupidity. "

Rogers, Will on uncategorised   

"People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most."

Dyer, Wayne on approval
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"Always be nice to people on the way up; because you'll meet the same people on the way down."

Mizner, Wilson on kindness   

"People who are smart get into Mensa. People who are really smart look around and leave."

Randi, James on intelligence and intellectuals   

"The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin."

Nash, Ogden on sin
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"People with insufficient personalities are fond of cats. These people adore being ignored."

Morgan, Henry on personality
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"God doesn't give people talents that he doesn't want people to use."

Eagle, Iron on talent
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"Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power."

Gaddis, William on power   

"All people are your relatives, therefore expect only trouble from them."

Proverb, Chinese on family
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