I'm very, very concerned about the Bush presidency. I'm worried about the kinds of cuts in domestic programs that mean something to a lot of people, including members of my family, who depend on certain things from the government. Sarah Jessica Parker
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Dale Carnegie
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire. Dale Carnegie
I'm the youngest in my family, and everyone is very funny, and I was always trying to keep up with them. I just loved making people laugh. Lisa Kudrow
It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it. William Somerset Maugham Friendship
The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can. Russell Crowe Praise
Don’t waste time and energy trying to find the right words, worrying how to present it so that people will not judge you. Don’t worry about embarrassment. Reveal yourself to yourself. Don’t protect yourself from yourself. Dan Brule Inspirational Self-discovery Time Honesty People Words
It's a waste of time for people to say things they think other people want to hear, or try and come off in a certain way. I try to be as honest as I can. Gwyneth Paltrow
Even in high school I was very interested in history - why people do the things they do. As a kid I spent a lot of time trying to relate the past to the present. George Lucas Present
I have learned not to read reviews. Period. And I hate reviewers. All of them, or at least all but two or three. Life is much simpler ignoring reviews and the nasty people who write them. Critics should find meaningful work. John Grisham
I'm always trying to do the impossible to please people. It comes from not being secure in myself and not looking at the things within I have to fix. Sometimes you keep going because you don't want to face the truth. Naomi Campbell
I got to read some writings by serial killers, and they got inside my head. They were quite disturbing. I read disturbing stuff about that very detached way of manipulating people to do things. Ralph Fiennes
Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends. Maya Angelou Travel
Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing, sad as a factory. Claude Debussy