„At first I got lots of discouragement from friends and stranger who are loser! You know what these people kept telling me? They kept saying, 'Well Tom Vu, you a crazy nut, here you are, a poor immigrant, poor minority, speak no English, no contact, on and on, and you trying to be rich in America! You crazy, man! Look at people out there! They smarter than you are, they not even rich! Who are you to try?' And you know what? I have to keep telling these people every time, I kept saying, 'You are loser! Get out of my way! I make it somehow!“

„If I kept saying it; if I kept reaching out. My accident really taught me just one thing: the only way to go on is to go on. To say 'I can do this' even when you know you can't.“

—  Stephen King, книга Дьюма-Ки

Источник: Duma Key

„Do I know what people say? Sure. I shrug it off. what else can you do? Stop people from talking? You might as well try to stop the wind from blowing.“

—  Stephen King, книга 11/22/63

Источник: 11/22/63

„The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You're in a conversation and everybody's agreeing with what you're saying—even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don't want to hear.“

—  Robert De Niro American actor, director and producer 1943

What I've Learned

„Translation: I only have one sentence to say: it is the people who kept you fed, so do as you see fit.“

—  Wen Jiabao former Premier of the People's Republic of China 1942

Wen Jiabao (2008) cited in: In Chinese:军队行动迟缓 温家宝怒摔电话, 16 May 2008, Renminbao.com http://renminbao.com/rmb/articles/2008/5/16/47669.html,
During 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, Wen's angry reply to the PLA rescue team about their delays before they boarded the rescue plane:
Добавить примечание: (zh) 我就一句话，是人民在养你们，你们自己看着办。

„The biggest gaslight of all is when people say "I love you and I want you" while trying to change who you are into what they want you to be.“

—  Teal Swan American spiritual teacher 1984

„People have asked me to speak on being sick, and even specifically on chronic pain diseases. … And I don't know what to tell you, except this — this is something I have discovered. Your body is fighting to live. This is in your very blood, in your heart, in your bones — your body is trying to live, it's fighting to live — and don't give up without a fight, you know? Do what you can do. Figure something out. If you have to, fight with people to get help — whatever it is, but don't give up without a fight. You remember — mark my words — you are here — you should be here — stay.“

—  Ysabella Brave American singer 1979

"Youtube Live? Album?" (3 November 2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWapPazv0j4

„I tell you what, if any of you survive here, I promise you this: As sure as I have a hole in my bloody arse, when it gets down to the two of you, all these people who are saying nice things about you at the moment, will not! So start thinking about yourself!“

—  Alan Sugar British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor 1947

The Apprentice, Series 2

„When my husband died, people kept telling me not to cry. People kept trying to help me to forget. But I didn't want to forget… So I realize, that if it's hard for me, how much harder it must be for you.“

—  Katherine Paterson, книга Bridge to Terabithia

Источник: Bridge to Terabithia

„How can you spend hours every day trying in small ways to figure out who you are, then have a near-stranger give you a sentence of yourself that says it better than you ever could?“

—  David Levithan American author and editor 1972

Источник: Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List

„Stephen: You know what I hate about people who criticize you? They criticize what you say, but they never give you credit for how loud you say it. Or how long you say it.“

—  Stephen Colbert American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor 1964

The O'Reilly Factor, January 2007

„I know nothing of philosophical philanthropy. But I know what I have seen, and what I have looked in the face in this world here, where I find myself. And I tell you this, my friend, that there are people (men and women both, unfortunately) who have no good in them—none. That there are people whom it is necessary to detest without compromise. That there are people who must be dealt with as enemies of the human race. That there are people who have no human heart, and who must be crushed like savage beasts and cleared out of the way.“

—  Charles Dickens, книга Little Dorrit

Bk. I, Ch. 11
Little Dorrit (1855-1857)

„To tell a woman who is forty, "You look like sixteen," is boloney. The blarney way of saying it is "Tell me how old you are, I should like to know at what age women are the most beautiful.“

—  Fulton J. Sheen Catholic bishop and television presenter 1895 - 1979

„Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.“

—  Barbara Kingsolver American author, poet and essayist 1955

„… My friend, there are some things that I cannot tell you. Some I will tell you in time; some, others will tell you; some you may never know, or you may be the first to find the answers.“

—  Robin McKinley, книга The Blue Sword

Источник: The Blue Sword

„I would like people to recognize in looking at my story that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you is you. It's not the environment, it's not the other people who were there trying to help you or trying to stop you. It's what you decide to do and how much effort you put behind it.“

—  Ben Carson 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; American neurosurgeon 1951

"Interview: Dr. Benjamin Carson Talks Race, Politics and Life After Medicine" http://www.christianpost.com/news/interview-dr-benjamin-carson-talks-race-politics-and-life-after-medicine-91474/, The Christian Post (March 8, 2013)

„It's good. You know, it's nice coming out and actually meeting all your fans - you make this thing in your bedroom and you don't really know who is going to get it or relate to it or anything, you know? And you just pour your heart out kind of thing, and then you find out you relate to people and that's the final process of it. You know, to meet people who are actually like you and that you connect with, you know what I mean? That's kind of cool. That's the best thing about touring.“

—  M.I.A. British recording artist, songwriter, painter and director 1975

On touring during Interview http://web.archive.org/web/20070926225407/http://www.muchmusic.com/music/artists/transcripts.asp?artist=1213 on MuchMusic's MuchonDemand (September 2005)
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„First, I would like to tell you that I came to carry out the struggle, not to kill people. Even now, and you can look at me, am I savage person? My conscience is clear.“

—  Pol Pot former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea 1925 - 1998

Nate Thayer interview (1997)

„I think that a lot of people don't get it and a lot of people don't know what to make of me. And, you know what? I'm OK with that.“

—  Lady Gaga American singer, songwriter, and actress 1986

Контексте: I have found that my work has to be both deep and shallow … All of my songs have meaning, all of my clothing has iconography buried into it. But by the same token, it's just as special if you look at it in its shallowest form. A quick moment of melody, a beautiful dress. People think, "Gaga's so sweet", or "Gaga sucks". The point is that it's memorable. For commercial art to be taken seriously as fine art is a very unusual and difficult task. I think that a lot of people don't get it and a lot of people don't know what to make of me. And, you know what? I'm OK with that.

„I've had enough of danger
And people on the streets
I'm looking out for angels
Just trying to find some peace Now I think it's time
That you let me know
So if you love me
Say you love me
But if you don't just let me go…“

—  George Michael English singer-songwriter, musician, producer 1963 - 2016

One More Try
Faith (1987)