There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life. – William Lyon Phelps
I own a fart CD. It has, I believe, over 100 fart sounds. A lovely variety, from the up-close and personal to the more experimental and dissonant. Some people prefer to listen to Bach when they go to sleep… not me. – Simon Helberg
Of all the labels and tags and epithets people have forced upon me, there’s one I don’t dislike. I get called the ‘enfant terrible.’ In every article, it’s always there. So I have to give that a meaning. – Xavier Dolan
You hit a certain age and – especially because of TV – the young cooks coming up say, ‘You’re a sellout, because you’re doing something other than what you should be doing.’ ‘Top Chef’ is a double-edged sword for me: There’s a whole group of people who will not come to the restaurants because they assume I’m not in them anymore, all I do is TV. – Tom Colicchio
Clearly, a large number of people who shouldn’t have firearms actually apply through the process and obtain firearms. – William Bratton
Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on. – Stephen Sondheim
As long as I’m not selling out the people that ride or die with me, I’m glad I’m not an MC. I’m a motivational speaker. I’m not that rapper dude. – Young Jeezy
I think there is something in my books that says these are people doing their best under difficult circumstances – sometimes they do wrong things and make mistakes, but who doesn’t? And who wants to read about somebody who never does? – Sonya Hartnett
And then, as the years went on, I just kept moving along, busting into doors and getting roles, until I started to actually believe that what these other people were saying was true. – Vincent D’Onofrio
If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you. – Zig Ziglar
It’s difficult for me to really temper my personality, but I am trying to be a little more sensible about it. If I really lose my temper, I go to my room and scream and shout, but I try not to lose it on people any more. I’ve never said something mean just like that. I’ve only said things in retaliation. – Sonam Kapoor
The most accurate representation of how I feel is that I’m incredibly lucky to be working in this structure where people get paid millions to read the news on TV. And, yes, it is insane. And there is nothing I can say beyond acknowledging my immense good fortune, and being aware that I’m blessed, and aware that it isn’t going to last forever. – Tom Hanks
I acknowledge that Hulu’s easy accessibility probably keeps some people from pirating. But a respected industry analyst says less than 5% of TV content is being stolen today. – Steven Levitan
No one in my circle calls me ‘Travis.’ Even my family, at a young age started calling me ‘Travie.’ So I want people to feel comfortable calling me ‘Travie.’ It’s almost like inviting people in. – Travie McCoy
One of the comments that we’ve heard that has really blessed us is people have been driven back to the book of Revelation to prove us wrong only to find that what we said was there. – Tim LaHaye
Regardless of whatever I do, I know what my purpose is: to make a difference in people’s lives. – Tim Tebow
I couldn’t do it at all. I was never really good at it, but I can’t imagine what it can be like as a fortunate person not having to deal with it. I mean, people of all ages, not just my age, 25, 35, all the way down the line. – Stockard Channing
When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people. – Vivien Leigh
I’ve been on plenty of sets where I have not liked the people that I work with, but you suck it up and be professional. – Vanessa Marano
Shows have been sold out. It’s overwhelming, you know. I had no idea what to expect with this new sound and everything and just to see so many people just come out and embrace it, it’s overwhelming. – Vanilla Ice
I think then, when we started receiving the first of the user feedback, feedback from people that I had not specifically told about it, but had spread from friend to friend and then they were giving us feedback. – Shawn Fanning
The way China is looking to boost consumer spending is astounding. They are going to boost the minimum wage by 13 percent a year every year for five years… I don’t know if people realize how dramatic that is. – William Fung
Human rights are not worthy of the name if they do not protect the people we don’t like as well as those we do. – Trevor Phillips
My heroes – people like Woody Allen – were stand-up comedians. Therefore, I always felt I should give it a go. – Stephen Merchant
You know when you throw a party, you think people will show up and no one will like each other. It’s like that with music – parts of your musical psyche have never met other parts. You wonder if you should get them together. – Tom Waits
