All Quotes

A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it's a matter of will. That has not been my experience. I don't find it to have anything to do with strength.
‐‐ Matthew Perry

A lot of people think that I grew up in recording studios and knew the whole process, but that was never the case.
‐‐ Julian Lennon

A lot of people think that I'm one of the women from 'Broad City' - and I'm just not.
‐‐ Jenny Slate

A lot of people think that persuasion is all about values and aligning values. I largely disagree. I think persuasion generally, and political persuasion more particularly, has much more to do with explaining in new ways and connecting dots in new ways than just invoking emotions and values.
‐‐ Nick Hanauer

A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing.
‐‐ Travis Barker

A lot of people think that reptiles don't feel, and they do. I think everyone should keep in mind what it is they are buying and if it is really worth it to them.
‐‐ Laura Vandervoort

A lot of people think that the music was responsible for a lot of changes in the Sixties, but I think the music came out of it. The music wouldn't have happened without the social changes.
‐‐ Steve Winwood

A lot of people think that there has to be extreme continuity in an album, but if you look at my background, it's variety! I want to see some variety in an artist, I want to be entertained, I want some depth. Show me some different styles!
‐‐ Donny Osmond

A lot of people think that when you have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy.
‐‐ Galen Rowell

A lot of people think theatre must be much harder work than film, but anything histrionic or superfluous gets seen on camera so you have to work to distil it into a complete sense of what's true.
‐‐ Eddie Redmayne

A lot of people think they need to give up nature to become adults but that's not true. However, you have to be careful how you describe and define 'nature.'
‐‐ Richard Louv

A lot of people think they should be happy all the time. But the writer understands you need both. You need the whole piano: the richness of the whole human experience. Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human.
‐‐ Janet Fitch

A lot of people think this is a goodie two-shoes talking. But we do have a tendency to complain rather than celebrating who we are. I learned at my mother's knee it's better to appreciate what's happening... I think we kind of talk ourselves into the negative sometimes.
‐‐ Betty White

A lot of people think YouTube is quite easy, when it just isn't. I've been doing YouTube for six years now, and I'd say the hardest years were definitely the first three or four. You have to constantly put out content that is good just to make people come back to your channel, and I work every single day just to try and expand my brand.
‐‐ KSI

A lot of people thought I'd died, because of your coverage, they know I'm still around.
‐‐ Brenda Lee

A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder.
‐‐ Bubba Sparxxx

A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I've always managed to get work actually done.
‐‐ Damien Hirst

A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization.
‐‐ John Milius

A lot of people thought Steve Jobs was a CEO of Apple but he never was until he came back to Apple in 1997.
‐‐ Andy Hertzfeld

A lot of people thought the sense of self was hard-wired, but it's not at all. It can be changed very quickly, and that's very intriguing.
‐‐ Miguel Nicolelis

A lot of people thought this dream must be madness, but we are not crazy.
‐‐ Gloria Trevi

A lot of people, to attack an outspoken atheist, one of the things they'll do is say, 'You are as bad as the fundamentalist Christians.' And my answer is always, 'I hope so.'
‐‐ Penn Jillette

A lot of people told me that I'm committing musical suicide with my sound.
‐‐ Kid Rock

A lot of people try to control how you access gaming. You know, they're trying to prevent people from buying games.
‐‐ Aisha Tyler

A lot of people try to paint this child actor stigma, but I always looked at it as a great opportunity.
‐‐ Zachery Ty Bryan

A lot of people underestimate rest, especially sleeping and recovery time.
‐‐ Jason Day

A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.
‐‐ Bill Walton

A lot of people use a smiley face when they write letters. But it's this huge insane compulsion, like 'I'm happy! I swear!' I'm not buying it.
‐‐ Nate Lowman

A lot of people use collaborative technologies badly, then abandon them. They aren't 'plug-and-play.' The invisible part is the social skill necessary to use them.
‐‐ Howard Rheingold

A lot of people use social media to share mundane things or for self-glorification. I try to use it to share interesting things with people.
‐‐ Ashton Kutcher

A lot of people use the dictionary to find out how to spell words.
‐‐ Maxine Kumin

A lot of people use the phrase 'underage violence,' which, to me, is meaningless.
‐‐ Jane Goldman

A lot of people view science as dull or boring, and I think the stance we take, using humour, not taking ourselves too seriously... I think people enjoy that. I think it's quite refreshing.
‐‐ Elise Andrew

A lot of people want the crown, but they're not willing to bleed for it.
‐‐ Scott Haze

A lot of people want to die for a lot of reasons.
‐‐ Johnny Thunders

A lot of people want to donate a kidney, but they're not in a position to because they have health issues of their own, and a lot of people need them. That's why the list is long and it takes a long time.
‐‐ Natalie Cole

A lot of people want to make films and do photography and things, but I'm quite happy doing what I'm doing.
‐‐ Syd Barrett

A lot of people want to not wear a tie when they go to a restaurant. They feel they don't have to wear a tie. I think it's kind of a statement they're making. I don't know what that statement is. I haven't quite figured that out yet.
‐‐ Alec Baldwin

A lot of people want to see this idealized version of heroism, all pretty and perfect, and I'm not interested in playing the goody-goody hero at all.
‐‐ Matthew Fox

A lot of people watch 'Community,' but DVR viewings only count if you watch within a certain time.
‐‐ Gillian Jacobs

A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders.
‐‐ Pele

A lot of people, when they say 'forgive and forget,' they think you completely wash your brain out and forget everything. That is not the concept. What I think is you forgive and you forget so you can transform your experiences, not necessarily forget them but transform them, so that they don't haunt you or handicap you or kill you.
‐‐ Ishmael Beah

A lot of people when they try to sing Skid Row songs, they're screaming and yelling too much. It's more singing than screaming.
‐‐ Sebastian Bach

A lot of people who are overweight - not everyone, but a lot of people - are dealing with issues such as emotional issues, stress issues. They become stress eaters and emotional eaters.
‐‐ Ian K. Smith

A lot of people who are religious, I think they get lost. They go to church just to go to church.
‐‐ Justin Bieber

A lot of people who claim they're political comedians are just comedians who have opinions. But they stop being funny the minute they give their opinions.
‐‐ Gilbert Gottfried

A lot of people who curate in the business, and curate the art, don't really have good artistic sense. They may know commerce, but they aren't savvy enough to know how to balance commerce and art, you know? They don't know how to satisfy both palates.
‐‐ Q-Tip

A lot of people who do drama say comedy is the hardest thing, but, not wanting to sound like a bighead, comedy is easy for me, as I've always been fairly funny.
‐‐ Nick Frost

A lot of people who don't have anything collect dogs; it's kind of a symbol of having something.
‐‐ Mary Ellen Mark

A lot of people who don't write for kids think it's easy, because they think kids aren't as smart as they are, or that you have to dumb down what you would normally write for kids. But I think you have to work harder when you write for kids, to make sure every word is right, that it's there for the right reason.
‐‐ Brian Selznick