People question what I thought of Oxford. Students used to talk about the 'Oxford bubble' because the place can make you feel cut off from the rest of the world. I would forget there were places like London that were not centred round libraries and essays. Samantha Shannon bubblecentrecut share on social
People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything. Emily Blunt agecommitday Change image and share on social
People quite often think of the question 'Are we alone in the universe?' in terms of other civilizations out there: life forms that have reached at least our level of technological development. Dimitar Sasselov civilizationdevelopmentform Change image and share on social
People ranked No. 80 or No. 90 in the world are tough to play. Heather Watson peopleplayrank Change image and share on social
People rarely speak of children; you hear of 'cohort groups' and 'standard variations,' but you don't hear much of boys who miss their cats or 6-year-olds who have to struggle with potato balls. Jonathan Kozol ballboycat Change image and share on social
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. Dale Carnegie funpeoplerarely Change image and share on social
People reach an age... where somebody else's platform is no longer yours. Binyavanga Wainaina agelongpeople Change image and share on social
People react differently to hearing 'Procedure X has a 70 percent chance of survival' and 'Procedure Y has a 30 percent chance of death.' Phrased that way, people flock to Procedure X, even though the numbers are the same. Paul Kalanithi chancedeathdifferently share on social
People react differently to puppets than they do to human performers: they become more playful, more open. Kathe Koja differentlyhumanopen Change image and share on social
People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting. David Beckham criticismfightpeople Change image and share on social
