#people say

People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: People were taken from Africa, among them healers and priests, and were made into slaves. ↗

— Abdullah Ibrahim

#among #healers #into #made #people

A lot of people say I wouldn't have a down day, but you look at the music and there's real melancholy. ↗

— Stephan Jenkins

#down #i #look #lot #melancholy

I try not to put anything political on the forefront of what I'm trying to do creatively. At the same time, I do think it's wonderful when I hear people say that it's inspirational that I'm an Indian woman on camera. My life is very diverse, and my friends are a diverse group of people. ↗

— Mindy Kaling

#camera #creatively #diverse #forefront #friends

If I make a bogey or three putt I'm on fire inside. But it's not like you're going to play any better slamming your club or getting angry. So you might as well just keep it in. People say I'm pretty calm, but I do make mistakes and I do get angry, but I try and not show it. ↗

— Lydia Ko

#any #better #bogey #calm #club

Most people say they talk to me and I sound older. ↗

— Michelle Trachtenberg

#me #most #older #people #people say

When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.' ↗

— Lao Tzu

#best #did #done #leader #ourselves

No matter how many times people say it - 'Oh, I'm just writing this for myself' 'Oh, I'm just doing this for myself' - nobody's doing it for themselves! You're doing it for an audience. So whether I'm performing or writing a book or playing music, it's definitely to be put out there and to be received in some way, definitely. ↗

— Steve Martin

#book #definitely #doing #how #i

When people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying is there is too much reality in life. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#life #much #people #people say #reality

People say we were an overnight success. It took us a year to be an overnight success. ↗

— James Daly

#overnight success #people #people say #say #success

So often people say something and you realise you haven't really heard it. ↗

— Joely Richardson

#heard #often #people #people say #realise