Groups Quotes

If it's a modern-day story dealing with certain ethnic groups, I think I could open up certain scenes for improvisation, while staying within the structure of the script.

I was a new devotee of Eastern mysticism and even though I did not join that particular group, I could well have done. They seemed a bit extreme but I regarded myself as not quite ready.

The first group started along the strait and narrow path, but they did not take hold of the iron rod that would keep them on the path, and they got lost in the mists of darkness

As a kid, I wanted to be a pro tennis player. I was pretty good; at the tennis academies I attended, I always played up against older age groups.

Never, never let a person know you're frightened. And a group of them ... absolutely never. Fear brings out the worst in everybody.

There's something beautiful about the fact that Obama was not just elected, but elected decisively across racial, and socio-economic and cultural groups and that we all celebrated in his win.

Both my mother and I have close groups of friends that include other writers, and these friendships are very important to us.

I think that's a legitimate thing we're going to have to deal with and ask ourselves, you know, how far Donald Trump can go in enacting certain policies that target specific groups.

My background was computer science and business school, so eventually I worked my way up where I was running product groups - development, testing, marketing, user education.

I want to say that I really appreciate that readers are willing to work with my tendency to write in several different genres and for different age groups.

The Eagles, let's face it, they were a pretty cool group, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie. I had this really eclectic background in music.

Women are the last group anyone cares about in Hollywood.

So different groups have different definitions, and then they clash on those. So it takes adept leadership to say we're going to work through these.

No other group has internalized its self-hatred as much as blacks have. It would be difficult to find other groups who behave similarly in that their most esteemed members berate its poorest members.

The liberal groups spent months raising money so they could take down anyone President Bush nominated. But they have not been able to touch judge Roberts.

Providentially, learned habits can be unlearned, especially in the context of moral groups.

Nothing bonds a group of people better when they are thrown into a situation where they have no idea what's going on and what's going to happen.

This extraordinary group has absolutely captivated my imagination, knocked my socks off - what more can I say?

I put a lot of emphasis on childrens issues. Children are many times ignored because they dont vote, and they dont have lobby groups.

There was a male sketch group in my college. I was like why isn't there a female sketch group? So then I started doing sketch comedy and all that stuff. It just happened.

If I'm out to dinner with a group of friends, and somebody offers to pay for the check, I immediately reach for my wallet. Inside is a note that says, "Say thanks!"

The resistance will be exclusively conducted by only one group. This new group will be defined soon by me.

If the American military begins to withdrawal, there will be no need for these armed groups.

For me, the most gratifying projects are ones that have the potential to bring people together - to overcome differences among various groups, and to spark dialogue.

Privatization radically alters power relations in our society by weakening groups like public employees and public school teachers.

What remarkable strength is shown by the person who can lay aside personal prejudices and work without friction with a group of individuals with whom he or she is not in accord on many subjects.

It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior.

An initiative was essentially led by civil society because the policy of the government was that Africans must not be taught to graze in pastures which were reserved for the main white group.

Some of the mission groups that have been responsible for our education have not been part of the government. In fact, they acted contrary to what the government had planned to do.

We are communal beings who love to get together in groups and share emotions - like sporting events, rock concerts and political rallies. We crave tribal membership.

The printing press had a very liberatory effect that meant individuals - small groups could produce radical pamphlets - could use it for organizing.

Government may not redistribute private wealth or grant special privileges to any individual or group.

The level of destruction and terror and violence carried out by the powerful states far exceeds anything that can imaginably can be done by groups that are called terrorists and subnational groups.

There are all the activist groups on every imaginable topic - solidarity groups, environmental and feminist groups - sectors of these movements do very valuable work.

Naturally, we will continue to offer very powerful vehicles in the future. Nevertheless, no other manufacturer has reduced the CO2 emissions of its fleet as substantially as the BMW Group.

The record companies are interested in the kind of sales they can get from the rock groups.

Group action - yes; group thinking - no

We're so special, when you look in the dictionary under short bus, there's a group picture of us,'' Stevie Rae said, sounding weak but definately alive.

The idea of the record is that it's a statement for working with a group, of a collaborative work. That should be visible in the music.

The Unity Band project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything else.

I co-taught a seminar called Small Group Processes with my professor. I learned so much from it, so much about myself, about groups, how this stuff works. I bring all that stuff to teaching now.

The other thing [my psychology professor] said to me was that I was always very mindful of the person who was away from the group, that I was always trying to bring them in.

Because of empathy, we care more for, and devote far more resources to, someone who is familiar, from our country or our group, than a stranger.

I’ve never been comfortable around groups of guys when it gets into the putting-down. My past being a kind of geek - it kind of turns into an attack on the weakest of the group.

Results from a given approach are "facts" as long as the approach fits the group or the tradition that is being addressed.

The economics profession went astray because economists, as a group, mistook beauty, clad in impressive-looking mathematics, for truth.

There's different ways of presenting a pop group to the world. It doesn't have to be the same old poses.

I always thought that pop groups were going to be made up in the 21st century. It wouldn't be four musicians, as such. Especially in the online world, with the worlds that are opening up.

Class is not a fixed designation in this country. We are an upwardly mobile society with a lot of movement between income groups.

Without the ability of issue groups to tell the truth, who knows what the public will believe.