Some people have facts; these can be proven. Some people have theories; these can be disproven. But people with opinions are mindless and have their minds made up about it.
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Related Enjoy the challenges you face today, some people have none. THOMAS FLAJNIK - ANTICHIMERAPODAL You can BE, DO, and HAVE ...absolutely ANYTHING you really, really want to BE, DO, and HAVE. LORRIN L. LEE The people that own this home their relatives own all of these homes and have owned these homes for ... BRANDON DARBY Be the best you can be. Do the best you can do. Have the best you can have. LORRIN L. LEE Everyone has there own good reasons for being what they are being, doing what they are doing, and ha... LORRIN L. LEE These people have some sense in their minds of the steps they're going to take in life. Somewhere, t... JAMES GOTTFURCHT These people have found temporary shelter with family and friends, and may have some other alternati... BILL MADDOX We don't know if that's going to cause some people to change their minds. Historically when gas pric... CAROL THORP I don't dismiss theories until proven but consider the possibility until disproven. JODEL AREVALO I think clearly it's going to satisfy people who have suspicion about some of it, but some will stil... SHIBLEY TELHAMI Some of these cases are really sad. There are people who have literally lost their life savings. BARRY GOLDSMITH To have more... Be more. Do more. Give more. LORRIN L. LEE Are you being the best you can be? Are you doing the best you can do? Do you have the best you can h... LORRIN L. LEE DO what you LOVE. BE with those you LOVE. HAVE the things you LOVE. LORRIN L. LEE We'll have some specialized topics like in the past. But next year we'll open up a bit more so peopl... DERICK VIRGIL Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a convic... THOMAS JEFFERSON We have some of these teams that are made up entirely of professors. We have two teams that are made... JIM GRAY When some people say only bad things consistently, it implies their unhappiness about their lives. T... CHANDRABABU V.S. For some of these people, animals are all they have left. REBECCA NEALEY These people have served a longer sentence than some people who have committed murder. CHARLES LAMB That's my personal view I would say most in my caucus agree with that but there are some who don't a... STEPHEN HARPER Most people have made up their minds about him one way or the other, but there's still a persuadable... WHIT AYRES There are some people that will be deterred by the fact that we have nuclear weapons... But those pe... CHARLES HORNER There are some people that will be deterred by the fact that we have nuclear weapons... But those pe... GEN CHARLES HORNER Many churches today have special programs for people who are grieving, and these can be very helpful... BILLY GRAHAM There may be some inconsistencies, different ways people perceived events, or ways people recall eve... ATTORNEY SHEPACK There may be some inconsistencies, different ways people perceived events, or ways people recall eve... ATTORNEY DAVID SHEPACK Some people are kind of dumb about it and it's just right there on their page. Some people have pict... BRIDGETTE SMITH Some think that God rains money from heaven. These people can never be blessed because they themselv... PAUL SILWAY Some people have strong opinions about women with short hair. They find it very masculine and severe... MORENA BACCARIN Most of what I hear is that they're just busy. It's not in the front of their minds, and they just f... KELLY MARTIN They are nice to have, even when you think you don't need them. Some people who are charged with cri... DOUGLAS LINDER These guys (the Irish) can light you up quick. Quarterback Brady Quinn can hurt you, and they have s... ALLAN JOHNSON And our people are winning the hearts and minds of the citizens, ... Iraqi people would run out and ... JEB HENSARLING Some people will have never tried it before. Gardening can be a daunting task. CARRIE EDGAR For all the ideas and theories that people might have, we have some real ground truth. DONALD BROWNLEE These are some of the poorest countries with the weakest health indicators in the world. People are ... BRUCE AYLWARD Some people look for a certain structure in their lives that they're comfortable with. People wh... ADAM BEACH We're talked at some length about whether taking all these fish will damage the resource, but our fi... BRYAN GOLIE A great way to LIVE is to BE, DO, and HAVE all the things you really, really, really want before you... LORRIN L. LEE To be happy: BE Yourself. DO what you love to DO. Have what you love to HAVE. LORRIN L. LEE BE Memorable. Do Memorable Projects. HAVE Memorable Experiences. LORRIN L. LEE I think people have a strong desire to push me and others into some sort of political box that they ... ADAM CAROLLA People can have their opinions about everything in the world, but people's opinions end where the ti... C. JOYBELL C. I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you can't overlo... JOE COCKER It clearly can be dangerous for some people to have this information. Imagine how costly exposure of... CHRIS HOOFNAGLE These people have had these boats in their yards for a long time. And in some cases we realize they ... WILL DAVIS That's my personal view I would say most in my caucus agree with that but there are some who don... STEPHEN HARPER These are the people that Barbara and I have both built relationships with over time. Some of these ... CATHLEEN GALGIANI Some people do not want democracy. (However) we are determined to have these primaries today. AHMED RAHMAN Some people do not want democracy. (However) we are determined to have these primaries today. AHMED ABDEL RAHMAN One of my beliefs about leadership is it's not how many followers you have, but how many people ... ROBERT KRAFT Dually eligible people are going to have great savings but no one seems to talk about these other pe... DR. WALID GELLAD All these places have their moments - with lovers and friends - I still can recall some are dead and... JOHN LENNON We are excited to have FOXCONN join in the revolution. With proven manufacturing and engineering cap... COCO LEE People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ABRAHAM LINCOLN The amount of spam coming from some individuals, or a spam ring, can be staggering. If these people ... AARON KORNBLUM Good schools, good jobs, good government. These are not unreasonable demands. But sadly, some of our... LINDA LINGLE It's going to be a long reconstruction in New Orleans and here. People are coming with their childre... JOSE LAGOS For those people who have been back here training it's their chance to step up and show they can mak... JAN CAMERON There are reports that these people are in uniforms, in some cases are wearing protective vests, and... JAMES CONWAY He would really be thrilled with some of the racial advances that have been made, but he would be re... CHARLES BARKLEY A lot of these people left home and they had to leave their animals behind and they have no idea wha... CANDY CLARK Credit is something many young people have misconceptions about and if we tackle some of these misco... ANOOP SHAH Some people prefer eating dessert to the main course. These people have never been really hungry. VERA NAZARIAN Inventing is a skill that some people have and some people don't. But you can learn how to inven... RAY DOLBY On some level, now, we are joining the larger world and realizing that we are connected with people ... EDWIDGE DANTICAT There are some people who believe that these are not real stories with real people, but they actuall... SAMANTHA BEE Some people are natural beauties, some have great style, but sometimes it comes from talent. Take Ka... MARY-KATE OLSEN Some people are happy at these schools and some aren't. We think these things are about general feel... CHRIS MASON Back, you know, a few generations ago, people didn't have a way to share information and express... MARK ZUCKERBERG I feel like, you know, some people like to wear colorful stuff. Some people like to be blacked down,... FRENCH MONTANA There are a lot of people who are energized by this race now, some who have had longstanding opinion... MIKE MALAISE I think you can do science fiction, but you have to ground it in some realism. People need to identi... FARAN TAHIR These people that are with us are glad to think that we can have peace once more, and can sleep soun... BLACK KETTLE Why should I crowd the world with my opinions? Live and let live. That's it. Let people have the... ALIA BHATT People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be ABRAHAM LINCOLN Why be greedy when you can have it all. ANTHONY T. HINCKS So many people are moving there, so you have more people who have issues with their kids and kick th... JACKIE BRADLEY We're going to have to make some decisions that might hurt some people. It's nothing personal. There... JEFF THEMM I love to interview outrageous people who speak their minds; also, people who have some kind of myst... NANCY JO SALES Some days are better than others. The same can be said about people. MOKOKOMA MOKHONOANA People have their own opinions but sometimes with the media things get chopped up and cut around to ... AARON CARTER Some people have asked me for advice about specific actions they can do. BILL PHILLIPS I can bring about change. The people have spoken and their voices must be heard, GEORGE WEAH some soap opera, you know, real people pretending to be fake people with made-up problems being watc... CHUCK PALAHNIUK People have to be more cautious about their borrowing levels. You should never borrow the maximum am... SANDY BAUM The Indonesian military is still paying these people, still encouraging them, ... These are real thu... RICHARD HOLBROOKE People have been asking what kinds of celebrities, like if it's Michael Jackson. But we're calling i... HONEY DEVINS I think we can say something good about high school basketball. Some people think high school sports... KEITH SNODDY Obviously these are some exceptional young people, but what they have in common is that they were or... MORGAN CARROLL Where are these people going to be putting their human waste? Are these people self-sufficient? ALLAN WOLF People can get past the technology with these devices. You don't have to worry about the tools, only... JAMES SACHS We know we are going to have some people who are going to have some issues. But we are uncovering ga... KATHLEEN HARRINGTON To give you an idea what it feels like to be going in with some of the best baseball players of all-... DAVE WINFIELD It is something we don't fully understand. Why is it that some people can get better and some people... DR. ROBERTA BOGAEV Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born s... SIMON SINEK Borders I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people. THOR HEYERDAHL What would happen if every community said, ?We can?t reach out to these people because we have our o... DEREK SLAP Some people think African states cannot be trusted with the cookie jar. But there are absolutely goo... MELES ZENAWI
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