People Quotes

I’m super self-critical, which I think is good, because then I get exactly what I want. I’m critical of other people, too – I try not to be, though.

Indeed I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing to do.

You will disappoint some people when you prioritize your self-care. 

You set the standards for how you will be treated. People will treat you the exact way you treat yourself. So be good to you. Take time for yourself. Rest. Play. Shower yourself with affection, support, and gifts.

People can’t, unhappily, invent their mooring posts, their lovers and their friends, anymore than they can invent their parents.

God, help me to see others not as enemies or as ungodly but rather as thirsty people. And give me the courage and compassion to offer your Living Water, which alone quenches deep thirst.

When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, ‘no, I went to films.’

So many people are frightened to take a chance in life and there’s so many chances you have to take.

There are very few people I can call real, close friends. They’re very, very precious to me.

The Lord who told me to take care of my people meant me to do it just as long as I live, and so I did what he told me.