Paul Johnson People Quotations

Marxism, Freudianism, global warming. These are proof - of which history offers so many examples - that people can be suckers on a grand scale. To their fanatical followers they are a substitute for religion. Global warming, in particular, is a creed, a faith, a dogma that has little to do with science.

When people talk about political correctness, the only element of any value is good manners.

It would be wrong to say I enjoy having rows, because that would be un-Christian. If people attack me, then I respond, or if they do very wicked things. Then they must be brought to book.

She had a very magnetic personality. People were drawn to her warmth and good humor, but she was very centered on others, ... If you asked her about herself, you'd just get silence, but she was always ready to say great things about her teammates.

One of the categories of people I don't like much are intellectuals. People say, 'Oh, you're an intellectual,' and I say, 'No!' What is an intellectual? An intellectual is somebody who thinks ideas are more important than people.

I think it's really more a tribute to what the Naval Academy's all about. We're fortunate here in San Diego that we have some military bases and a lot of people are stationed in the area, and hopefully they're proud of what's going on at the academy.

As stressful as the holidays are, they can be even more so for those who have recently experienced the death of a loved one. Many people fail to realize they don't have to do things exactly as they have in the past. They can make changes to make the holiday season easier. Failing to consider changes often adds to the stress level and makes dealing with the situation even harder.

Essentially, what they argued is that Cisco has grown through acquisitions, and people are valuing it at a very high price because of its growth.

You would have a hard time not listening to those people, ... I'm not saying it would necessarily influence the way a person voted. But it is human nature if a vast majority of your campaign has been paid for by a relatively few number of people who contributed to it, you listen to them.

A ruling like this will cause prejudice in people who have never been prejudiced before.

I personally believe if we put it out to bid this year, our rates would go up substantially, ... I think people are grasping for issues. We want to do what's best for Southeast, not what's politically expedient.

A Stalin functionary admitted, Innocent people were arrested: naturally - otherwise no one would be frightened. If people were arrested only for specific misdemeanours, all the others would feel safe and so become ripe for treason.

Nothing appeals to intellectuals more than the feeling that they represent 'the people'. Nothing, as a rule, is further from the truth