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Person Quotes

On character, focus and what makes a person who they are.

These quotes describe personal identity in different lights: spirituality that exists outside organized religion, competitiveness aimed inward rather than at others, and the wide or narrow focus people bring to their goals. For more, see our I Am quotes.

I'm the kind of person that needs to think things through. But when I know what I want to do, I really know.

Quotes by Chris Hughes

I don't know a single person that's like, ''Avatar' is my favorite movie.' It never even comes up. I don't know anyone that will defend that movie.

Quotes by Chris Cubas

If you take a perfectly well-adjusted normal person of any age from anywhere in the country and stick them in L.A., within about a week I do believe that a lot of their values and morals will start to degrade.

Quotes by Chris Eigeman

I'm not a competitive person.

Quotes by Chris Elliott

I'm not an overly ambitious person; I don't feel like I have to excel.

Quotes by Chris Evert

As you move up a traditional, sort of bureaucratic structure, there's a certain point at which you realize, 'Well, I'm not really on the implementation or execution side - I'm not on the battlefield. I'm an operations person who's overseeing...

Quotes by Chris Fussell

You want be young and have fun, that's great. But while you're having fun, someone you don't see is studying and preparing. You might end up working for that person. No one wants to hear that! But I try to...

Quotes by Chris Gardner

The media attention - the negative, in particular - it makes you a different person.

Quotes by Chris Bosh

With fame, you can't trust everybody. You can't depend on them being there for you as a person. They will only be there because of what you've got you as a person. They will only be there because of what...

Quotes by Chris Brown

Corky is an ordinary person who does extraordinary things. He is a true inspiration, but he doesn't know that he's an inspiration.

Quotes by Chris Burke

I've got funny things. David Duchovny had to have a cast made of his face to do an old person's make-up, and I've got that cast of his face in my house. I've got something from the pilot, the original...

Quotes by Chris Carter

The first challenge that every writer or creator of material faces is getting through the crowd so that the person you're trying to sell it to hears the pitch and is able to respond to it.

Quotes by Chris Claremont

I've thought about what I could accomplish in football, but when you read about Mike Webster and Dave Duerson and Ray Easterling, you read all these stories, and to be the type of player I want to be in football,...

Quotes by Chris Borland

Some people are just quiet - they don't need to be talking all the time and aren't extroverted, but they're not necessarily afraid to talk. I'm not really a shy person.

Quotes by Chirlane McCray

Finding the right person can be so hard that often, when a person finally finds someone she or he is comfortable with, she or he just makes it work.

Quotes by Chirlane McCray

I'm a woman and a person of color; I know what it's like out there in the workplace.

Quotes by Chirlane McCray

I have the advantage of many perspectives as someone who has lived in different kinds of communities: as a woman, as someone who previously identified as a lesbian, as someone who is a person of color. I've had a lot...

Quotes by Chirlane McCray

Every person who starts at Boxed does shifts at the fulfillment center. It doesn't matter if you are the general counsel or the COO.

Quotes by Chieh Huang

Companies are not lead by a single person; they're lead by a group of individuals collectively making good decisions on behalf of the company.

Quotes by Chieh Huang

Lasting love has to be built on mutual regard and respect. It is about seeing the other person. I am very interested in relationships and, when I watch couples, sometimes I can sense a blindness has set in. They have...

Quotes by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of self-descriptions appear in these "Person" quotes?
The quotes describe different facets of personal identity - being spiritual without embracing organized religion, being highly competitive with oneself, having a particular way of focusing on goals, and finding humor in everyday family life.
Is there a quote about spirituality outside of organized religion?
Yes: "I still consider myself a very spiritual person but the structure of the church isn't really for me," distinguishing personal spirituality from formal religious structure. For more first-person identity statements, see I Am.
Is there a quote about competitiveness?
Yes, one describes having "very high expectations" of oneself and being "a very competitive person but competitive with myself," aiming to be the best version of oneself rather than simply beating others.
Does this page touch on how people focus on goals differently?
Yes, one contrasts people who focus on things narrowly, like through "a pinhole," with those who take in "the whole panorama" with a wider view. For more reflections on life's bigger picture, see Life.
Is there a lighthearted quote about someone being funny?
Yes, one describes writing jokes daily before shifting to simply writing down what a spouse says while asleep, calling him "the funniest person" even unconscious. For more relatable, everyday lines, see Like or Always.

You may also like our Life quotes and Like quotes for related reflections on identity.