People
- Buenaventura Durruti (1896–1936), a Spanish anarchist who was a hero of the Spanish Civil War
- Rafael Buenaventura (1938–2006), a Filipino banker
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Famous quotes containing the word people:
“Rich fellas come up and they die, and their kids aint no good, and they die out. But we keep a-comin. Were the people that live. They cant wipe us out. They cant lick us. And well go on forever, Pa, cause were the people.”
—Nunnally Johnson (18971977)
“My consolation is to think of the women I have known, now that there is no longer such thing as elegance. But how can people who contemplate these horrible creatures under their hats covered in pigeon-houses or gardens, how can they understand the charm of seeing Madame Swann wearing a simple mauve cap or a small hat surmounted by a straight iris?”
—Marcel Proust (18711922)
“Do not give heed to everything that people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you; your heart knows that many times you have yourself cursed others.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Ecclesiastes 7:21.