People
- Aaron P. Rook (1892-1969), writer, musician, novelist and travel writer
- Alan Rook, editor of the 1936 issue of New Oxford Poetry, one of the Cairo poets
- Jean Rook (1931–1991), British newspaper columnist
- Jerry Rook (born 1943), American former professional basketball player
- Susan Rook, journalist and photographer
- Albert Harold Rooks (1891–1942), Captain in U.S. Navy, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous quotes containing the word people:
“Gods always behave like the people who make them.”
—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)
“For the baby suckles and there is a people made of milk for her to use. There are milk trees to hiss her on. There are milk beds in which to lie and dream of a warm room. There are milk fingers to fold and unfold. There are milk bottoms that are wet and caressed and put into their cotton.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“The truth is that every intelligent man, as you well know, dreams of being a gangster and ruling over society through violence alone. Since this is not as easy as the novels would have us believe, people generally resort to politics and join the cruelest party.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)