Famous Quotes & Sayings

Yang Lan

I'm very curious to witness the historic transformation of Chinese women.

Xun Zi

A person is born with a liking for profit.

Xun Zi

Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.

Xun Zi

Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

Xun Zi

When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.

Xun Zi

I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.

Xun Zi

If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.

Xun Zi

If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.

Xun Zi

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.

Willard Boyle

We lived in Northern Quebec, and the nearest school was thirty miles away, so my mother took on the task of home schooling me. She spoke to some friends, received some instructions from the provincial school board, and found some interesting books that perhaps I might find useful.

Viswanathan Anand

I was reasonably interested in mathematics in school. Typically what happens is... when you start playing chess, it takes up a lot of your attention. But about 10 years ago, I found that the Internet is very good to start learning about a lot of subjects.

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

What ever our wandering our happiness will always be found within a narrow compass, and in the middle of the objects more immediately within our reach.

David Byrne

I found music to be the therapy of choice. I guess it is for a lot of people.

Ben Carson

Here's a nation, one of the founding pillars was freedom of speech and freedom of expression. And yet, we have imposed upon people restrictions on what they can say, on what they can think. And the media is the largest proponent of this, crucifying people who say things really quite innocently.

John Daly

The people around me ... were hoping, of course, that the 'something' would be practicing golf. No such luck. What I found was gambling.

Nate Ruess

I think that I always thought that if my uncle was on Broadway, then I must inherently have a good voice. I don't think that for a while I did. Eventually, out of sheer will of never wanting to get a job or go to college, I found my way into doing music full-time.

Arsenio Hall

You never get rid of something that has a positive foundation.

Kristy Curry

That was the big question from the media so I guess I had to talk about it. I don't think it was me harping on it but when there is something not going well that seems to be the focus. It wasn't always pretty, but this team has found a way to win.

Tim Woolstencroft

That's virtually identical to what it was in 2004.

Rig Veda

May all have identical resolutions! May all have identical thoughts in their hearts! May the same thought pervades each mind,so that you work in unison!.

David McKean

They were similar to what's going on today -- so identical that it's amazing.

Don Johnson

The site will have two medical office-type uses. Basically, they'll be identical buildings.

Ian Mcewan

What is lawful is not always identical to what is right.

Richard Lazarus

Even if you appoint someone who is identical to Rehnquist in every respect, you're talking about someone who is about 50 rather than 80.

Plotinus

Being is desirable because it is identical with Beauty, and Beauty is loved because it is Being.

Etel Adnan

I love Nicolas de Stael particularly, and my work can remind people of him. But looked at attentively, our works are not similar at all.

Cilla Black

It's true what they say: 'You don't appreciate what you've got until it's gone.' I miss love. I miss being looked after.

Goldie Hawn

Oftentimes, actors are looked at as court jesters. They are not looked at as deep-thinking, smart people who do many other things or have gifts in other areas.

Paul Cullen

In a very simple sense I want everything that's in a work to be there for the reason that it's needed. It's not an ornamentation. It's not there because I thought it looked nice but because it has to be there.

Patricia McBride

I felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.

Wayne Hale

We've looked end-to-end at the shuttle to make improvements and make it safer than it has ever been.

Brian Billick

We've looked at these quarterbacks more than we've looked at any position since I've been here,

Don Thomas

We've looked at some (locations) that have potential.

Brad White

We've looked at it long enough. We've got to do something about it.

Harish Rawat

I was a candidate in 1991. There was virtually a wave for Ram Mandir. In 1989 also, there was a wave - anti-Congress wave.

Drew Goddard

Here's the thing about 'Cabin in the Woods.' I did virtually no research on this movie.

Milton Glaser

I do virtually nothing except my work. No hobbies.

Toby Keith

We turned what is virtually a glorified independent label into one of the powerhouse labels in the town.

Travis Plunkett

What we have right now is exceedingly weak. It's virtually worthless.

Craig Venter

We know virtually all of the genes known to mammals. We do not know all of the combinations.

Councilwoman Mackin

I virtually begged for the money. (The project) is really going to be good. I'm thrilled.