Adopter Chien Quotes & Sayings

Smiles, bells, parades, horses, bleh. If so, please add an orgy. If an orgy would help, don't hesitate. — Ursula K. Le Guin

The Internet has killed the traditional record business, but it's given back in the way of instant access. — James Young

What's the point of prolonging your life if you don't enjoy it? It's your body. Do whatever you want with it. Better to wear out than rust over. — Rita Mae Brown

Here, then, is our situation at the start of the twenty-first century: We have accumulated stupendous know-how. We have put it in the hands of some of the most highly trained, highly skilled, and hardworking people in our society. And, with it, they have indeed accomplished extraordinary things. Nonetheless, that know-how is often unmanageable. Avoidable failures are common and persistent, not to mention demoralizing and frustrating, across many fields - from medicine to finance, business to government. And the reason is increasingly evident: the volume and complexity of what we know has exceeded our individual ability to deliver its benefits correctly, safely, or reliably. Knowledge has both saved us and burdened us. That — Atul Gawande

The fact that I despise religion doesn't mean I don't esteem it highly. — Eugene Ionesco

Onstage, I'm still wearing my fabulous, sheer dresses because I'm not that big. — Sandra Bernhard

When late morning rolls around and you're feeling a bit out of sorts, don't worry; you're probably just a little eleven o'clockish. — A.A. Milne

It's a great lesson in modesty that you realize you're illiterate in a field that you think you're an expert in. — Wim Wenders

What the Chinese parent is conveying to the child is not that 'you've got to get A's or else I won't like you.' On the contrary, it's, 'I believe in you so much, I know that you can be excellent.' — Amy Chua