Cheng Li Quotes & Sayings

Grace is not opposed to effort; it's opposed to earning. — Dallas Willard

Don't start something that you cannot finish. — Justin Somper

Fame and success and titles stay with you, but they wear out eventually. In the end, all that you are left with is your character. — Ana Ivanovic

I grew up in South Africa without a television; there was no television, and the year after I left, television arrived in South Africa, so I have never really acquired a taste for watching television. — Alice Krige

It's easier to be responsible for the decisions that you've made yourself than for the ones that other people have made for you. — John Travolta

Kershaw did not minimise the historical role played by his insane, ideological fixations, but he did illustrate that without the readiness of many people to work for the man in charge, there would have been no way he could have achieved his murderous aims. — Volker Ullrich

S'why I looove America: City Center's in ruins, there's a fifties creature on the loose, and a man can still get drunk. — Neil Gaiman

For I am more selves than Neville thinks. We are not as simple as our friends would have us to meet our needs. Yet love is simple. — Virginia Woolf

So how do you make your exit?" she asked. "In a puff of smoke? Or do you just vaporize?"
He grinned at her. "Much as I hate to be a crushing disappointment to you, I reckon I'll just take the door. — Justin Somper

She remembered Grace telling her about Lorcan's evasiveness when she'd first joined the Noctourne-his ability to speak without saying anything, to talk in riddles.
He's a conundrum, thought Cheng Li. A walking, talking conundrum — Justin Somper

It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries in life. — Henry Ward Beecher

Condoleezza Rice was confirmed by a vote of 85, 13, despite a contentious but futile protest vote by democrats. By the way, for a fun second term drinking game, chug a beer every time you hear the phrase 'contentious but futile protest vote by democrats.' By the time Jeb Bush is elected, you'll be so wasted you won't even notice the war in Syria. — Jon Stewart

I rarely assess live shows after I play them. — Keith Fullerton Whitman

So I'm deputizing for the deputy, am I?, asked Connor with a grin. — Justin Somper

According to a charming law of nature which is evident even in the most sophisticated societies, we live in complete ignorance of whatever we love. — Marcel Proust

Ji-li's deeply moving story should be on the shelf of every person's library. Her courage in the face of adversity and her steadfast loyalty and love for her family are truly inspirational for young and old alike. — Nien Cheng

And on the way, we'll have plenty of time to talk or not talk about whatever's on your mind — Justin Somper