Common Thai Quotes & Sayings

Memory is a powerful thing for a writer. — Bobbie Ann Mason

On one occasion during the salaat, I was restless and fidgety. Out of nowhere, I felt a swift spank on my behind. I turned around to see who it was, but there was no one behind me. I surmised it was my uncle, who was standing next to me, so after finishing the salaat, I tearfully accused him of the spanking. Without flinching, he pointed up to the sky and said, "No, it was Allah." My eyes went wide, and I thought, "If only I had turned around faster, I would have seen the hand of Allah!" Twenty years later, he confessed it was him, but in the meantime, I was honored to have been spanked by God Himself. — Nabeel Qureshi

There's an upside to passengers too. A guy around 50, always travels on the first train of the day, always used to greet me, he probably thought I'd died until I returned to the job. Yesterday morning when we met, he said: "Alive and well means you've still got things to do. Don't give up the fight!" It's such an encouragement just to get a cheerful greeting. Nothing comes of hatred. — Haruki Murakami

The mind always hankers for more and more. If you have money, it hankers for more money; if you have prestige, it hankers for more prestige; if you have knowledge, it hankers for more knowledge. Mind lives in the 'more.' — Rajneesh

People with children and people with their own business always pick up a ringing phone. — Jeffery Deaver

In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights. — Samantha Power

Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee. — George Herbert

French pedicures make your toes look like fingers. You look grabby. French pedicures are for man thieves. — Helen Ellis

As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, wise people falter not amidst blame and praise. — Anonymous