Corvairs Nebraska Quotes & Sayings

So why is Chinese social networking booming despite the censorship? Part of the reason is the Chinese language. Posts on Twitter and Twitter clones such as Weibo are limited to 140 characters. In English that comes to about 20 words or a sentence with a short link - in effect, a headline. But in Chinese you can write a whole paragraph or tell a whole story in 140 characters. One Chinese tweet is equal to 3.5 English tweets. In some ways, Weibo (which means "microblog" in Chinese) is more like Facebook than Twitter. As far as the Chinese are concerned, if something is not on Weibo, it does not exist. — Michael Anti

Glorious theater. It creates family for all kinds of orphans. — Rebecca Wells

No, thanks. They won't go away. You take care of Ricky and Mom, and me and the lawyer'll take care of the FBI. — John Grisham

But when I went to Harvard, it kind of got washed out of me, partly because people made fun of you in college. If you said you believed in God, they would look at you clinically, you know, suggest that you needed a referral. — Jonathan Kozol

Another tormentor inquired if it was true that I had installed two ping-pong tables in my basement. I asked, was it a crime? No, he said, but why two? "Is that a crime?" I countered, and they all laughed. — Vladimir Nabokov

Have the doctors checked on you yet?"
She shook her head. "I asked them to come again once he's rested
a little. I'll get back to my room soon enough."
Of course. Of course the woman who just had a heart attack
could spare getting herself to a more comfortable place so her husband
could take a nap. Seriously, even if I did find someone, could
it ever compare to them? — Kiera Cass

Victory to the spider. Patience wins the day. And today my patience ends. (Apollymi) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Knowing how to suffer well is essential to realizing true happiness. SUFFERING — Thich Nhat Hanh