General Li Shang Quotes & Sayings

I sound contemptuous, but I am not. I am interested
intrigued even
by the way time erases real lives, leaving only vague imprints. Blood and spirit fade away so that only names and dates remain. — Kate Morton

It's a fundamental misunderstanding of human nature and of the concepts of liberty, freedom, and self-determination. It's a fundamental misunderstanding of economics. He (Obama) believes that the pie is fixed and that he needs to more equitably divide up the slices. — Paul Ryan

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one. — Benjamin Franklin

Words on a page were seductive, free, inviting everyone, without distinction. — Leila Aboulela

The person who believes in God and the person who does not believe in God do not merely disagree about God. They disagree about the character of the universe. — C. Stephen Evans

When you're an established name, you know that a children's book will have a pretty good chance of getting picked up. Like Madonna. It's not that I had this great idea. Actually, in my case, it was a great idea. — Jo Nesbo

[ ... ] the body is what we lean toward,
tensing as it darts, dancing away.
but it's the voice that enters us. even
saying nothing. even saying nothing
over and over absently to itself — Tracy K. Smith

Grow wild according to thy nature. — Henry David Thoreau

What's similar between 'Daily Show' and 'RJ Berger' is that people are grabbing me - not quite the groovy intelligentsia Starbucks barista, but the Latina nurses at my gynecologist's office - and telling me they love the show. — Beth Littleford

Richard began to understand darkness: darkness as something solid and real, so much more than a simple absence of light. He felt it touch his skin, questing, moving, exploring: gliding through his mind. It slipped into his lungs, behind his eyes, into his mouth ... — Neil Gaiman

I do have faith that something better is always coming for you. — Rachael Yamagata

What makes the Lincoln Memorial so powerful is that it doesn't try to do too much. In effect, it says that he saved the Union. — Susan Eisenhower

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. — Nelson Mandela

Is it possible to fall in love with someone even when you're already in love with them? Because I'm pretty sure I just did. — Jessica Sorensen