Hkex Stock Quotes & Sayings

When tempers flare up reason is burned to ashes. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. — Lord Chesterfield

[Drug] Addiction is awful, the worst if it is your kid. Plenty of loving parents who did everything "right" find themselves with kids caught up with drugs, and plenty of absentee parents have kids who never touch the stuff. — Roxanne Roberts

All assassins had a full-length mirror in their rooms, because it would be a terrible insult to anyone to kill them when you were badly dressed. — Terry Pratchett

It always takes longer than you expect, even if you take Hofstadter's Law into account. — Douglas Hofstadter

I am not a political thinker. I'm not even much of a thinker. I'm a hack novelist. — Christopher Buckley

In other words, I would be giving in to a myth of sameness which I think can destroy us. — Audre Lorde

Corporate Hollywood thinks I'm a geek to go back and do theater. They don't understand why I don't want to be a movie star, why I'm not pursuing Mel Gibson's roles. — William Petersen

When it seemed like I was going to really have to be there at Todd's [Willingham] execution, I don't think I could have done it. I think I began to distance myself. I didn't visit as often; I didn't write as often. This was kind of after my conversation with [fire science expert] Gerald Hurst. And the [car] accident made sure that I didn't have to go up there. But I think he and I both shared that. — Elizabeth Gilbert

What could be a greater privilege than to listen to the voice of God, and be granted by God himself the ears to hear? — John Piper

When we seek to understand what makes each of us different before we seek to be understood, we learn. Understanding fosters mutual respect for one another. — D'Andre Lampkin

I mean, how do you know if people are good for you or not? It's not like they come with an FDA approved sticker or anything. — Michael Thomas Ford

We need to develop courage, and we need to develop it in small ways first ... You develop a little courage, so that if you decide, I will not stay in rooms where women are belittled; I will not stay in company where races, no matter who they are, are belittled; I will not take it; I will not sit around and accept dehumanising other human beings: - if you decide to do that in small ways, and you continue to do it - finally you realize you've got so much courage. Imagine it - you've got so much courage that people want to be around you. They get a feeling that they will be protected in your company. — Maya Angelou