Jiamei Quotes & Sayings

There was always more in the world than men could see, walked they ever so slowly; they will see it no better for going fast. The really precious things are thought and sight, not pace. — John Ruskin

Morality, said Jesus, is kindness to the weak; morality, said Nietzsche, is the bravery of the strong; morality, says Plato, is the effective harmony of the whole. — Will Durant

I miss you. ... " He stroked the indentation of the gown where her waist would have been - should have been. "I miss you so much. — J.R. Ward

Nobody stays in this valley except by a full, conscious choice based on a full, conscious knowledge of every fact involved in his decision. Nobody stays here by faking reality in any manner whatever. — Ayn Rand

All this time I had thought my son was striving to be my mirror opposite, but he wasn't - he had become my polar opposite instead, and that had sent him careering away. — Steve Toltz

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do — Aristotle.

My writing is called exotic or avant-garde because I write about rural places. Has it really come to this, that if you write about the country you are avant-garde? How did this happen? Modern agriculture and spaces are still so relevant. — Sarah Hall

As a manager, the more you talk about something without following up with action, the less those words will matter. — Jonathan Raymond

Magic and religion are ultimately experiential in nature and should be treated as such. — Nevill Drury

Words, like anything else used too often, soon depreciate in value, lose their edge, and cease to bite into our lives. When phrases, such as unconditional love, trip too easily off the tongue, the speaker's ego may experience a temporary rush of exhilaration using an in salvation slogan, but his heart remains unchanged. — Brennan Manning

Looking back, it puzzles me that my parents decided to stay in Shanghai when they must have known that war was imminent. But the cotton works were my father's responsibility, and duty then counted for something. — J.G. Ballard

When you're writing, you're only a brain and some fingers, but drumming, you're involving all four limbs, and you're hearing stuff and you're converting your ideas into physical motions, getting physical feedback from things you are touching - it's pretty cool. It's a really a nice contrast to writing. — Michael Azerrad

You are a worksmith and who cares for his brothers, whos not seduced by illusions or fair weather friends. — Alanis Morissette

You have no right to feel entitled. You are not entitled to anything. — Caroline Myss