Lui Quotes & Sayings

A man, engaged in his simple reflections in everyday life, will comprehend neither the possibility, nor the benefits of self-sacrifice, but, when given ("qu'on lui donne", Fr.) a great cause to defend, and he will find only natural to sacrifice oneself for it. — African Spir

When we hear the bird sing, it hears only how to love. (Quand on entend l'oiseau chanter, - Lui n'entend que comment aimer.) — Charles De Leusse

A lui la foi, a' elle le doute, a' elle le fardeau le plus lourd: la femme ne souffre-t-elle pas toujours pour deux? For him, faith; for her, doubt and for her theheavier load: does not the woman always suffer for both? — Honore De Balzac

If the Bible is correct, and the Earth is only 6,000 years old, that means there were no dinosaurs, and museum curators have been messing with us. Or the dinosaurs were here, and we never noticed them. Or a lot of people saw them but didn't want to say anything. — Ron Shock

I had a vision of myself as a novelist because that was where I could be serious. I couldn't with music. — Peter Hammill

They wanted her. They all loved her. And they wanted to keep her. — Hanna Lui

Skepticism is healthy in matters of the intellect, but disastrous in matters of the heart. — Marty Rubin

Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
[Fr., Coups de fourches ni d'etriveres,
Ne lui font changer de manieres.] — Jean De La Fontaine

It's very noble of President Obama to want to stay at the helm and maybe go down with this sinking ship. — Sarah Palin

Sometimes I've gotten photographs back and people have literally shaven off pieces of me, and I tell them to put it back. — Alicia Keys

When a problem threatens to engulf you, there's nothing like irrelevant detail to keep your head above water. — John Le Carre

After the way you have accepted and slipped so perfectly into my life, feeding my desires," he says, cupping my face in his hands as the water streams down us, "I want to share everything with you, Evan. — Lilly Black

If you don't take risks, you won't be able to do anything. I was confident I could use my experience to change and improve the way Macau worked. — Lui Che Woo

What makes good bread? It is a question of good flour and slow fermentation. In the old days we used to leave the dough to ferment for at least three or four hours, and it wasn't necessary to put chemicals into the dough. Today the farmers get much bigger crops from the same piece of ground, but the wheat has lost its taste. And to make it look nice and white - comme un cadavre - the millers grind it up fine and sift it, so you are left with very little except starch. — John Hillaby

Someone 'big' will get thrown out of their Trials or at the Olympics. I would bet my house on it. — Ato Boldon

In regard to duties, if we all agreed that every one has a duty not to hasten death, then we could properly conclude it is wrong to hasten death regardless of the consequences. And we could properly conclude that it is wrong to assist such a death. But we do not all agree. Some of us believe our duty is to relieve human suffering or to allow freedom of human choice and that aid in dying is consistent with that duty. — Byron Chell

156 : Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return":- — Anonymous

That's what a bitch feng shui and fortune-telling can be. Not only do you have to follow it, you have to fucking enjoy it at the same time. — Elaine Lui

I'm inspired by my master's movie 'Kerd ma lui,' Bruce Lee's 'Fists of Fury,' and Jackie Chan's 'Police Story.' — Tony Jaa

A little vanilla never hurt anybody." He nipped her ankle. "Great shoes by the way. Sexy as hell. — Hanna Lui

Well, damme, William, I am sorry: I am very sorry, indeed I am. But injustice is a rule of the service, as you know very well; and since you have to have a good deal of undeserved abuse, you might just as well have it from your friends. — Patrick O'Brian

Perfect," he groaned. "You are perfect." He sank his teeth into her ass, hard, drawing blood. "And now you wear my mark," he finished proudly. "Your ass is mine. — Hanna Lui

Io suuicien lui damo amo," she said softly. "You are here in place of the friends I love. — Connie Willis

If I make money, I'm happy. Even if I lose money, I'm happy. — Lui Che Woo

It doesn't matter what you think about consciousness, higher truths, or different dimensions - it's what you do and what you are that counts. — Belsebuub

Languages connect us and break down barriers when we unite to nurture the best in us and help each other succeed. Happy International Mother Language Day! — Widad Akreyi

Prends l'e loquence et tords-lui son cou! Take eloquence and break its neck! — Paul Verlaine

The Chinese have always enjoyed gambling, and Macau is the only place in Greater China where gambling is legal. So I believe the government understands that there has to be a place for it. — Lui Che Woo

There is a book to be written, for instance, on small errors in subtitles. In the Fred Astaire musical Royal Wedding, for instance, the English girl he falls for, played by Sarah Churchill (daughter of Sir Winston), is engaged to an American, whom we never see but who's called Hal - like Falstaff's prince, like a good high Englishman. That English H, though, was completely inaudible to the French translator who did the subtitles, and so throughout the film the absent lover is referred to in the subtitles as Al - Al like a stagehand, Al like my grandfather. If you have the habit of print addiction, so that you are listening and reading at the same time, this guy Al keeps forcing his way into the movie. "But what shall I say to Hal - that I have never loved him?" Patricia says to Fred. Down below it says, "Et Al - qu'est-ce que je vais lui dire? — Adam Gopnik

It is not only possible to be the person you pretend to be, but there is less effort involved. — Robert Breault