Meng Quotes & Sayings

Yes, Doc, I'm not feeling too well.'

Which was true enough, Kwang Meng considered.

He had honestly not been feeling too well since he contracted poverty, loneliness, boredom, sexual frustration and periodic coughs and colds. Not to speak of his dreary job. — Goh Poh Seng

He is just your type," Uncle Meng said gently. "Please, do try not to fuck him."
"How come it's okay for James Bond? — Neal Stephenson

If the mind is calm, your spontaneity and honest thoughts appear. You become more spontaneous. — Chade-Meng Tan

Compassion is so pure, I don't think there is any way to taint it. — Chade-Meng Tan

Top managers love people and they want to be loved - it turns out being loved is good for your career, especially if you are the boss. — Chade-Meng Tan

Absurd laughter is a kind of protest against an absurd existence. — Meng Wang

Being the only Asian-American in the State Legislature, I've had no choice but to reach across the aisle. — Grace Meng

I slumbered spring's morning and missed the dawn from everywhere, I heard the cry of birds. That night the sound of wind and rain came. Who knows how many petals had fallen? — Meng Haoran

Queens is so often treated as a stepchild and labeled as an outer borough. At the very least, if I could help bring more attention to what we need, and what the federal government needs to do to improve the quality of life of people right here in Queens - any way that I can do that, I'm very happy to do that. — Grace Meng

As the daughter of immigrants, growing up in New York City, you are either at the table or on the menu. — Grace Meng

The heart knows today what the mind will learn tomorrow. — Tham Khai Meng

What we think, do, and pay attention to changes the structure and functions of our brains! — Chade-Meng Tan

Why can't everyone be treated equally? Forgotten of what they did wrong, but remember their rights? Why can't the whole world just get along? — Fei Loves Meng

My word is iron," Kublai said to the guards, as Meng Guang was led away. "Your people will come to know this, in time. — Conn Iggulden

Oftentimes, the only evidence left behind at the scene of a shooting are bullet shell casings. — Grace Meng

I'm just going to let my record in Congress speak for itself. — Grace Meng

In the cinema and games that formed the basis of Prax's understanding of how people of violence interacted, the cocking of a gun was less a threat than a kind of punctuation mark. A security agent questioning someone might begin with threats and slaps, but when he cocked his gun, that meant it was time to take him seriously. It wasn't something Prax had considered any more carefully than which urinal to use when he wasn't the only one in the men's room or how to step on and off the transport tube. It was the untaught etiquette of received wisdom. You yelled, you threatened, you cocked your gun, and then people talked. — James S.A. Corey

Meng flew low over the darkness of the treetops, thinking of Meabel's silky body, his jealousy like a living entity inside him, swelling with each mortal that fell to his sister's myriad charms - men she had not yet consumed. — Georgina Anne Taylor

If I can turn the most powerful part of the world into a land of wisdom and compassion, it's going to change the rest of the world. — Chade-Meng Tan

Jimmy Meng sought to be a power broker in the halls of justice. But the influence he sought to peddle was corrupt, and his power was illusory. — Loretta Lynch

I want to see America thrive. I want to see all different families here succeed. — Grace Meng

I've loved being in legislative office on a state level, and I think on a federal level there are so many more opportunities. I'm so excited to accomplish more. — Grace Meng

Goodbye," said Siew Tsin.
"See you next time," said Lady Meng, more accurately.
"Will you remember me when I come again?"
"Of course," said Lady Meng. "I miss you every time. — Zen Cho

A new home by a gap in the Meng wall; Of the old trees, a few gnarled willows are left. Those who come in the future, who will they be, Grieving in vain for what others had before? — Wang Wei

realized during the practice that a lot of what was holding me back originated from my fear of pain and suffering, and once I found myself capable of breathing in the pain and suffering of myself and others, and comfortable radiating kindness, love, and compassion, a lot of the fetters holding me back dissolved away. — Chade-Meng Tan

When people see Barack Obama, they don't necessarily see an African-American president. They see someone who is a child of immigrants. They see someone whose family has worked hard and struggled. And they see many similarities between themselves and Barack Obama. — Grace Meng

I was raised as a Christian, where all you're taught is to be humble, even if you did something right. Politics is the complete opposite of: you do something a little nice, and you tell everyone. — Grace Meng

There are many Asian-Americans who are living in poverty, especially our senior citizens. — Grace Meng

Queens is famous throughout the world for diversity and tolerance. But really it's what we have in common that makes our neighborhoods work, our students succeed, and our families able to care for children and grandparents as they can. — Grace Meng

It's nice to be a woman, and it's nice to be an Asian. But what's more important is what I can bring back to my district. — Grace Meng

That's the one thing I probably don't like about politics - the focus on the individual. To me, it's more important to get it done, whether I get the credit for it or not. — Grace Meng

I take the definition and title of my job - Representative - seriously. That's what I will be above and beyond everything else. — Grace Meng

I'm sorry you lost the suit,' he said.
She shrugged.
'At this point, it was mostly a metaphor anyway,' she said ... — James S.A. Corey

Success and failure are emotional and physiological experiences. We need to deal with them in a way that is present and calm. — Chade-Meng Tan

We are all born creative. We just got it educated out of us — Tham Khai Meng

Four in a row! We are overwhelmed with gratitude. This remarkable achievement is a testament to the bravery of our clients and the creativity of our teams around the world. — Tham Khai Meng

I was always very different from the other kids. I have an I.Q. of 156. I didn't play sports. I thought big. I thought I could achieve great things. I don't want to sound megalomaniac, but my whole life is about doing something for the world, from as far back as I can remember. — Chade-Meng Tan

If you had to pick between being moral and successful, obviously I'd choose to be moral. However if you can choose both, will you choose both? I'd say definitely. — Chade-Meng Tan