Mihoko Quotes & Sayings

A SCAR SHOULDN'T REMIND YOU OF HOW YOU GOT HURT AND THE PAIN THAT CAME WITH IT ... A SCAR SHOULD SIMPLY REMIND YOU THAT YOU SURVIVED — Mihoko Shijo

I believe it could be shown in researches - which obviously cannot be gone into here - that when a culture is in its historical phase of growing toward unity, its language reflects the unity and power; whereas when a culture is in the process of change, dispersal and disintegration, the language likewise loses its power. "When I was eighteen, Germany was eighteen," said Goethe, referring not only to the fact that the ideals of his nation were then moving toward unity and power, but that the language, which was his vehicle of power as a writer, was also in that stage. In our day the study of semantics is of considerable value, to be sure, and is to be commended. But the disturbing question is why we have to talk so much about what words mean that, once we have learned each other's language, we have little time or energy left for communicating. — Rollo May

Germany has acted effectively during the euro crisis. It needs to build on this to engage in other spheres too. — Joachim Gauck

Guardian angels guide the steps of idiots. — Nancy Farmer

We tend to see life as a continuum, Julie, but really, it's a series of phases, generating a series of different selves. You leave one life behind and start another. And each time, a different version of yourself emerges. — Michelle Richmond

You can only elevate individual performance by elevating that of the entire system. — W. Edwards Deming

Keep sayin' Joe, baby, you're makin' me hard. — Kristen Ashley

She missed the built environment of New York City. It was only in an urban landscape, amid straight lines and architecture, that she could situate herself in human time and history. She missed people. She missed human intrigue, drama and power struggles. She needed her own species, not to talk to, necessarily, but just to be among, as a bystander in a crowd or an anonymous witness. — Ruth Ozeki