Philine Qian Quotes & Sayings

I have not found among my possessions anything which I hold more dear than, or value so much as, the knowledge of the actions of great men, acquired by long experience in contemporary affairs and a continual study of antiquity, which, having reflected upon it with great and prolonged diligence, I now send, digested into a little volume, to your Magnificence. — Niccolo Machiavelli

The true definition of a perennial: Any plant which, had it lived, would have bloomed year after year. — Henry Beard

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health care costs going up 6 percent a year, it's going up at the level of inflation, maybe just slightly above inflation, we've made huge progress. And by the way, that is the single most important thing we could do in terms of reducing our deficit. That's why we did it. — Barack Obama

Reason should investigate its own parameters before declaring its omniscience. — Immanuel Kant

When students and liberals initially occupied Tahrir Square, it looked like it might be a passing thing. — Richard Engel

Whether you are inspired or not, the only way to unlock your creativity, is to start writing. — Jane Green

Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there. — Zig Ziglar