Ravaging Pronunciation Quotes & Sayings

I didn't learn Chinese to write 'Confucius.' That would've been a monumental task. I have three friends who can translate Chinese text for me; all three helped me with my research on Confucius. They are acknowledged in my acknowledgements in the book. — Russell Freedman

Our past thinking has determined our present status, and our present thinking will determine our future status; for man is what man thinks. — C. G. Jung

I never give anyone advice: it can backfire horribly. In the 1950s, Eric Morecambe told Ken Dodd to get his teeth fixed. But those teeth turned out to be one of Dodd's big selling points. — Paul Merton

I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of daily life. — Arthur Conan Doyle

Lord give us success today. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Sometimes you just need to give in to the yuckiness of the day, throw your psychic hands up in the air and trust that tomorrow will be an improvement. — Amy Shearn

I don't think people should be encouraged to look like Kate Moss; I think that's unreasonable. I think the normal human body should be glorified. By the same token, if you need a stick to wash yourself, you're not healthy. — Anthony Bourdain

I grew up with a lot of body image issues - not just about my weight, but I would always see these perfect orb, domed boobs on television, and think, "Mine don't look like that." I thought there was something wrong with me. — Ronda Rousey

When he had promised himself that he wouldn't try to repair Jude, he had forgotten that to solve someone is to want to repair them: to diagnose a problem and then not try to fix that problem seemed not only neglectful but immoral. — Hanya Yanagihara

Formal education teaches how to stand, but to see the rainbow you must come out and walk many steps on your own. — Amit Ray