Salido Boxrec Quotes & Sayings

Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

To sum up what is most crucial in Japanese political culture: the Japanese have never been encouraged to think that the force of an idea could measure up to the physical forces of a government. The key to understanding Japanese power relations is that they are unregulated by transcendental concepts. The public has no intellectual means to a consistent judgement of the political aspects of life. The weaker, ideologically inspired political groups or individuals have no leverage of any kind over the status quo other than the little material pressure they are sometimes able to muster. In short, Japanese political practice is a matter of 'might is right' disguised by assurances and tokens of 'benevolence'. — Karel Van Wolferen

Dave? This is John. Your pimp says bring the heroin shipment tonight, or he'll be forced to stick you. meet him where we buried the Korean whore. The one without the goatee."
That was code. It meant "Come to my place as soon as you can, it's important. — David Wong

It's sort of my fun to sing along with records and imitate people who are on the telephone that have different ways of speaking. — Meryl Streep

The great crime of our time, says Vonnegut, was to do too much good secretly, too much harm openly. — Charles A. Reich

The two exist because of the One, But hold not even to this One; When the one Consciousness -is not disturbed, The ten thousand things offer no offence. — Sengcan

Americans reading the paper, listening to the news every single day, and all you hear is things are getting worse and worse. And that has a psychological effect on consumer confidence. That's what consumer confidence is. — Howard Schultz

To be sane in a mad time is bad for the brain, worse for the heart. — Wendell Berry

Your presence is a miracle. — Nhat Hanh

Life is iffy. We never know when it might pull the plug (we don't know opponent's strategy), so we should live and enjoy every moment to its fullest (minimize losses.
Enjoy this moment - this, this very moment. Live today, as if there's no tomorrow. — Rajat Mishra

She was so slender and delicate, at times I thought she might blow away. She was so beautiful, my Wynna. Do you know, Tristal, I used to believe she might be a Valintara? She used to lie in the grass and watch me work, and sometimes I couldn't even see her when I looked her way. She would wear green dresses, just the colour of this flower, with a grass-green girdle about her waist, and her flaxen hair caught up in a green ribbon. Will you tell the King I name this flower for Wynna, Tristal? But don't pick any; bring him here and show him, but don't let him pick any either. Let these Wynnas live; leave them all green and growing where they belong. — Benita J. Prins

Working on 'Big Give' was an opportunity that I felt compelled to do. It was my chance to share in showing people how they can give big in their own life, to send the message that giving goes way beyond the gift of money. We want to share that the best thing you can give is your time and understanding. — Nate Berkus

I can count the number of dates I've had on one hand. I wish that guys would approach me, but they don't. — LaToya Jackson