Today 27s World Quotes & Sayings

Because people along the route had realized that there was demand and quickly organized supply. That's so Chinese. In a well-organized country like Germany, such a problem may not have arisen in the first place, but in China people immediately recognized an opportunity. — Zhang Xin

I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others. — Arthur Ashe

In fact, if you're not prepared to die when you're almost sixty, then I would say you've been falling down on your philosophical responsibilities as a grown-up human being. — Barbara Ehrenreich

My experience indicates that most people who've accumulated a great deal of wealth haven't had that as their goal at all. Wealth is only a by-product, not the original motivation. — Michael Milken

Barack Obama knows that America cannot be strong abroad unless we are strong at home. People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than the example of our power. — Mark Shields

We tried not to be in the same room at the same time when Starr was home, we set the air on fire between us. — Janet Fitch

I thought of my father and felt a deep sorrow that he should no longer be alive, and that I could not go to him and tell him that I had been awarded the Nobel Prize. I knew that no one would have been happier than he to hear this. — Selma Lagerlof

Only by having a clear idea what virtue is can I practice evil with a light heart. — Italo Calvino

There are simple rules of engagement: You need to have your voice, but it has to be very intentional - be brief and to the point, with fresh ideas. Don't restate things someone else has said. Make eye contact with the person who has the floor. — Sylvia Ann Hewlett

I would say I'm basically interested in human beings, and I don't really care whether they're men or women. I think my comprehension is about the same for both. — Susanne Bier

The French never allow a distinguished son of France to lack a statue. — E. V. Lucas

We didn't have a date. A date ends in a
kiss, not blood and broken cartilage. — Cath Crowley