Uehashi Nahoko Quotes & Sayings

You can be very religious and invoke the name of God and be able to quote lots of verses and be well versed in complicated theological systems and yet not be a person who sees. It's one thing to sing about God and recite quotes about God and invoke God's name; it's another be aware of the presence in every taste, touch, sound, and embrace.
With Jesus, what we see again and again is that it's never just a person, or just a meal, or just an event, because there's always more going on just below the surface. — Rob Bell

It's strange, but once you learn to fight, you seem to attract enemies ... Sooner or later, those who master the art of combat must end up fighting. — Nahoko Uehashi

In the past, he had never questioned the fact that he was a prince; like the fact that he was the child of his mother and father, it seemed like something that would never change. Yet look how easily he had lost that rank and privilege! A person's fortune could turn at any time. — Nahoko Uehashi

In the 'Mass Effect' universe, there is zero ad libbing. — Jennifer Hale

Balsa seemed invincible, endowed with powers no other warrior could match, but in her profile he could glimpse the shadow of a young girl, hurt and buffeted by a cruel and hopeless fate. If he had never experienced what it was like to be at the mercy of fate himself, he would not have noticed, but now he could see it with unbearable, heartrending clarity. — Nahoko Uehashi

I've become a lantern bearer, lighting the path this country will take. — Nahoko Uehashi

No matter where you go, you'll find that people in high positions like to make themselves look good. A general, for example, must always be a hero, because who will respect him if he is a coward? I've traveled to many countries and heard many stories, and a victory in battle is always the general's, even when it's won by the hard work of ordinary soldiers. And when time passes, these stories often develop into legends. — Nahoko Uehashi

I know what the world is like. Nobody does anything unless there's something in it for themselves. But there are some people who do more than they have to for what they get in return, and those people are kind right to the heart. — Nahoko Uehashi

Fighting to scale back a reactionary initiative is one thing. Supporting the scaled back version, though, is a betrayal when the scaled back version does exactly the same thing just not as much. This sort of thing is a strategy for the ACLU. — Anonymous

Just how many times are you going to make me sew you back together again? — Nahoko Uehashi

THE mighty desert is burning for the love of a blade of grass who shakes her head and laughs and flies away. — Rabindranath Tagore

His excitement was the taper that ignited our sluggish souls. — Sarah Winman

Allocate your resources wisely for all men have been endowed with abilities that are more than sufficient to accomplish even the greatest of their dreams. — Stella Payton

You have the right to anything. Does that undermine the fabric of our society? I would argue yes, it does. — Rick Santorum

As for acting, I took drama lessons when I was in high school. — Megan Gallagher

I am not a princess, I don't want to be referred to as a princess - I find that super creepy. — Melissa McCarthy

To eat or be eaten, to escape or be taken ... a matter of utmost importance to the one concerned, yet it happens all the time and we don't even notice. — Nahoko Uehashi

She may be old, but she's more goblin than human. — Nahoko Uehashi

Fighting is in my very bones. I don't have any fancy, noble reason like anger at my fate. I'm just like a gamecock that launches itself into battle after meaningless battle. I like fighting. That's why I can't stop. — Nahoko Uehashi

Don't fret, boy. I'm not so foolish as to ridicule the myths and legends of other people. For countless generations, people, no matter where they're from, have been trying to understand this world of ours. — Nahoko Uehashi

There may be better men than me in Kanbal, but I doubt there are any who will sew up your wounds for free. — Nahoko Uehashi

The Federalists also used bribes, intimidation, and fraud against opponents of the Constitution. — Michael Parenti

But look around at this world, how perfectly it's made. Flowers can't move, yet the insects come to them and spread their pollen. Trees can't move either, but birds and animals eat their fruit and carry their seeds far and wide. — Nahoko Uehashi

The universe had an odd sense of fairness; it took away things one did not want to give up, and then gave things one did not ask for. — Laila Lalami

There was surely no such thing as a life without any regrets at all. — Nahoko Uehashi

I said: "Dead end - quiet, restful, like your town. I like a town like this." Marlowe (talking about Olympia) in a short story called Goldfish. — Raymond Chandler