Voyages Of Zheng Quotes & Sayings

Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others - that is too high a price to pay. — Robert Greene

The voyages of the great Chinese fleet were missions of exploration and commerce. They were not enterprises of conquest. No yearning for domination obliged Zheng to scorn or condemn what he found. What was not admirable was at least worthy of curiosity. And from trip to trip, the imperial library in Beijing continued growing until it held four thousand books that collected the wisdom of the world.
At the time, the king of Portugal had six books. — Eduardo Galeano

What we have," Robert tells us, "is not democracy. It is imitative democracy. We have all the external signs. We have elections. We have a parliament. We have legislation. All the accessories of democracy. But anyone with common sense here knows we live in an authoritarian state. Putin has learned that if he offers the accessories of democracy, his regime can be very hard to accuse. The regime does one thing very well: It doesn't listen. So there can be free speech, channels of communication. But normally in a democracy, those voices affect decision making. In this country that doesn't happen. — David Greene

I have a stunt double; his name is Glen Levy, and he has the hardest punch in the world. Seriously, it's actually been recorded by 'National Geographic.' He calls it the Hammer Fist. — Craig Horner

You can't judge a book by its steel-toed combat boots. — Lauren Oliver

to early seen unknown...and known to late — William Shakespeare

Fanatics are, for one thing, boring and, for another, unreliable. They tend to burn out just when you need them. — Nikki Giovanni

I got bored of not feeling affectionate towards girls. — Rod Stewart

The transformation will come from leadership. — W. Edwards Deming

I should like to be a horse. — Queen Elizabeth II

Oblivion. It is what I am always looking for. — Bethany Griffin