Xian China Quotes & Sayings

"Americans do not presume to equate God's purposes with any purpose of our own ... "[Prayer] teaches us to trust, to accept that God's plan unfolds in his time, not our own. — George W. Bush

I write because I have always been curious about what it would feel like to be someone else, in a different situation. Fiction is a wonderful way of exploring that. — Gillian Cross

When skies are hanged and oceans drowned, the single secret will still be man. — E. E. Cummings

If you're a doctor, what do you promise to do? First, do no harm. If your operating philosophy is do no harm, that's not a call to imagination. Not only that, if I'm a patient, I don't want your imagination. I want what works. — Jay S. Walker

There are some moments in life we all have to face, even though we don't want to. — Lisa De Jong

On a night without moon or stars you can't see a thing, but you can imagine anything. — Chuck Palahniuk

Prayer is not a substitute for work; it is an effort to work further and be efficient beyond the range of one's powers. — George Santayana

I felt that some of my work was OK. If I could do it over, I'd do better. — Rod McKuen

I think that all of us either lose touch with the child inside us or try and hold onto it because it so precious to us and it's such an extraordinary part of our lives. — Ben Kingsley

There is adventure in finding compelling stories and exploring complex issues in challenging environments, but there is also a responsibility to tell those stories accurately and objectively. — K. Lee Lerner

There was a rustle of chirruping sparrows in the green lacquer leaves of the ivy, and the blue cloud-shadows chased themselves across the grass like swallows. — Oscar Wilde