Xosha Kai Quotes & Sayings

Don't cry" He says, his voice firm. "You are stronger than that. — Marie Lu

Here is an all-too-brief summary of Buffett's approach: He looks for what he calls "franchise" companies with strong consumer brands, easily understandable businesses, robust financial health, and near-monopolies in their markets, like H & R Block, Gillette, and the Washington Post Co. Buffett likes to snap up a stock when a scandal, big loss, or other bad news passes over it like a storm cloud - as when he bought Coca-Cola soon after its disastrous rollout of "New Coke" and the market crash of 1987. He also wants to see managers who set and meet realistic goals; build their businesses from within rather than through acquisition; allocate capital wisely; and do not pay themselves hundred-million-dollar jackpots of stock options. Buffett insists on steady and sustainable growth in earnings, so the company will be worth more in the future than it is today. — Benjamin Graham

Every person who has mastered a profession is a skeptic concerning it. — George Bernard Shaw

Wisteria Ling," a familiar voice shouted. "I challenge you."
Sariil stood there, one finger pointed at Wisteria.
"To a dance? Sariil, I don't think you quite understand this assignment," Wisteria said, though she was amused.
"Backing down, are you? Seems the great Wisteria Ling is afraid after our last encounter," Sariil gloated.
"Ugh," Wisteria said, by way of acceptance. — Kara Loo

At the time of independence in 1975, Mozambique was extremely poor. Many Portuguese residents abandoned the country, leaving only a handful of well-educated Mozambicans to try to run the country. — Henning Mankell

It was the most popular tree-buying destination in Asheville. Lots were everywhere in the mountains of North Carolina - this was Christmas-tree-farm country, after all - so to distinguish themselves, the Drummonds offered friendliness and tradition and atmosphere. And free organic hot apple cider. Asheville loved anything organic. It was that type of town. — Stephanie Perkins

If he be Mr. Hyde" he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek. — Robert Louis Stevenson

Her concentration was gone, and last night she had had a nightmare about discovering a formalism that let her translate arbitrary concepts into mathematical expressions: then she had proven that life and death were equivalent. — Ted Chiang