"The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many people would just laugh. And my statement will not change past history. History is history."

-- Dalai Lama

#Past Quotes #Government Quotes #People Quotes

“If you say you've had a nervous breakdown or things aren't right mentally, people run away from you. They think you're from 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest,' you know.”
“Not without design does God write the music of our lives.”
“Party organization matters. When the door of a smoke-filled room is closed, there's hardly ever a woman inside.”
“I don't think the concept of "directing actors" exists in the sense that if you get what you order from an actor you'll always get bad acting. Every actor is scared just like a regular person.”
“True friends don't say good-bye, they just take extended leaves of absences from each other.”
“Maybe that was how it was with all first loves. They own a little piece of your heart, always.”

Source : Jenny Han (2012). “We'll Always Have Summer”, p.45, Simon and Schuster
“All children are born geniuses; 9,999 out of every 10,000 are swiftly, inadvertently degeniusized by grownups.”
“Not to sound too deep or weird, but I think that the times when you really appreciate surfing are the times you're really sort of becoming one with nature. Surfing's as raw of a sport as it gets.”

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