"In China, much of life involves skirting regulations, and one of the basic truths is that forgiveness comes easier than permission."

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Source : Peter Hessler (2010). “Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip”, p.19, Canongate Books

Peter Hessler

#Regulation Quotes #Truth Is Quotes #Permission Quotes

“Looking back, I think that's why I did music. I'd get home from school and the house would be so quiet.”
“When you make a film, you sign a contract with somebody, and it's not only legally binding but morally binding. You agree to give this man a certain number of weeks of your life, and you just go for it as much as possible. Because, whatever happens, the film is going to come out, so you might as well try very hard to make it a good one.”
“Great faith it needs, according to my view, To trust in that which never could be true.”
“Stephen King in many respects is a wonderful writer. He has made a contribution. People in the future will be able to pick up Stephen King's books and learn a lot about who we were by reading those books.”
“...the truer measure of sacrifice isn't so much what one gives to sacrifice as what one sacrifices to give. Faith isn't tested so much when the cupboard is full as when it is bare. In these defining moments, the crisis doesn't create one's characterit reveals it.”
“It maketh God man, and man God; things temporal, eternal; mortal, immortal; it maketh an enemy a friend, a servant a son, vile things glorious, cold hearts fiery, and hard thing liquid.”
“It is a fact that, in the West, we live in a capitalist society, but that does not mean that we cannot be guided by the idea of a social conscience in our work. Yes, fashion design requires consumers to consume, but we can do our bit for society by running our companies in a socially responsible way, and by creating products that promote respect for social and environmental issues. There is also the possibility for power and influence to be a force for change.”
“Be bold in your caring, and be bold in your dreaming.”

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