"Some of the substance of English words, I just don't understand at all because the culture's so strange to me"

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Source : "'Working in Front of the Camera Keeps Me Alive'". TIME Asia interview, www.cnn.com. December 27, 1999.

Chow Yun-Fat

#Culture Quotes #Substance Quotes #Strange Quotes

“God demonstrates generosity, then asks it from His people.”
“The past history of our globe must be explained by what can be seen to be happening now. No powers are to be employed that are not natural to the globe, no action to be admitted except those of which we know the principle.”

Source : "Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". Book published by Royal Society of Edinburgh, "Theory of the Earth", 1785.
“The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.”
“Because I love you," Iain said simply. "I always have. I love your bad temper. I love your jealous streak. I love your strength and pigheadedness. And I know you love me. And sometimes love makes people go a little crazy. The insanity won't last forever...I hope.”

Source : Kirsten Miller (2010). “The Eternal Ones”, p.197, Penguin
“English culture is basically homosexual in the sense that the men only really care about other men.”
“I went from not knowing anything to becoming really curious and wanting to know and respecting people in the industry, realizing how hard they work. I will always be thankful for 'Top Model' for that.”
“It was extremely hard going from being a parent of one to a parent of three, because now all these instant decisions have to be made about how you balance out the time and attention between them.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What if I'm an angel without wings to take me home?”

Source : Song: Epilogue: What If, 2007

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