"[Speaking of Chinese president Sun Yat-sen] ...combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China."

-- Calvin Coolidge

#Chinese Quotes #President Quotes #Sun Quotes

“Lots of old slaves closes the door before they tell the truth about their days of slavery.”
“Never read bad stuff if you're an artist; it will impair your own game. I don't know if you ever played competitive tennis, but you learn not to watch bad tennis; it messes up your game. Art's the same way.”
“Homophobia is just that: a phobia.”
“I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights, so it looks like I'm the only one moving.”
“For the Arabs in Israel there is always a tension between nationality and identity.”
“In his fierce, bold determination to see the lives of modern-day slaves up close, Benjamin Skinner reminds me of the British abolitionist of two hundred years ago, Zachary Macaulay, who once traveled on a slave ship across the Atlantic, taking notes. Skinner goes everywhere, from border crossings to brothels to bargaining sessions with dealers in human beings, to bring us this vivid, searing account of the wide network of human trafficking and servitude which spans today's globe.”
“Sackcloth and kelp soup are not required, but the Buddhist reminder of the need to live lightly on the earth is a helpful guide to the daily habits and needs of us all.”
“There is a small, but important, difference between peeing in the pool, and peeing into the pool.”

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