"For a long time, I couldn't even afford food and clothing. I climbed from the very bottom of the society."

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Source : "Police in China detain unemployed labourer over knife attack on billionaire" by Tania Branigan, www.theguardian.com. September 18, 2013.

Zong Qinghou

#Long Quotes #Bottom Quotes #Clothings Quotes

“I've always lived by the ocean and I always will. There's nothing like taking a walk and being able to smell the ocean breeze.”
“Comedies are something Id be very interesting in doing.”
“Why is it that sometimes our prayers seem not to be answered? This is a manifestation of the Buddha's wisdom, so that we can deepen our prayers, become stronger people, live more profound lives and secure deeper, more lasting good fortune. If our slightest prayer was answered immediately, we would become lazy and degenerate. And we could not hope to build a life of great dignity and substance.”
“And there's this place called college! I mean, they want you to care, dig it, care about this education trip, and they don't care enough themselves to make it as attractive as the crap game across the street!”
“The reason why we have never found measure of wealth. We never sought it.”
“It's the picnic principle. Things taste better outdoors. And if it's a forbidden thing, so much the better.”
“With a terrible script you hustle and try to make it better. But with a good script it can be trouble because you rest on your laurels, so to speak, you think it's going to translate easily.”
“Obama's major accomplishment is himself. This can be an effective argument to make to undecided voters and something Obama has to artfully address.”

Source : "Slate: The Sarah Palin Story". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. September 4, 2008.

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