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People Quotes by Amy Tan
- People think it's a terrible tragedy when somebody has Alzheimer's. But in my mother's case, it's different. My mother has been unhappy all her life.…
- We are the kind of people who obsess over one word... but we have only one shot to get it right in concert. It was…
- There are a lot of people who think that's what's needed to be successful is always being right, always being careful, always picking the right…
- I used to think that my mother got into arguments with people because they didn't understand her English, because she was Chinese.
- I thought I was clever enough to write as well as these people and I didn't realize that there is something called originality and your…
- I'd like to be more forgiving. There are times when I've had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.
- I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what makes people resilient is the ability…
- You don't care what people think. You don't see your beloved's faults, the slight stinginess, the bit of carelessness, the occasional streak of meanness. You…
- But later that day, the streets of Kweilin were strewn with newspapers reporting great Kuomintang victories, and on top of these papers, like fresh fish…
- I think Kwan intended to show me the world is not a place but the vastness of the sou. And the soul is nothing more…
- Each person is made of five different elements, she told me. Too much fire and you had a bad temper. That was like my father,…
- People there only dream that it is China, because if you are Chinese you can never let go of China in your mind.
- A girl is like a young tree, she said. You must stand tall and listen to your mother standing next to you. That is the…
- If I now recognize evil in other people, is it not because I have become evil too?
- ...we were like two people standing apart on separate mountain peaks, recklessly leaning forward to throw stones at one another, unaware of the dangerous chasm…
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle