Jimmy Lai Quotes

When I escaped from China and came to Hong Kong, the contrast was that China was like hell and Hong Kong like heaven. Though I was very poor, I smelled the air of freedom and was full of hope for the future. That's the way I thought heaven is.

Jimmy Lai

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FutureHopeFreedomThoughtHell

'True Blood' fans are as enthusiastic as any fans I've ever encountered.

Jim Parrack

BloodTrueFansEnthusiasticEver

Sleeping with your child, wearing your child in a sling as opposed to pushing them around in expensive strollers, those are things that matter biologically and sociologically for the structure of a family.

Mayim Bialik

FamilyChildSleepingMatterThings

I would be on dates with guys, and the radio would be on, and if the Moody Blues song came on I couldn't concentrate on the guy; I would go straight into the music.

Ann Wilson

MusicSongBluesGoMoodyRadio

Success, however you judge what that even means, brings with it certain pressures.

John Simm

SuccessJudgeYouEvenMeansBrings

Being a mum is something that's never bothered me too much. I have never felt a strong need to have children, but I am not averse to it either.

Julia Sawalha

ChildrenI AmMeStrongToo Much

I don't believe in miracles because it's been a long time since we've had any.

Joseph Heller

TimeBelieveLongMiraclesLong Time

The leaders of ISIS are canny strategists with a solid understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the West.

Chelsea Manning

UnderstandingStrengthsWestSolid

If you can help guide somebody through a challenging moment because you've been there, that ends up becoming a great gift.

Christian Slater

GreatMomentGiftHelpYouUp

Writing is a solitary occupation; we don't really have any colleagues.

Chris Pavone

WritingColleaguesSolitaryReally

Sure we have skilled players, but the biggest thing might just be that we are so well conditioned and how we can play for 90 minutes at a high tempo which is needed in soccer at an international level.

Claudio Reyna

SoccerPlayHighLevelWellSure

We've all seen 'Network' and 'Wag the Dog,' but we were somehow insulated by the fact that those were just movies, fictions, and we could rest easy that the Real News doesn't operate that way. Well, it does - sometimes.

Peter Landesman

DogRestEasyNewsSometimesMovies

The Jacksonians were not monetary nationalists; specie was specie, and they saw no reason that foreign gold or silver coins should not circulate with the same full privileges as American-minted coins.

Murray Rothbard

GoldSilverReasonSameSawFull

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