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The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: chinese
Birth: 372 BC - 289 BC

Topics

People Important Land Nation Next

It's great to have a great past and history. But it's even greater to have a good future. So the most important history is the history we make today.

Good Future Today History Great

I was backstage at the House of Blues in L.A where I was about to perform, and Stevie Wonder and Prince turned up at my dressing room together! Stevie started beat boxing and Prince started singing one of my songs, all of a sudden it was like I was in a cypher with these incredible artists.

Together Singing House Wonder Blues

God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us.

Future God Money Destiny Out Us

The beautifully composed imagery of '12 Years a Slave' underscores the savagery of its subject, which is an American South not of knights and ladies but obscene values and a grotesque pageantry, every gorgeous shot of the languid landscape radiating toxicity like a hyperlush blossom that's poison to the touch.

American Landscape Blossom Values

The process of software development doesn't feel any better than it did a generation ago.

Process Generation Better Feel Than

I went from a sitcom to a hospital drama, feature films. I've kind of been living the actor's dream. I'm not associated with one role or one medium. You're lucky if you're associated with one hit show.

You Dream Drama Kind Living Actor

When writing for the page, the focus is on the design - how the words appear on the page. I try to make it as direct and simple as possible.

Focus Simple Words Writing Design

Instead of taking the reader by the hand and running him down the hill, I want to lead him into a house of many rooms, and leave him alone in each of them.

Alone House Down Want Hill Hand

One of the things that appealed to me most about comics was that you can pick the ones you like and build your own personal pantheon.

Me You Build Personal Own Things

When I was a junior and an up-and-coming athlete, I don't think I looked to anyone for inspiration. I was so busy trying to improve myself and learning these new events and learning about the decathlon in general that I didn't really have time to focus on anyone else.

Learning Time Myself Focus Busy New

I'd been waiting to turn thirty my whole life. For some reason, when I was eleven, I was like, 'I know thirty's going to be good. Get through those twenties!'

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Life Good Waiting Know Thirty Turn

We decided to significantly change the nature of the services we are providing to our clients by creating, really, a digital-first company, and digital first in two main directions: first, being the leader in providing digital services to our clients and second, making Accenture the most digitalized organization.

Pierre Nanterme

Nature Change Leader Organization

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