Amy Tan Quotes

The forbidden things were a great influence on my life. I was forbidden from reading A Catcher in the Rye.

Amy Tan

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LifeGreatInfluenceReadingMy Life

I don't see, based on the evidence, economic and moral, that we can make it that much further.

Joel C. Rosenberg

MoralEvidenceSeeEconomicFurther

I don't know what 'operational control' of the border means, but I do understand the English language. And as I understand that phrase, that's not true. We do not have operational control.

John Cornyn

ControlBorderLanguageKnowTrue

In the Buddhist scriptures, it said many births cause suffering, so Buddhism is not against family planning.

Mechai Viravaidya

FamilySufferingPlanningSaidCause

If there is no sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another... after the war is on.

Robert M. La Follette

WarPartyWillReasonMakeAfter

I'm trying to lead the pack. I'm trying to sprint.

Max Holloway

TryingLeadSprintPack

My big dream was to work as a photographer for 'National Geographic.'

Steffi Graf

WorkDreamPhotographerBigNational

While the world goes against me, I do find some standing by my side always.

Shilpa Shinde

MeWorldFindAlwaysSideStanding

Exercising first thing in the morning ensures that you'll have the time for it, and it improves your self-control and energy levels all day long.

Travis Bradberry

MorningTimeDayEnergyLongYou

Everyone is more or less mad on one point.

Rudyard Kipling

MadMoreEveryonePointLess

By living so long, the supercentenarian earns the prefixal 'super' and becomes a person suddenly freighted with power and meaning. He's Gandalf, Yoda, the Ancient Mariner, perhaps with some otherworldly insight. He's lived so long that, in fact, he's living the afterlife to his own initial life.

Michael Paterniti

LifePowerMeaningLongLivingOwn

For some reason or another, 'Richard Diamond, Private Eye,' still sticks out in my mind. I don't think I particularly liked that show, but for some reason, he sticks in my mind.

Dennis Farina

MindEyeThinkReasonOutDiamond

I know I need to watch myself because I don't want anyone to think I'm snobby or stuck up. I have to be real careful. I don't want to hurt my Christian witness.

Austin O'Brien

MyselfThinkHurtChristianKnowUp

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