Deng Ming-Dao Quotes

The traditional family table is round. No corners. No sides. No head. No tail. Everything is smooth. The food is in the center, and each family member reaches over the same distance. Someone you love is next to you on each side, and no one is last or at the end. The person farthest away from you is also the person facing you.

Deng Ming-Dao

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FamilyLoveFoodLove IsEndYou

'Moby-Dick' really threw me. I read it when I was 14 and my best friends were books. It changed the way I looked at the world.

John Burnside

BestMeWorldFriendsWayChanged

The theater is magical and addictive.

Angela Lansbury

MagicalTheaterAddictive

I believe the private sector and small businesses drive our economy, and that means the federal government should work to ensure the private sector is as robust as possible.

Ann Kirkpatrick

WorkGovernmentDriveSmallBelieve

Every leader needs to clearly explain the top three things the organization is working on. If you can't, then you're not leading well.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

LeaderOrganizationYouThreeTop

When I had kids, I became a better actor. I just stole from them.

Stellan Skarsgard

BetterActorJustKidsThemHad

Nature is my church. The wind in the trees and the bugs and the frogs. All those things are comfort to me.

Sissy Spacek

NatureMeWindTreesChurchComfort

I used to hold back because people would get offended, but now I'm like, 'You're going to hear me, regardless. Whether you accept what I have to say or not is on you.'

Trick Daddy

PeopleMeYouBackSayAccept

I love New York. But how much should it cost to call New York home? Decades of out-of-control budgets, spending hikes, and relentless borrowing have made New York simply too expensive.

Tom Golisano

LoveHomeNew YorkNewRelentless

Alright, alright, I admit it: my husband is the quiet, kind, accepting parent, and I'm the one who wants so much to be part of our two daughters' lives than I can't even let them finish a story without interrupting.

Robin Marantz Henig

HusbandStoryParentQuietAdmit

Canada has been phenomenal to myself, my brother, my sister, their kids, my parents. They came there. They worked very hard. They came with a great education, very good heads on their shoulders with the simple thought of going there with almost nothing and just saying, 'We're doing this to give our kids the best opportunity possible.'

Milos Raonic

EducationGoodOpportunityGreat

I had always been interested in mythology. I suppose my brief stay in Wales during World War II influenced my writing, too. It was an amazing country. It has marvelous castles and scenery.

Lloyd Alexander

WarAmazingWritingWorldScenery

As a new artist there's always outside influences trying to tell you how to make a song better for radio and how to do your hair.

Josh Groban

HairSongBetterTryingYouArtist

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