Pearl S. Buck Quotes

It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late.

Pearl S. Buck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 26, 1892 - March 6, 1973

Topics

StrengthReligionBetterLateMoral

I was thrust into an adult world very quickly, and that can make anyone somewhat socially maladjusted to dealing with people your own age. But I wouldn't trade any of it.

Joe Bonamassa

AgePeopleWorldOwnAdultTrade

Show me a friend in need and I'll show you a pest.

Joe E. Lewis

FriendMeYouNeedShowPest

That's how most of us would feel. But the sport has a few deviants without consciences.

Joe Henderson

FeelWithoutUsWouldMostHow

'CLUE' is a spin on the classic board game. It uses the original characters and weapons, but it goes even further in depth than the classic who-kills-who idea.

Sterling Beaumon

GameClassicOriginalDepthSpin

People idealise their animals, and at the same time they patronisingly overlook a dog's natural life - biting fleas, burying bones, rolling in garbage, barking up an empty tree all night... But what do they do themselves? Bury stuff that will rot in secret and then dig it up and bury it again and rant and rave under empty trees!

Tove Jansson

LifeDogTimeTreePeopleNight

The real pleasure was having the chance to enjoy being weightless, and the other was to spend some time looking out at this beautiful Earth that we're all lucky to inhabit.

Robert Crippen

BeautifulTimeLookingChanceEnjoy

I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way.

Lucinda Williams

PeopleIdeasFindIndependentWay

At Harman, we had to reinvent ourselves so that we can compete on a global playing field. We did it by instituting a culture where teams can take calculated risks. But to inspire such a shift in mindset requires meaningful rewards across the ranks and freedom to experiment and innovate. I like to think of it as our courage culture.

Dinesh Paliwal

FreedomCourageCultureRisksThink

I never take on anything that is just for the money or just for, you know. I always have to connect with it in a very personal way because I believe the audience will sense whether I'm into it or not, so I don't take on projects that I'm not really passionate about.

Deborah Cox

MoneyBelieveYouKnowPersonalWay

My parents didn't really know one another.

Christopher Durang

ParentsKnowReallyAnother

The only work I've done the last two years is interviews. I'm very good at it.

Syd Barrett

WorkGoodDoneTwoYearsLast

Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.

Shel Silverstein

LifeFreedomShoesImportantLeave

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