Top Le Ly Hayslip Quotes - Quotesmemo.com

Le Ly Hayslip Biography

Le Ly Hayslip ([lej˨ˀ˨ʔ lɪj˩ˀ˧]; born Phùng Thị Lệ Lý; December 19, 1949) is a Vietnamese-American writer, memoirist and humanitarian. Through her foundations, she has worked to rebuild cultural bridges between Vietnam and America following the Vietnam War.

Read about Le Ly Hayslip in Wikipedia

Random Authors

Le Ly Hayslip Quotes

A great read; an exciting, frightening account of organized crime today. But like all important works of nonfiction, it goes further… This book is must reading for anyone with an interest in the enduring effects of the Vietnam War, the subject of crime in our streets, and the issue of personal responsibility in a harsh, chaotic world.

War, Reading, Book, Effects, Harsh, Issue

For you see, the face of destiny or luck or god that gives us war also gives us other kinds of pain: the loss of health and youth; the loss of loved ones or of love; the fear that we will end our days alone. Some people suffer in peace the way others suffer in war. The special gift of that suffering, I have learned, is how to be strong while we are weak, how to be brave when we are afraid, how to be wise in the midst of confusion, and how to let go of that which we can no longer hold. In this way, anger can teach us forgiveness, hate can teach us love, and war can teach us peace.

Destiny, Letting Go, Peace, Suffer, Wise

The Vietnam war will not be over until it ends for everyone. Over four hundred thousand U. S. veterans are still recovering from wounds inflicted on their bodies and their spirit. Sixty-three million souls in Vietnam are still suffering from their 'victory.

Bodies, Inflicted, Soul, Suffering, Thousand, War

In the West, for example, people believe they must 'pursue happiness' as if it were some kind of a flighty bird that is always out of reach. In the East, we believe we are born with happiness and one of life's important takes, my mother told me, is to protect it.

Believe, East, Mother, People, Told

The past, for everyone, is full of missed chances, surviving to understand them, if not set them straight, is one of the things that makes the next breath worth taking.

Past, Next, Chance, Full, Things, Surviving

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

Marc Lamont Hill

Marc Lamont Hill

Kreesha Turner

Kreesha Turner

Moss Hart

Moss Hart

Michael Dunlop

Michael Dunlop

Julie Mehretu

Julie Mehretu

Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez

Newell Dwight Hillis

Newell Dwight Hillis

Eric Stoltz

Eric Stoltz

Jean-Francois Cope

Jean-Francois Cope

Minzy

Minzy

Matt Shea

Matt Shea