No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight.
you are my life now. this"_he waved a hand dismissively around him at the club-"the fey, everything, it all falls into place once you accept me" -kennan
Sometimes love means letting go when you want to hold on tighter.
Chase away sorrow by living
He looked good, like sin in a suit.
Just be you-strong and honest. The rest falls into place if you do that. It always has. It always will. Remember that. No matter what happens over the. . . centuries ahead of you, remember to be honest with yourself. And if you fail, forgive yourself. You'll make mistakes. The whole world is new, and they have so many more years in the then you.
I'd stop anyone from taking that smile from you. I would, if I were allowed.
You are now fixed at the mercy of no governor that comes to make his fortune great; you shall be governed by laws of your own making and live a free, and if you will, a sober and industrious life. I shall not usurp the right of any, or oppress his person. God has furnished me with a better resolution and has given me his grace to keep it.
A magician makes the visible invisible. A mime makes the invisible visible.
While I'm a venture capitalist who invests in early-stage tech companies, I often feel like a professional emailer and conference call maker. I try to spend most of my time doing whatever the companies we are investors in need me to do.
But whether or not you are here, you are here—because these words are for you, and they wouldn't exist if you weren't here in some way.