“A woman's beauty is a treasure beyond price.” TreasureWomen's Beauty Book:Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Source: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
“Without him (Jean-Christophe) I would never have understood the splendour of taking free andindependent action as an individual. Up until this stolen encounter with brains had been incapable of graspingthe notion of one man standing up against the whole world...................To me it was the ultimate book: once youhad read it, neither your own life nor the world you lived in would ever look the same.” MenWorldLooksBookWholeActionIndividualBrainUnderstoodStandingUltimateNotionWhole WorldEncountersOne ManIncapableStolenSplendour Author:Sijie Dai
“Helen Tse tells a gripping tale of struggle, laughter, love and food that marks Sweet Mandarin as a must read book. It is not only an immigrant account of life but also a universal touching story of survival that will move your soul as well.” WellsBookSoulStoriesMovingStruggleSweetSurvivalLaughterUniversalAccountsMarkTalesYour SoulImmigrantsTouchingGrippingHelenFood And LoveLove Laughter Author:Ken Hom
“I believe that food is one way to make people happy. I also believe that food can unite people from all walks of life and cultures. When we sit together and eat, we promote better understanding and harmony.Food brings love, peace and compassion to the table.” PeopleWayLoveLifeBelieveTogetherHappinessCultureI BelievePeaceUnderstandingWalksUnitedCompassionFoodEatingSittingHarmonyTablesHappyOne WayChefPromotingWalks Of LifeMaking People HappyCookers Author:Chef Wan
“People who make use of all their senses in trying times are no less patriotic than those whose restraint is lost, whose senses are dimmed and whose brains are washed. This is also the time for the patriot to say: Enough.” PeopleTryingEnoughUseLostBrainSensesPatrioticPatriotRestraintTrying Times Author:Gideon Levy
“A real friend does not pick up the bill for an addict’s drugs: he packs the friend off to rehab instead. Today, only those who speak up against Israel’s policies – who denounce the occupation, the blockade, and the war – are the nation’s true friends.” DoeWarRealTodaySpeakNationsPolicyDrugPicksBillsIsraelOccupationPacksReal FriendsAddictTrue FriendRehabBlockades Author:Gideon Levy
“People do want to know, there is curiosity, it is a matter of public interest. That is not sufficient reason to disclose information. It is not sufficient that there be curiosity and interest that you want to disclose information.” PeopleKnowsWantMatterReasonInterestInformationCuriositySufficientPublic Interest Author:Tharman Shanmugaratnam
“The present dominant values (xenophilia, cosmopolitanism, narcissistic individualism, humanitarianism, bourgeois economism, hedonism, homophilia, permissivenes, etc.) are actually anti-values - values of devirilising weakness, since they deplete a civilization's vital energies and weaken its defensive or affirmative capacities.” ValuesEnergyCivilizationWeaknessCapacityEtcIndividualismDominantHumanitarianismNarcissisticBourgeoisAffirmativeHedonismCosmopolitanism Author:Guillaume Faye
