All Quotes

"We were forced by sheer necessity to give a face, a voice to the community’s trauma and fears."

"Peace is a condition where people can work effectively together, understand one another, regardless of race, creed, beliefs and tradition."

"Sinophobia and racism is dangerous and unfortunate."

"Chinese Filipinos have long been part of the social fabric of the Philippines, contributing to its culture, economy, and progress. We share the same dreams and aspirations as every other Filipino, seeking peace and prosperity for our nation."

"Chinese Filipinos are Filipinos at heart. Our loyalty and love for the Philippines run deep. We cherish the harmony and unity that define our nation, and we firmly believe that peaceful dialogue and cooperation are the paths to resolving any disputes."

"The success of integration is when Tsinoys no longer separate themselves from mainstream national concerns."

"There is and should be no contradiction between being comfortable in our primary identity as Filipinos, yet recognizing our Tsinoy roots and heritage."

"Our blood may be Chinese, but our roots grow deep in Philippine soil, our bonds are with the Filipino people."

"Diplomacy is the only way to solve the disputes."

"Waging war is not the way to go about it."

"Sovereignty is non-negotiable."

"The Philippines is our country where we were born and for which we will proudly die."

"Chinese Filipinos kami (We are Chinese Filipinos). We are all Filipino who happen to be a Chinese descent."

"Senate should focus on the issues that aid legislation."

"Let’s trust our president."

"I was concerned about the other girls joining Miss Universe but that doesn’t mean I am transphobic. I am proud of Angela and I respect her and the community. If I have offended people, I am sorry but it was never my intention."

"Everyone acknowledges that there are crucial tests to be made and information to be found in the com­ing round of experimentation; so that, given only the resources needed to exploit the visible scien­tific opportunities, we surely face very exciting times. Moreover, the proponents acknowledge, even if everything goes as expected, that there will remain much more to be known than can be revealed in the next round of experimentation. In­deed, there are very stirring visions about what may lie out there beyond the immediately foreseeable do­mains of direct, experimental at­tack. The trouble, however, is this: they conceive that these farther reaches may lie forever beyond direct exper­imental investigation and that, for what can be reached, we may alrea­dy have the basic framework in hand."

"Relativistic quantum theory predicts that particles having must come in pairs with opposite charges but identical masses (and identical lifetimes if unstable). One member of the pair is called the particle, the other the antiparticle. Which is called by which name is a matter of history and convenience. It turns out that there are other kinds of "charge" in addition to electric charge; for example, so-called . The necessity of particle-antiparticle paris obtains for charges of any kind. Thus, not only is there an antiproton to the proton, there is an antineutrino to the neutron. The neutron is electrically neutral but it has baryon number charge."

"Isidor Rabi, on a leave from in the early 1960s, came to Princeton as a visitor to its history department. On several occasions during that year, when the elevated conversation in the history department got to be too much for him, he would drop into my office to “talk physics.” We had already by that time developed a sage-rookie relationship. “What are you up to these days?” he would begin. But when I started to tell, he would cut me and all other theorists of my generation short as mere scribblers and launch into tales of the golden days of his generation, when giants trod the earth. So they had, I knew. After all, he got started in physics as quantum mechanics was being born. This put-down was conveyed with great good humor and I was not at all discomfited; indeed I relished the barbs and the tales."

"Enrico Fermi was the great magnet at . His grasp of physics, and both, was awesome. He took his teaching seriously. We’ve all encountered lecturers who cover up trivialities in layers of formalism and obfuscation. Fermi, the other way around, always got to the heart of things even in the most truly complex situations and exposed it with simplicity and clarity. He was almost too lucid. We could follow and marvel at his tricks and shortcuts but we often stumbled when left to our own devices."

"Profane History is for the most part a record of sin and scandal, of successful plunders and murders, it is a vast scene of crime and misery. The history of the saints, on the other hand, is the narration of the triumphs of God's kingdom, of spiritual prowess and heroic virtue. Yet whist all the branches of secular history employ many pens, the history of the saints, which of all others deserves the attention of a Christian, is neglected and nearly forgotten."

"Religion, when persecuted in any country, fails not to wreak vengeance on the persecuting power. In such countries, virtue, generally, respect for law, order and authority, as well as public security, rapidly diminish, and the State discovers, although too late, that, in aiming at the Church, it has struck against itself a deadly blow."

"Patience is a virtue. But it may be abused."

"Ensuring robust national referral mechanisms (NRMs), which are resourced and functional in implementation is an important step in identification, individual assistance and support, criminal justice and redress and social inclusion of victims and survivors of human trafficking. The design of effective victim and survivor support should incorporate the lived experience and professional expertise of survivor leaders and be tailored to the needs of individual survivors."

"The Prato case [of a war between rival Chinese criminal clans] is not simply an Italian story. It is a Chinese story that reveals how Beijing’s refusal to cooperate with European prosecutors amounts to complicity. The mafia is not only tolerated but instrumentalized. It provides economic leverage, channels illicit profits, and extends China’s reach into Europe’s industrial heartlands. The victims are many: exploited workers, intimidated entrepreneurs, and communities living under fear. But the larger victims are the Western economy, threatened by China’s unfair competition, and the principle of liberty itself. When a state shields criminal networks for its own advantage, it undermines the rule of law far beyond its borders."

"It is beautiful to love, and to be free at the same time."

"I want to make a complaint against my parents. I'd want adults to listen to me. I want adults who can't raise kids not to have any. What will I remember? Violence, insults or beatings, hit with chains, pipes, or a belt? The kindest words I heard were get out son of a whore! Bug off, piece of garbage! Life is a pile of shit. Not worth more than my shoe. I live in hell here. I burn like rotting meat. Life is a bitch.I thought we'd become good people, loved by all. But God doesn't want that for us. He'd rather we be washrags for others. The child you're carrying will be like I am."

"[to his mother] Your words pierce my heart. I no longer want to see you. You're heartless."

"Life is the biggest injustice."

"We're all dying. The world's just one big hospice with fresh air."

"Nothing to be scared of. Just going to sleep. Finally, true, restful sleep."

"We never wanted to see snow again, so we lived in Florida. Tiny place, but it was comfortable and we were happy. I mean, we were grieving. We were traumatized. But there was happiness, too. And she-- She would look away. She'd look at me, but she'd always look away after a second or two. Took me a while to notice it, but after the overlook, she wouldn't look me in the eyes. Not for long. I couldn't figure it out. It was you. She saw your eyes in me and she'd have to look away. It tortured her to have to do that, so I fixed it. I fixed it for her and it was the last time I ever used it. So that she wouldn't see you anymore when she looked at me. I was 20 when she died. And back then, I saw when someone was gonna die. I saw flies. Black flies. "Death flies," I called them, circling people's faces. And in those last weeks, she was covered... Her whole face. I could barely see her eyes. And I... I tried to comfort her, but I could hardly look at her. And she saw that. She just lay there dying, with her son who couldn't look at her."

"I have to close the door behind us, right?"

"Shine on, Abra Stone. You shine on."

"[Dan speaking through her] Well, it's just arrogance. It's arrogance, really. But, makes sense if you think you're gonna live forever. Stands to reason... of course you wouldn't wear your seatbelt."

"We go on, after. We go on."

"[repeated line] Well, hi there."

"[eulogizing Grandpa Flick] You watched empires rise and fall. Cheered the Gladiators in Rome. Sailed across oceans to new worlds. You fed on kings and princes and popes... They wrote myths of you and made statues, and they trembled in their villages and beds and skyscrapers. So, no. You're not scared. You're a king. And you eat fear."

"How the hell did we miss you? You and I should've met years ago. Danny? That's your name, isn't it? Well, something happens to the Steam when you rubes get older. It gets polluted. Dirty. You know that. I see the grease all over you. You don't Shine quite the same. Growing up spoils that, I guess. Seriously, Handsome... where have you been hiding?"

"[to Dan, while taking his Steam] You taste like whiskey."

"World's a hungry place. And the darkest things are the hungriest and they'll eat what shines. Swarm it like mosquitoes or leeches. Can't do nothing about that. What you can do is turn what they come for against them."

"Let's get you back to mama. Wendy'll worry. And she shouldn't have to worry another day in her life. That woman's paid her debt."

"You can put things from the Overlook away in boxes, but not memories. They are the real ghosts. You take them with you."

"Lloyd / Jack Torrance: Ain't that the way? Man just living his life, trying to do his work. He gets put upon. Pulled into other people's problems. I see it all the time, if you don't mind my saying."

"The Grady Twins: Hello, Danny. Come and play with us. Forever. And ever. And ever."

"Dare to go back."

"The world will Shine again."

"The next chapter in The Shining story."

"A new chapter from Stephen King, author of The Shining."

"Ewan McGregor - Dan Torrance"