Although the general security situation for the Beijing Olympics remains stable, we still face the challenges of terrorism, separatism and extremism.

We must have a clear head and a clear-cut stand to confidently boycott those trains of thoughts that attempt to Westernise China, separate China and bring chaos to China.

To be awake is the refreshness of being.

But such occasions of excellence became less and less frequent. As her technique became sounder, [her] sincerity became less necessary.

Minimum information given with maximum politeness.

Taking photographs can assuage the itch for possession sparked by the beauty of a place; our anxiety over losing a precious scene can decline with every click of the shutter.

I think one of the things which always is forgotten in music class, is the first thing you have to do as a musician is you have to learn how to listen.

You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own — What are you when the rose is blown?

It is no more in our power to love always than it was not to love at all.

The names are the first things to go, after the breath has gone, and the beating of the heart. We keep our memories longer than our names.

And another day is tucked under my wing.

You have the right to claim blessing, healing, protection, freedom, deliverance, because He was unjustly nailed to a cross so you could have a life that is fulfilling.