#leaving

At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant. ↗

— Martin Yan

#arrived #china #hong #hong kong #i

Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#allowed #company #culture #delivered #expecting

We're not leaving; we are just making sure we're not hurt too much by the level of the yen. We are stunned by the yen at 78 or 79 to the dollar, which is a historical high. The country's suffering. My duty is first to make sure Nissan gets unscathed through the turbulence to protect the company, without forgetting the fact we're a Japanese company. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#country #dollar #duty #fact #first

The Chinese foreign ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home? ↗

— Chen Guangcheng

#anything #chinese #did #foreign #free

The myths have always condemned those who "looked back." Condemned them, whatever the paradise may have been which they were leaving. Hence this shadow over each departure from your decision. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

#back #been #condemned #decision #departure

The tragedy of 9/11 galvanised the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake. ↗

— Douglas Hurd

#american #divided #europe #into #leaving

It is always sad when someone leaves home, unless they are simply going around the corner and will return in a few minutes with ice-cream sandwiches. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#leaving-home #sad

I don't have a big thing about leaving my mark or being historic. ↗

— Fiona Apple

#being #big #big thing #historic #i

All changes are more or less tinged with melancholy, for what we are leaving behind is part of ourselves. ↗

— Amelia Barr

#changes #leaving #less #melancholy #more

It sustained me... I can't tell you how much their support meant to me when I was leaving and coming back and even while I was gone, there was a part of me that knew people were pulling for me. ↗

— Alice Barrett

#coming #even #gone #how #i