#lt

The Jesuits had learned that a Christian mission to China could never succeed if it were not in a position to show and convince the Chinese intelligentsia of the superiority of the European culture. ↗

— Hu Shih

#chinese #christian #convince #could #culture

All the Baltic countries have been steadfast in support of allies of the United States since they gained their independence following the fall of the Soviet Union and have continued to be supportive in the ongoing war on terror. ↗

— John Shimkus

#baltic #been #continued #countries #fall

Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way. ↗

— Florence Scovel Shinn

#explain #faculty #intuition #points #simply

Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated. Our children and grandchildren expect us to speak and act decisively. ↗

— Jenny Shipley

#action #children #commitments #decisively #deferring

I'm trying to trick people into thinking about the unthinkable by using pop culture images. ↗

— John Shirley

#culture #i #images #into #people

I want to be as healthy as I can because I'm a mom now. ↗

— Jessica Simpson

#healthy #i #i can #mom #now

People might say I'm difficult, but did you ever hear anyone describe a label as 'difficult'? By nature, artists should challenge. When they call you difficult, it is a reflection of the imbalance of power. ↗

— Michelle Shocked

#artists #balance of power #call #challenge #describe

I think the suffering, violence and cruelty and Guantanamo and the rest is going to go on and on in Iraq. ↗

— Clare Short

#go #going #guantanamo #i #i think

In other words we have marketed our way into this health crisis. ↗

— Frank Shorter

#health #in other words #into #marketed #other

The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

#apologetic #corps #enthusiasm #guilty #peace