Jerome A. Cohen quotes

“What really matters is the name you succeed in imposing on the facts - not the facts themselves.”
-- Jerome A. Cohen

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“There's a lot of things to learn, starting with you'd better caution people just as the State Department cautioned people, especially those of Chinese descent, before they decide to engage in academic research in China.”
-- Jerome A. Cohen

Source : "Spy cases turn spotlight on shadowy legal system" by Lisa Weaver, www.cnn.com. July 26, 2001.

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“First, there was Confucius. Then, the sayings of Chairman Mao. And now the pithy, ironic, and humorous insights of Ai Weiwei. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection, which reflects a well-developed philosophy as well as a keen understanding of the Chinese Communist system. This is China made easy and interesting.”
-- Jerome A. Cohen

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“The Lord has different names according to His different activities. For example, His name is Madhusüdana because He killed the demon of the name Madhu; His name is Govinda because He gives pleasure to the cows and to the senses”

“I think the names of colors are at the edge, between where language fails and where it's at its most powerful.”

Source : FaceBook post by A.S. Byatt from Dec 16, 2011

“When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendors of the past; when faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.”

Source : Abraham Joshua Heschel (1955). “Insecurity of Freedom”, p.181, Macmillan

“When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.”

“The selection of a book-plate is such a serious matter.”

“It’s in how you carry yourself. I’ve always been a very mature person, and I’ve always known what I wanted. And I go after it no matter what.”

“Trust me--with women worth the being won, The softest lover ever best succeeds.”

“It is the man who carefully advances step by step...who is bound to succeed in the greatest degree.”

“The less you blame others the more you will succeed.”

“If you feel like it's difficult to change, you will probably have a harder time succeeding.”