Mo Lobeau Quotes

Some people look like they were born on a clothes hanger. Not me. I look more like I was born in a dryer. ~ Sheila Turnage

If nominated, I shall run to Mexico. If elected, I shall fight extradition. ~ Mo Udall

Tag said I was aptly named. "Wasn't Moses a prophet or something?"
I just rolled my eyes. At least we weren't talking about the fact that I'd been found in a basket.
"MO-SES!" Tag said my name in a deep, echoing "God voice," reminiscent of the old Charlton Heston movie, The Ten Commandments. Gigi had loved Charlton Heston. I'd spent an Easter with her the year I was twelve and we'd had a Charlton Heston marathon that made me want to smear red paint above everybody's door and burn all the bushes in Levan. Come to think of it, I had smeared paint all over Levan, many times. It was all Charlton Heston's fault. ~ Amy Harmon

Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society. ~ Mo Ibrahim

In a world of growing food demand, Africa is home to two-thirds of the world's unexploited arable land. ~ Mo Ibrahim

She was the Qin Goddess of Gui Le, He Xia's maid, the former highest ranking Bei Mo army official and at the same time, the Duke of Zhen-Bei's wife. ~ Feng Nong

They say officials love to serve the people, so why do they treat the common folk as enemies? Heavy taxes and under-the-table levies, like ravenous beasts, force the farmers to head for the hills. The common folk have a bellyful of grievances, but they dare not let them out. For the moment they open their mouths, electric prods close them fast. ~ Mo Yan

Perhaps if you win this one I can put a word in for you.You know, extra carrots and that sort of thing, a bit of molasses in the evening.A bigger brass plaque for your box at home."
"That's bribery," Keeley murmured.
Brian turned, his eyes going warm. "That's bargaining," he corrected. "But if I can interest you in a bribe," he began and opened the box door intending to snatch Keeley inside for a much anticipated welcome back kiss.
He nearly stepped over Mo. "Sorry. Didn't see you there."
"I'm short.That's my cross to bear. ~ Nora Roberts

African leaders work really under severe limitations and constraints. ~ Mo Ibrahim

Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot of clout and a lot of economic power. They have a place at the table. ~ Mo Ibrahim

A stable, peaceful society is the training ground for humanity, just as caged animals, removed from the violent unpredictability of the wild, are influenced by the behaviour of their captors in time. ~ Mo Yan

The most important thing is to write material that YOU think is funny. If you don't think it's funny, but you're convinced that other people will think it is, well they won't. ~ Mo Rocca

Sometimes you have to learn to love the little mo stars for something other than a tax deductions they provide you" ~Claire
Seductions & Snacks ~ Tara Sivec

One could say, that # Masons were raised right. ~ Mo Rocca

Celtel established a mobile phone network in Africa at a time when investors told me that there was no market for mobile phones there. ~ Mo Ibrahim

Conditions may vary. We will strive to make your stay as comfortable as possible. However there will be turbulence. There will be unexpected events. There will be human error. Fortunately, we are happy to provide you love. At no extra cost. ~ Mo Willems

Mo Be Truthful, Gentle and Fearless ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Maybe that was the price of ignorance, I thought, looking at the naked vagrant. Maybe Japan had to pay for the ignorant things it did in Nanking. Because ignorance as I'd got tired of hearing, is no excuse for evil. ~ Mo Hayder

Remarkably, governments are beginning to embrace the idea that nothing enhances democracy more than giving voice and information to everybody in the country. Why not open their books if they have nothing to hide? ~ Mo Ibrahim

The Ibrahim Index is a tool to hold governments to account and frame the debate about how we are governed. ~ Mo Ibrahim

The African Development Bank is one of the most aggressive advocates of regional integration. ~ Mo Ibrahim

You fly for hours and hours and hours over Africa to go from one place to another. ~ Mo Ibrahim

There are three ways to approach secrets, you know. The first is what you find on soap operas and in poorly executed middle-school maneuvers. First, you uncover a piece of incriminating information, and then you use it to force a steady stream of favors or payment or behavior. The problem here is that, if extended indefinitely, the expected cost of compliance eventually outweighs the cost of exposure. Moreover, the probability that you'll lose your monopoly of your information increases with each passing day. Never, ever assume that you're only person digging for dirt, especially in Los Angeles. Vipers are measured by the pitful for a reason.

The second approach is more effective: You make one, single very carefully chosen demand. And you give your mark just one chance. This was my usual MO. If this mark doesn't do as you ask, when you ask, you leak their secret. No excuses. No mercy. Brutal consistency is the key to credibility. Mothers, dog trainers, Israel -- you know what I'm talking about.

But there's also a radical third approach: You reveal that you know the secret...and they you keep it under wraps. Do that, and they're not just going to tell you other secrets, they might even keep yours in return. And they'll think they're doing of their own free will when what you've really done is painstakingly aligned your incentives. That's all trust is, really. Some people are just incentivized by nature. ~ Elizabeth Little

Only by recalling a dream is an insomniac sure he's slept. ~ Mo Yan

An cinniúnt, is dócha: féach an féileacán úd thall atá ag foluain os cionn mo choinnle. Ní fada go loiscfear a sciatháin mhaiseacha: cá bhfios dúinne nach bhfuil a fhios sin aige, freisin? ~ Pádraic Ó Conaire

The guard's name was Mo, short for Molasses, as in slow as molasses or thick as molasses. The nickname had been his since he was so young he no longer remembered what his real name was. ANd it was true that from his earliest infancy, although his heart was as big and as warm and as generous as an open hand, his brain had seemed just a tiny bit small. ~ Lauren Oliver

Encouraging children to live healthy lifestyles is something I take very seriously. ~ Mo Williams

Not any amount of aid is going to move Africa forward. ~ Mo Ibrahim

My grandmother once told me that while there is no suffering a person cannot endure, there is plenty of good fortune one can never hope to enjoy. I believe that. ~ Mo Yan

I've always made some legendary comebacks since 1998 when it first started. So that's kind of just been my MO for my whole career. ~ Serena Williams

Can a Filipina be depicted as smart without having to shout all the time? Or down-to-earth and honest without having to start every sentence with a snarky 'Hay nako' or 'Alam mo bah'? ~ Arnold Arre

So Mo began filling the silence with words. He lured them out of the pages as if they had only been waiting for his voice, words long and short, words sharp and soft, cooing, purring words. They danced through the room, painting stained glass pictures, tickling the skin. Even when Meggie nodded off she could still hear them, although Mo had closed the book long ago. Words that explained the world to her, its dark side and its light side, words that built a wall to keep out bad dreams. And not a single bad dream came over that wall for the rest of the night. ~ Cornelia Funke

Governance is everything. Without governance we have nothing ~ Mo Ibrahim

Let's have a look at your tatties, then."

She blushed and crossed her arms over her chest. "What? Now? Here?"

"Not those. Your tatties. The potatoes, mo chridhe..

"Oh." She bit her lip. "I did think it was a bit early in the day for all that."

He caught the back of her apron and gave her a wicked look. "Trust me, it's never too early in the day for all that. ~ Tessa Dare

I'm going to be late. I get home exactly sixteen minutes before my shift starts, which only gives me six minutes to get it together and get out the door. By get it together I mean calm the freak down, because I'm jittery and spastic and acting, as Mo would say, like a squirrel on crack. ~ Jessica Martinez

Mairidh mo ghaol gu siorraidh, Ivy Calhoun," he says, and I already know that means "I'll love you forever. ~ Cindy Miles

One of the biggest problems in literature is the lack of subtlety. ~ Mo Yan

There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it. ~ Mo Ibrahim

If you are African, the more educated you are, the less chances you have of getting a job. ~ Mo Ibrahim

United States has always been very close to Africa and it's very sad now to see that Africa has a lot more friends - a lot more engagements with the Chinese, with the Indians, with the Brazilians as the United States retreats. Actually, Africa is a wonderful place to do business and American business is missing a big opportunity by really overlooking Africa. ~ Mo Ibrahim

Modern slavery is a hidden crime and notoriously difficult to measure. ~ Mo Ibrahim

Mr. Stegall has birthed a very important book that will help us as a people go to the next level. This book is very important because it's tackling issues that many brush under the rug. Mr. Stegall has proven that he's been given a message that the world should hear and this book is proof of that. Because of his insight and wisdom, this book will reach areas and points that other books around this topic have not. This is definitely a book we need! ~ Tony A. Gaskins Jr.

All we hear about Africa in the West is Darfur, Zimbabwe, Congo, Somalia, as if that is all there is. ~ Mo Ibrahim