"I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place"
- Zhang Ziyi
About this Quote
This quote by Zhang Ziyi speaks to the power of household and the comfort of home. It recommends that when confronted with a tight spot, the speaker wanted to get away and give up. Nevertheless, they understood that they couldn't just abandon their responsibilities and leave school. It was just when they heard their mother's voice that they had the ability to discover the strength to come out of their hiding location. This recommends that the speaker found solace in their mother's presence which her voice was a tip of the safety and security of house. It also suggests that the speaker was able to find the courage to face their troubles and conquer them with the support of their family. This quote is a testimony to the power of household and the convenience of home.
This quote is written / told by Zhang Ziyi somewhere between February 9, 1979 and today. She was a famous Actress from China, the quote is categorized under the topic Mom. The author also have 22 other quotes.
"Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of the children in this country, black children, who you allow to come into white schools. We have 94 percent who still live in shacks. We are going to be concerned about those 94 percent"
"I prayed to dispel my fear, until suddenly, and I do not know how the idea came to me, I began to pray for others. I prayed for everyone who came into my thoughts - - people with whom I had traveled, those who had been in prison with me, my school friends of years ago. I do not know how long I continued my prayer, but this I do know - - my fear was gone! Interceding for others had released me!"
"I went to school at this log school house. A white woman was my teacher, I do not remember her name. My father had to pay her one dollar a month for me. Us kids that went to school did not have desks, we used slates and set on the hued down logs for seats"
"I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers"
"Did you know that nearly one in three children live apart from their biological dads? Those kids are two to three times more likely to grow up in poverty, to suffer in school, and to have health and behavioral problems"
"On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and secondary school students. On the other hand, there were attempts to create contemporary Polish film"
