Journey To The Heartland Quotes

“I don’t think so… Well, it is possible. Maybe I got his genes, maybe I picked up cues from him. But do we have one gene that tells us how to walk? Do we have one gene that tells us what type of food we crave for?”
― Xiaolong Huang, Journey To The Heartland: Second Edition

“Some come to this world with stars aligned. Some come with little, left to struggle. Then some are born to fight for justice, for us, and for the world. May we respect everyone who lives in honesty. May the fruits of our civilization be shared with every soul. May our struggle be answered in our heartland.”
― Xiaolong Huang, Journey To The Heartland: Second Edition

“History of mankind is like a fractal. When progress is made, darkness follows. When hope fades, a better world arises.”
― Xiaolong Huang, Journey To The Heartland: Second Edition

“Yes, if what a man gets does not reflect on what he gives, it will encourage laziness. But at the same time, if the opportunities for a man to grow and subsequently contribute only depend on the resource he controls, society will lose its steam in innovation and productivity.”
― Xiaolong Huang, Journey To The Heartland: Second Edition

“The system is pitting one group of people against another. The confident young man who once happily helped us in a hotel lobby can no longer be happy. Instead, he is now resentful and despises those homeless people more than we do. Neighbors who used to support each other can no longer feel delight in each other’s successes. Instead, they would be bitter because earning an honest living is no longer something they can believe in and honor. And the young man and young woman who used to capture each other’s heart with their charm or wisdom might no longer believe in love, because love might have failed them when they were struggling to put food on the table.”
― Xiaolong Huang, Journey To The Heartland: Second Edition

“Ever since homo sapiens had walked out of Africa one hundred thousand years ago, they gradually migrated and lived in different pockets of the Earth, evolving into who we are today, different skin color and shapes, different skills and cultures. Those tribes looked after their own kinds. But now is the first time in human history that children of humankind are meeting one another again. Different tribes won’t be able to avoid one another anymore, but will live and grow together, morph into one another, become something bigger. While many have to do it for their common needs and for settling differences, some would do that for a better meaning of human life, dignity, and justice. But, not without growing pains, I guess. And how easy it is for people to walk back to what is every man for himself.”
― Xiaolong Huang, Journey To The Heartland: Second Edition

“We never know when the hardest moment will strike in our life. Before it strikes, life is full of color. When it hits, we fall like a burnt down tree. The best thing in life is love. The hardest thing in life is to live.”
― Xiaolong Huang, Journey To The Heartland: Second Edition

“Our truest selves may be more than those rigid boxes the world wants us to fit in. At the end of the day, many of us have to make hard choices, pick honest fights, and stay in touch with our alter ego and the good things we otherwise could have become.”
― Xiaolong Huang, Journey To The Heartland: Second Edition

“I don’t think so… Well, it is possible. Maybe I got his genes, maybe I picked up cues from him. But do we have one gene that tells us how to walk? Do we have one gene that tells us what type of food we crave for? I really think not. Most likely, we are all predisposed to be sexually attracted to either gender. But, to be honest, none of that really matters to me, nor should it matter. There is no reason to root for one or another. I think people being attracted to each other and falling in love is the greatest thing.”
― Xiaolong Huang, Journey To The Heartland: Second Edition

“Apparently, the commonalities of different human races are much more likely to have originated from a common root than conspicuously converged from different origins.”
― Xiaolong Huang, Journey To The Heartland: Second Edition

“Con artists lied without conscience; they had no problem making things up, so long as it served themselves and the opposite was inconvenient for others to prove. They pretended to be the victim in order to destroy the innocent and productive people standing in their way, and if needed, they would throw out conspiracy theories, preying upon men’s weakness that they tended to believe something larger was at play if they couldn’t instantly make sense of the matter they were facing.”
― Xiaolong Huang, Journey To The Heartland: Second Edition