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Quotes by Chinese Authors
"At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant."
"The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy."
"I have great confidence in Taiwan's democracy."
"Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs."
"In the beginning I just wanted to survive. For the first three years, we made zero revenue. I remember many times when I was trying to pay up, the restaurant owner would say, 'Your bill was paid.' And there would be a note saying, 'Mr. Ma, I'm your customer on the Alibaba platform. I made a lot of money, and I know you don't, so I paid the bill.'"
"I hate violence, yes I do. It's kind of a dilemma, huh?."
"There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combinationthey produce more hues than can ever been seen.There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations ofthem yield more flavours than can ever be tasted."
"Over the next four years, I will continue to listen to different views and accept different suggestions."
"One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all."
"My vision is to build an e-commerce ecosystem that allows consumers and businesses to do all aspects of business online."
"Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands."
"I respect Apple. It's a great company that changed the world, especially the mobile time."
"Large skepticism leads to large understanding. Small skepticism leads to small understanding. No skepticism leads to no understanding."
"In the new century, we should continue to work together to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the vast number of developing countries including China and India and promote the establishment of a just and equitable new international political and economic order."
"Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5."
"Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving."
"Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity."
"After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films."
"Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth."
"I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever."
"We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development, and that south Asia will enjoy peace, stability and prosperity."
"It is only through contact and comparison that the relative value or worthlessness of the various cultural elements can be clearly and critically seen and understood."
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