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Quotes by Chinese Authors
"We will strive to make Taiwan a better place and enable our people to live better lives."
"A creation needs not only subjectivity, but also objectivity."
"There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations rather than monopolised by a few powers."
"Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy."
"The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together."
"I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience."
"Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare."
"The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him."
"At the beginning of the new century, it is the common aspiration of the peoples of the two countries to deepen mutual understanding, enhance trust, develop friendship and strengthen cooperation."
"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."
"We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living."
"At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant."
"There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants."
"Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity."
"On privacy issues, it's just like hundreds of years ago when people said, 'I would rather put my money under my pillow than in a bank.' But today, banks know how to protect money much better than you do. Today, we may not have the answers to privacy issues, but I believe our young people will come up with the solutions."
"In the year 1915 a series of trivial incidents led some Chinese students in Cornell University to take up the question of reforming the Chinese language."
"Because normally with Western cuisine, you'll serve vegetables separate from the meat, so kids will eat the meat and never touch the vegetables."
"My main mission when I became Prime Minister, was to keep Singapore going and Singapore has been kept going. So, I'm happy with what I've done for Singapore."
"Every time your picture is taken, you lose a part of your soul."
"Whether in an advantageous position or a disadvantageous one, the opposite state should be always present to your mind."
"Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions."
"If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak."
"When I was 12 years old, I got interested in learning English."
"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."
"Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth."
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