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Quotes by Chinese Authors
"Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again."
"Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs."
"When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself."
"The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own."
"Our philosophy is that we want to be an ecosystem. Our philosophy is to empower others to sell, empower others to service, making sure the other people are more powerful than us. With our technology, our innovation, our partners - 10 million small business sellers - they can compete with Microsoft and IBM."
"The atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other every day for status, for leadership, for the affection of the teachers. I hated it."
"People who don't travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what's in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live."
"I don't think I'm a workaholic. Every weekend, I invite my colleagues and friends to my home to play cards. And people, my neighbors, are always surprised because I live on the second floor apartment, and there are usually 40 pairs of shoes in front of my gate, and people play cards inside and play chess. We have a lot of fun."
"Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces."
"There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men."
"China's cinema has been rising for some time; it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing I have to do is learn English. If I can grasp the language, then perhaps I can think about the U.S."
"The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world."
"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.'"
"Wanting to be in a Western film won't get me very far. Unless the opportunity arose, it doesn't matter how much I want to be in one. But if an opportunity did arise, no actor would pass it up."
"As a historical legacy, the Kashmir conflict has been an outstanding issue for more than half a century."
"The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me."
"Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically."
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."
"After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films."
"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."
"If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril."
"In the spring and summer of 1989, a serious political disturbance took place in China."
"Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth."
"The future may be made up of many factors but where it truly lies is in the hearts and minds of men. Your dedication should not be confined for your own gain, but unleashes your passion for our beloved country as well as for the integrity and humanity of mankind."
"Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious."
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