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Of course I have the license to make up things, but I think a lot of what's written about China is misleading, and most Americans don't know much about China, in-depth, even though China is such a crucial business partner, rival, whatever.

Anchee Min

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: January 14, 1957

Topics

BusinessPartnerThinkKnowWhatever

I think of my own work as part of a decades-long conversation about books and reading with people I will mainly never meet.

Michael Dirda

WorkPeopleReadingThinkMeetWill

They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.

Steve Buscemi

PrisonShowEscapingAboutSupposed

I couldn't even sing when I started.

Roisin Murphy

StartedSingEven

I really understand what that process is all about and how important it is, especially with young folk and creative folk that love looking for some platform that makes it easier for them to express themselves.

Mick Fleetwood

LoveCreativeLookingProcessYoung

And everything is controlled and everybody is a member of some committee, because then their watchdogs placed in the committees can control everything, what this person says or how this person think(s), you know.

Milos Forman

ControlYouPersonKnowEverything

Learning to live for others isn't something that just comes naturally to anybody. You have to train yourself to do it.

Joyce Meyer

LearningLiveYourselfYouTrain

Never categorize yourself, society does that to you, don't do it to yourself.

Jason Priestley

YourselfSocietyYouNeverDoes

It's only a drawback in the States, where most people seem to have no real interest in other countries and the notion of a novel which might offer insight into life in the UK doesn't seem to appeal very widely.

Jonathan Coe

LifePeopleInsightRealSeemWhere

I used the name Diplo at one show when I was really young, and it just stuck. I never meant to keep it. But it's kinda cool.

Diplo

CoolNameYoungNeverUsedKeep

Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it.

Christopher Morley

LifeMenLanguageLife Is AForeign

I believe that any candidate who supports the war should not receive our support. It doesn't matter if they're Senator Clinton or whoever.

Cindy Sheehan

WarSupportBelieveI BelieveMatter

When I set out to research the story of the Culper Spy Ring, I had no idea where it would take me.

Brian Kilmeade

MeResearchStoryRingOutSpy

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