Mo Yan Quotes

A writer should express criticism and indignation at the dark side of society and the ugliness of human nature, but we should not use one uniform expression.

Mo Yan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: February 17, 1955

Topics

NatureSocietyCriticismHuman Nature

In an animated film you can do whatever you want, but that doesn't mean you should do everything you want.

John Lasseter

YouWantMeanEverythingWhatever

'The Naked Civil Servant' was as important for me as 'Easy Rider' was for Jack Nicholson. No question.

John Hurt

MeEasyImportantQuestionNaked

Tony Blair faced a massive defection from his own party ranks during voting around the intervention in Iraq. For our present purpose, the point is not that he survived the defection, but that he had to face it.

Stockwell Day

PurposeFacePresentVotingParty

During these last ten thousand years, we have made massive, unprecedented changes to the environment, creating problems for ourselves that we may not be able to solve.

Robyn Davidson

ProblemsEnvironmentCreatingChanges

I've never fancied that footballer lifestyle. I suppose I could live that kind of flash life. People stereotype child actors and kind of expect you to go off the rails a bit, be a bit crazy, but that's not really happened yet. I've got a big family so that helps, and they live really close to the studios so it's just so much easier.

Rupert Grint

LifeFamilyLiveChildPeopleCrazy

So I'd rather have a defense that's successful where everyone's comfortable in their positions.

Michael Strahan

ComfortableEveryoneSuccessfulWhere

I watched the Trade Center buildings go down from my balcony, and it was a terrifying moment. I couldn't get my mind around it at all.

Joyce Brothers

MomentMindBuildingsDownGoTrade

For people who want to be proactive about their health, there is a lot of information that we can provide. If you are going to have children, I think you have a responsibility to know if you are carrying anything. A lot of people tend to do the testing once they are pregnant.

Anne Wojcicki

ChildrenHealthResponsibilityPeople

It was always a challenge for me to prove that a Russian financial investor can be as successful in the West as back at home in Russia.

Alisher Usmanov

HomeChallengeMeFinancialBack

If you're willing to put two thoughts into a picture then you're already ahead of the game.

Sean Penn

ThoughtsGamePictureYouAheadTwo

In many ways, a song-writing partnership is like a marriage. Apart from just liking each other, a lyricist and a composer should be able to spend long periods of time together - around the clock if need be - without getting on each other's nerves. Their goals, outlooks, and basic philosophies should be similar.

Richard Rodgers

GoalsMarriageTimeTogetherLong

My songwriting is personal in the hope that listeners will know that I relate to them.

Noah Cyrus

HopeKnowPersonalWillSongwriting

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