Liu Xiaobo Quotes

I have been obsequious toward Western civilization, exaggerating its merits and, at the same time, exaggerating my own merits.

Liu Xiaobo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: December 28, 1955 - July 13, 2017

Topics

TimeCivilizationMy OwnSameOwn

My grandfather, on my father's side, helped to draft one of the first constitutions of China. He was a fairly well-known scholar.

Maya Lin

FatherGrandfatherFirstSideChina

I listen to all those kinds of music, from classic soul to hip-hop to Brazilian music to, you know, jazz to indie to alternative. So whatever. I listen to all if it. Classic rock and classic pop, all of that.

John Legend

MusicSoulYouKnowJazzRock

As an announcer, I have nothing but respect for the fighters, and I want to make sure I do my job to let the people know who these courageous warriors are, because they are putting their lives on the line for our entertainment, and there's something to be said about that.

Mauro Ranallo

RespectJobPeopleKnowSaidWant

I like The Smiths - I would love to do a song with The Smiths, because they are so sonically different.

Angel Haze

LoveSongBecauseDifferentWould

Thinking things like, 'I will never get hired for this job,' or 'Nobody ever listens to me,' can alter your behavior in a way that makes those predictions come true.

Amy Morin

JobMeThinkingBehaviorNobodyWay

I'm not particularly a football fan, but I live in north London, and I can hear when Arsenal score, and it's fantastically exciting. Down the road you can hear the roar.

Mike Newell

LiveFootballRoadYouDownI Can

I shot 'Blue Valentine' on 16mm for the past, and for the present on the Red Camera. I feel that both formats are valid. The stories should dictate the format we shoot on. Filmmakers should have a choice.

Derek Cianfrance

PastRedBluePresentCameraChoice

The nWo pursued me for a while. To be perfectly honest, I think WCW management purposely kept me off 'Nitro' for a while to keep the nWo from getting to me.

Diamond Dallas Page

MeManagementThinkHonestKeepOff

It's good to have plans and dreams, but don't be surprised if God brings you somewhere else.

Anne F. Beiler

GoodDreamsGodYouPlansSomewhere

Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money.

Arthur Schopenhauer

HappinessMoneyHumanConcreteWho

The idea is, we're still a society where we recognize and see and even sometimes seek members of our own tribe, whatever that tribe is. It could be ethnic, religious, geographic, political.

Peter Guber

SocietyPoliticalSometimesSeeOwn

All physical systems can be thought of as registering and processing information, and how one wishes to define computation will determine your view of what computation consists of.

Seth Lloyd

ThoughtViewInformationWishesWill

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