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Martin Jacques Quotes

The Chinese view the state, not just as an intimate member of the family... but as the head of the family.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: british
Birth: 1945

Topics

Family View Head Just Chinese State

I'm not interested in meeting people's expectations, and I'm not interested in pleasing people.

John Frusciante

People Expectations Meeting Pleasing

Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.

Good Only Direct Anybody Eleven

I don't really speak for anybody else's music, and I don't think I should, but I think the reason why people enjoy my music is because there's a level of honesty and transparency that people can connect and relate to.

Music Honesty People Speak Think

I plan to work my utmost for Singaporeans, whatever be their political affiliation. The presidency is above politics.

Work Politics Political Plan Above

I come from Cuba. Taxes for me are no big thing.

Me Cuba Taxes Big Come Thing

I knelt at the altar of Ray Charles for years. I worked at a restaurant, and that's all there was on the jukebox.

Restaurant Years Altar Ray Worked

As a child I was really into fantasy books with elves and goblins and swords, and I went through a phase for a few years when I was reading endless series. But in the end I became totally fed-up with all these sub-Tolkien rip-offs because they all end up doing the same old things and there's no rigour to it.

Jonathan Stroud

Child Reading End Doing Fantasy Old

I was a film student. I became an actor, but I thought I'd be pursuing filmmaking originally.

Dermot Mulroney

Thought Filmmaking Student Actor

Sometimes '24' can seem a little grand. Sometimes these things can seem a little outlandish.

Sometimes Little Things Seem Grand

When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility.

Work Myself Responsibility Identity

In the first two episodes, before she becomes Queen, I could be a lot freer with my emotions, but as the series goes on, she develops an armour in order to cope with her circumstances. She has to be a sphinx, which must be so hard. Imagine never being able to shout, 'Shut up,' or cry, even in front of your own family.

Family Queen Emotions Circumstances

At some point, the dollar has to give. You can't just keep printing money, and monetizing debt, and buying bonds, without the dollar imploding.

Money You Debt Printing Dollar Give

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