Martin Jacques Quotes

China is, indeed, in so many ways, not like the West. It is not even primarily a nation state but a civilisation state. Whereas the West has primarily been shaped by its experience of nation, China has been moulded by its sense of civilisation.

Martin Jacques

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ExperienceNationChinaWestSense

I'm one of those people who think that stories should have a beginning, a middle and an end, and then they're over, and then you tell the next story.

Jim Butcher

BeginningPeopleStoryThinkEnd

At the end of the day, though, there are a huge number of considerations that our management team go through before accepting any project - checking out the license is just one of them.

Andrew Oliver

DayTeamManagementEndGoProject

I'm more interested in seeing what the material tells me than in imposing my will on it.

John Chamberlain

MeSeeingWillMoreInterestedThan

I wrote 'Soul Keeping' because we are taught more about how to care for our cars than how to steward our souls. But you cannot have an impactful life with an impoverished soul.

John Ortberg

LifeSoulCareYouMoreBecause

I can throw out any man alive.

Johnny Bench

ManI CanAliveOutThrowAny

I was 12 years old when I first realized that food could be hot. That's why I turned out the way I am.

Simon Cowell

FoodI AmWhyWayHotFirst

I was playing a relatively high level of hockey, and I thought that's what I wanted to do. But I had my first movie audition, and I was hooked.

Robbie Amell

HockeyThoughtFirstHighPlaying

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

Robert A. Heinlein

AuthorityStatementBecauseMade

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.

Rumi

WorkLoveBeautyWhat You LoveYou

It takes a great deal of strength to be an optimist.

Ruth Reichl

StrengthGreatOptimistDealTakes

Dr. Evil got shortchanged in the first one. The family dynamic between Scott and Dr. Evil - the adventures of being an evil single parent - needed to be explored.

Mike Myers

FamilyEvilParentFirstSingleGot

I was always nosy and can you imagine a better 60 years, 40 of which or 37 of which traveling any place in the world.

Mike Wallace

WorldBetterYouPlaceAlwaysYears

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