Martin Jacques Quotes

More than 90% of Chinese believe themselves to be Han. Of course, such a vast population is derived from countless different races, but because China has enjoyed such a long and continuous history as a polity, there has been thousands of years of mixing, melding and assimilation.

Martin Jacques

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HistoryBelieveLongMoreChina

I start with actors that I know personally or I know their work, and there are things about their work or their presence or their own personality that make a character, that exaggerates some qualities and suppresses other qualities. It's always a real collaboration for me.

Jim Jarmusch

WorkCharacterPersonalityMeStart

I'm shocked to be saying this, but as a child, I never went to a circus. It cost too much.

Jerry Lewis

ChildSayingToo MuchCircusNever

When I was born, the wisdom was that homosexuality was an illness; that it was caused largely by somebody's mother, and a distorted relationship with the mother. And now, as I live my life - married to a husband, with kids - it's an identity.

Andrew Solomon

LifeMotherLiveWisdomRelationship

We can conceive of eternity because we cannot conceive of a cessation of time. We can conceive of infinite space because we cannot conceive of so much matter that our imagination will not stand upon the farthest star and see infinite space beyond.

Robert Green Ingersoll

TimeImaginationSpaceStandMatter

Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.

Solon

LearningWisdomPeopleRichSheep

Getting upset about Netflix, to me, is like getting upset about the weather. It's just something that's happening, and we have to decide what we feel about it.

Steven Soderbergh

MeWeatherFeelUpsetNetflixJust

No matter how long I go without riding winners, I know in the back of my head that I can ride.

Tony McCoy

RideLongBackI CanGoKnow

I love collaborating with strong women.

Mika

LoveWomenStrongStrong Women

Most people don't see themselves as Democrats or Republicans. They see themselves as Americans.

Michael Moore

PeopleSeeDemocratsMostThemselves

People who put money in the church basket and people who go to church and pay the pastor: that isn't real philanthropy; that's just like you belong to a country club. You pay your dues to belong to that church, so you pay your tithing or whatever it is.

Jon Huntsman, Sr.

MoneyPeopleChurchYouCountryGo

After having polio, my right leg was weaker, so I wasn't great at football. But I swam lots and even did long-distance running.

Donovan

GreatFootballRightPolioLegEven

The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot of actors work in theater, film, and television, because there's not much opportunity in terms of employment there.

Deborah Mailman

WorkOpportunitySmallYouFlexible

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