Jung Chang Quotes

The Chinese seemed to be mourning Mao in a heartfelt fashion. But I wondered how many of their tears were genuine. People had practiced acting to such a degree that they confused it with their true feelings.

Jung Chang

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: March 25, 1952

Topics

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I was turning 20 during my first record. Those decade birthdays always kind of cause me, it seems, to reflect, look back, and then look forward. I just was closing this period of my life where I was living in a car and scrambling my whole life to then signing a six-record deal with Atlantic.

Jewel

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I was only in one of the John Hughes films, and I never saw the other ones. I didn't understand them. I kept hearing a really hip 40-year-old person talking in teenagers' mouths.

John Cusack

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The only problem with Pride was guys would try to slip through the ropes to escape. But other than that, I love Pride rules.

Anderson Silva

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It's tough to figure out how do we compete in Europe and North America, when obviously a living wage for us is very different than a living wage in Indonesia.

John Malkovich

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If you have a writing partner that you don't share a work ethic with, it's doomed.

Robert Ben Garant

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I like working with fish, so naturally I like seafood.

Roy Yamaguchi

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I got a lot of film companies approaching me to write some songs for their films.

Juicy J

MeWriteGotFilmSongsSome

Actually, I'm not crazed about what I eat.

Julia Roberts

EatAboutActually

I think my parents are the first influence on me music-wise. My dad was into Motown and soul, and my mom was into British '80s pop, like The Trashcan Sinatras. I grew up on that. It was great. They were the first people to really bring music into my life.

Clairo

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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.

Clarence Darrow

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I'm trying to keep the face of my opponent more or less not damaged but eventually to execute the plan and knock him out.

Wladimir Klitschko

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Treating war as farce is one way soldiers deal with it.

Phil Klay

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