Ma Jian Quotes

In 1989, I was on Tiananmen Square with the students, living in their makeshift tents and joining their jubilant singing of the Internationale. In the two decades since, each time that I have gone back, visions from those days seem to return with increasing persistence.

Ma Jian

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: August 18, 1953

Topics

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I'm the first to admit this whole salary thing is getting out of control. In the final analysis, it's still about the work.

Jim Carrey

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They would go back and listen to my matches, and two days later, I'd be fined. Because no one heard it while it was being played, but they heard it on some mic behind the court. Is that the way it should be? I don't think so.

John McEnroe

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We hesitate to call liars out in professional environments because we feel guilty for being suspicious. Calling someone a liar for no good reason is a frightening proposition for most.

Travis Bradberry

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Why has Scandinavia been producing such good thrillers? Maybe because their filmmakers can't afford millions for CGI and must rely on cheaper elements like, you know, stories and characters.

Roger Ebert

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In order to do something really good, you have to take risks - that's what I do.

Juergen Teller

GoodRisksYouOrderTakeSomething

One thing I never want to be accused of is not working.

Don Shula

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If you want respect, you earn it in politics. You don't get it because you are some form of bloody emperor in a toga.

Colm Keaveney

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A good country song takes a page out of somebody's life and puts it to music.

Conway Twitty

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I live by fallacy. 'If I get enough nice Ikea furniture, I'll be a grown-up.' Then I catch myself. Or, 'If I get off by myself, away from the stress of modern life, I'll be OK.' Then I catch myself.

Chuck Palahniuk

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Congress has a legitimate interest in making sure that a practice that appears to reduce disease and healthcare costs remains available to parents. And, nothing in my bill prohibits statewide law ensuring that male circumcision occurs in a hygienic manner.

Brad Sherman

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When people are scared, they need something done that will make them feel safe, even if it doesn't truly make them safer. Politicians naturally want to do something in response to crisis, even if that something doesn't make any sense. But unfortunately for politicians, the security measures that work are largely invisible.

Bruce Schneier

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I used to get so many nasty comments when I cut my hair short, and it upset me.

Anne-Marie

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