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Ma Jian Quotes

The Beijing Olympics represent China's grand entrance onto the world stage and confirmation of its new superpower status.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

World New Stage Status China Grand

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.

Confident Doing You Look Anything

I'm not being evasive but I am saying I'm not a scientist and I'm not directly involved in the consultation however the science must be sound, it must be agreed and the consultation must be of a high quality or no one will have any confidence in the process.

Confidence Science Quality I Am Will

Landscape is my mistress - 'tis to her I look for fame.

Landscape Look Fame Mistress Her

I draw a weekly comic strip called Life in Hell, which is syndicated in about 250 newspapers. That's what I did before The Simpsons, and what I plan to do for the rest of my life.

Life Rest Hell My Life Plan Weekly

I had the easiest publishing experience in the entire world. I sent out fifteen courier letters to agents, got five no replies, nine rejections and one I want to see it. A month later I had an agent. Another month later I had a three book deal with Little Brown.

Stephenie Meyer

Experience World Book Three Want

I'm always hungry. I can be better always.

Better I Can Always Hungry

For 16 years I spoke in trial metaphors, and perhaps I need to get out of that habit.

Habit Need Years Out Get Trial

My version of a good role model is everything that I have strived to become over the years, as I have a deep desire to live an honest life and give relentlessly and openly to people who look up to me.

Life Good Live People Me Deep

I'd heard Joyce Grenfell on the radio, and when Mum gave me a book of her comic routines, I just loved it. Me and my sister shared a bedroom, and every night I'd drive her mad with my version of 'George, Don't Do That' about people we knew at school.

Dorothy Atkinson

School People Me Sister Night Drive

'The Avengers' happened because I'm friends with Joss Whedon, and he sort of brought me into the mix when they were looking for Maria Hill.

Me Looking Friends Hill Happened He

When I visit my brother in South Africa, I order things I've only seen in zoos. Little deers and kudu, all the mammals you would never think of eating.

Chuck Palahniuk

Brother Eating Think You Africa

Fashion allows you to be whoever you want to be.

Fashion You Want Whoever

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