Ma Jian Quotes

The Chinese have made a faustian pact with the government, agreeing to forsake demands for political and intellectual freedom in exchange for more material comfort. They live prosperous lives in which any expression of pain is forbidden.

Ma Jian

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LiveFreedomPainGovernmentComfort

As the U.S. trade deficit, and the portion of that deficit attributed to China, continue to grow, our own economy is at risk of losing its reputation as a leader in world trade.

Jo Ann Emerson

LeaderLosingWorldReputationGrow

A lot of it had to do with when it's released and what's out in the marketplace, what's its competition.

Jerry Bruckheimer

CompetitionOutMarketplaceLotHad

But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all the pros that would come to town. They would get me on the court or take notice and that stayed with me.

Andre Agassi

KingMeSayTennisOldYears

We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life; born a human being, and born a man.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

LifeManSpeakBornHumanExistence

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

Tom Peters

LeadershipOpportunityWindowDown

You need to keep something for yourself. As a writer, I feel that even more strongly. I feel like I need to be able to freely observe the world. That's the way I like to move through the world; I don't need to be the focus of attention. If I am, it impairs my ability to write and to do what I do.

Tracy Chapman

FocusYourselfI AmWorldAttention

If you break your knee, you have therapy on your knee, and it's the same for your heart.

Toni Braxton

HeartYouTherapySameBreakKnee

The National Popular Vote is about getting states to convert from the winner-take-all rule. The states that pass the legislation will assign all their electoral votes to the candidate that got the most votes in the country, not just in the state.

Tom Golisano

CountryVoteWillLegislationRule

If you take away a lot of the pretension and grandness from Shakespeare, a true poeticism is revealed.

Roger Rees

YouTrueTakeAwayShakespeareLot

But you see, that's the gilded prison of fashion. We're riding in private jets, and meantime I was so incredibly, painfully sad and lonely.

Janice Dickinson

SadFashionPrisonLonelyYouSee

After kids, the desire to improve as an actor remains, but time becomes hugely important. I want to do good work and do it well but then be at home. I love hanging out with my children, seeing how they behave, and stealing ideas off them. You can't do that if you're in a hotel, on a plane, or a film set. It's not real life.

Cillian Murphy

LifeWorkLoveGoodHomeChildren

I don't really like watching myself - it isn't necessarily one of my favourite things to do.

Brett Kelly

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