Gao Xingjian Quotes

Literature transcends national boundaries, racial boundaries. It goes deep into the issues that concern all human beings. That is why, when people read Greek tragedy - it doesn't matter who reads it - they are still moved by it.

Gao Xingjian

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History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.

John F. Kennedy

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I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.

Andy Warhol

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An astrolabe is relatively unknown in today's world. But, at the time, in the 13th century, it was the gadget of the day. It was the world's first popular computer. And it was a device that, in fact, is a model of the sky.

Tom Wujec

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He wrapped himself in quotations - as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors.

Rudyard Kipling

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I think that when you talk to people about Monopoly, they love talking about their memories associated with it. And for me, I'm the same way. I mean, when I think about Monopoly, I think of my family playing at the holidays.

Mary Pilon

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I learned that when you do the best job that you can do, some people will idolize you, others won't care, and some will vilify you.

Mike Love

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Getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence.

Jules Feiffer

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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.

Joseph Stiglitz

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I do go through periods of obsession with certain records.

Britt Daniel

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Life is a series of sensations connected to different states of consciousness.

Remy de Gourmont

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Truth: I loathe the idea of being hired because of my gender, and I shudder at the thought that one day I show up on set, and half of the crew thinks, 'Here comes the quota hire.'

Lexi Alexander

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If the prime minister really believes it, he must be the only person left who thinks that the recent bombs in London had no connection at all with his policy in Iraq.

Kenneth Clarke

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