Cao Yu Quotes

As society diversifies, the number of people who read literature is decreasing. It will be difficult for readers to digest my ideas through literature.

Cao Yu

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: playwright
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: September 24, 1910 - December 13, 1996

Topics

PeopleIdeasSocietyLiteratureWill

I hate the word 'sneering', I can't help the way my face looks.

Jeremy Paxman

HateFaceHelpLooksWayWord

Gods don't answer letters.

John Updike

LettersAnswerGods

I understand that transposing a song a half step can effect the believability of a lyric.

Trey Anastasio

StepSongUnderstandHalfEffect

A subset of CEOs is that of entrepreneurs. And the classical definition of an entrepreneur is an individual who pursues opportunity without regard to the resources currently controlled. That sounds like a very different person than one might expect an analytical investment manager to be.

Mohnish Pabrai

OpportunityEntrepreneurPerson

Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the force of armies.

Joseph Addison

JusticeMountainViolenceForceNor

I had a ten-piece band when I was 21 years old, the Bruce Springsteen Band. This is just a slightly expanded version of a band I had before I ever signed a record contract. We had singers and horns.

Bruce Springsteen

BandOldYearsContractJustHorns

I don't really care too much about what people who don't care about me say about me, but a lot of times, you know, I get tired of defending myself.

Allen Iverson

MyselfTiredPeopleMeCareYou

Corporations are driving down wages and working conditions across the globe to maximize returns for their shareholders. They use their power and influence to ensure the rules align with their interests - no matter the cost.

Winnie Byanyima

PowerInfluenceDrivingRulesDown

Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment.

Powell Clayton

FreedomAchievementAdjustmentRather

It's not all 'Jane Eyre' out there. In her sweet, honorable, slightly passive-aggressive way, Jane was as perfect as a protagonist can get while remaining interesting; in fact, she's one of my favorites. But most characters are more morally ambiguous.

Susan Isaacs

SweetInterestingPerfectWayShe

I'm damn successful but I got here by not taking crap. I still don't take crap, so if anybody needs a champion, let it be me.

Paul Stanley

MeChampionDamnSuccessfulHere

The biggest impact my father had on my life was teaching the importance of literacy.

Thomas Steinbeck

LifeFatherImpactMy LifeLiteracy

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