Barbara Demick Quotes

China's one-child policy was born in 1980, after years of less severe measures to discourage births. The Communist Party promised that the policy would be temporary.

Barbara Demick

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BornPartyPolicyChinaCommunist

The minute you start putting words on paper you're eliminating possibilities.

Joan Didion

WordsStartPossibilitiesYouPaper

Public fear isn't something to be played with.

Robert Reich

FearSomethingPlayedPublic

I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.

Michael Crichton

FunnyI AmWorldToo MuchCertainty

Even my aunt Joan, hopelessly sentimental about every member of our family, admitted that I was hideous.

Sister Parish

FamilyAuntSentimentalEvenOur

I think Mike Nichols is brilliant, but I think Jerry Robbins was a genius.

Rita Moreno

ThinkGeniusBrilliantI ThinkMike

David Letterman used to say, 'I wasn't the class clown, but I wrote for him,' and that's exactly it. You want to be known to be funny without having it pointed out.

Michael Keaton

FunnyYouSayWantClassOut

Making a movie is a long, dull process. There's a lot of waiting around.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

WaitingProcessLongDullMovieLot

I think Christmas, for me, has always been about family, as cliche as that sounds.

Jay DeMarcus

FamilyMeThinkChristmasAlways

Motion picture making is a very, very involved affair. It is completely my baby. I'm a thorough professional. I plan films right from the conception of an idea to its final execution.

Dev Anand

BabyPicturePlanProfessionalRight

One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind.

Dorothea Lange

TomorrowBlindCameraYouShould

I've been an athlete most of my life and on a disciplined schedule. Working out for me is just part of my every day.

Apolo Ohno

LifeDayMeMy LifeEvery DayOut

Everywhere on Earth, at this moment, in the new spiritual atmosphere created by the appearance of the idea of evolution, there float, in a state of extreme mutual sensitivity, love of God and faith in the world: the two essential components of the Ultra-human.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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