If people are able to run the affairs of a village well, eventually they’ll be able to run a township, and a county.

If in a country, most of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few, then this country can hardly witness harmony and stability.

Confidence is the most important thing, more important than gold or currency.

More scientific language and less diplomatic rhetoric may make this world even better.

The speed of the fleet is not determined by the fastest vessel; rather it is determined by the slowest one.

I believe I and all the Chinese people have such a conviction that China will make continuous progress and the people's wishes for and needs for democracy and freedom are irresistible.

I have a dream to provide every Chinese, especially children, sufficient milk each day.

Only when the masses are reassured, can the country be at peace. Only when the country is at peace, can the leaders be relieved.

Sino-Japanese relations will certainly brighten more in the future and the flowers of friendly Sino-Japanese relations will increase their beauty.

Cooperation is just like two pagodas - one hardware and one software. Combined, we can take the leadership position in the world.

Only science and the spirit of seeking truth from facts can save China. I firmly believe in this.

I want to Live! Not Die, Not Hide, LIVE!

What you conquer in your soul you conquer in your world.

Surfers have the most attitude.

Writing in a journal reminds you of your goals and of your learning in life. It offers a place where you can hold a deliberate, thoughtful conversation with yourself.

You're a sword not a palm tree

Buildings are deeply emotive structures which form our psyche. People think they're just things they maneuver through, but the makeup of a person is influenced by the nature of spaces.

I don't have a grand strategy for my career. I just look for good material, and good stories. I look for good scripts.

They say that money is not everything. I say that when you don't have any, it is everything.

Rebellion against a king may be pardoned, or lightly punished, but the man who dares to rebel against the laws of a republic ought to suffer death.

My first gig, I was about 17 or 18. But I'd been singing a long time. I got a guitar when I was 8, and started trying to write songs as a teenager.