The People's Liberation Army should play the role of shock troops, overcoming fatigue and sharpening vigilance to make new contributions.

You are very familiar with Western ways, but you are too young. You go everywhere to follow the big news, but the questions you ask are too simple -- sometimes naive.

Talk politics, talk about study and talk positively.

It takes two hands to clap.

The Chinese government thinks China and the U.S. should develop a constructive relationship of cooperation.

History shows that anything conducive to our national stability is good.

Naturally, in this period, there are also some ups and downs, and this is nothing strange.

China will continue to support the efforts of the Palestinian people to regain their legitimate rights, including the establishment of an independent state.

It is not wise for Chinese to do things to artificially disrupt relations with the U.S.

No department or locality may, or will be allowed to, interfere in the affairs which should be administered by [the SAR] on its own.

Streamlining the army with Chinese characteristics is the right choice for China in military modernization.

Why, that dog is practically a Phi Beta Kappa. She can sit up and beg, and she can give her paw -- I don't say she will but she can.

Being thankful for and celebrating what is attracts more of what can and will be.

Some people feel, you make your case, if they listen to you, fine, if they don't, that's it. That's not what leadership is. Leadership is trying to continue to make a case.

Just as white light consists of colored rays, so reverence for life contains all the components of ethics: love, kindliness, sympathy, empathy, peacefulness and power to forgive.

You could live without the opera singer, but not without the services of the baker. On this ground you might say that the baker performs a greater service; but no lover of music would agree.

I think everybody should be "pro-love."

To be moral involves taking a position towards that matrix, thinking critically about what is taken for granted.

When I came to town and saw the price of diesel went above regular gas, that burnt me up.

The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.

No producer should revive a play unless they have a very good reason for it. I think there's quite enough about a good play to make it available to new audiences.