Jung Chang I would love mainland Chinese to read my book. There is a Chinese translation which I worked on myself, published in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Many copies have gone into China but it is still banned. – Jung Chang Banned Quotes Book Quotes China Quotes Chinese Quotes Copies Quotes Hong Quotes Kong Quotes Love Quotes Mainland Quotes Published Quotes Read Quotes Taiwan Quotes Translation Quotes If children were brought up to become non-conformists it would only ruin their lives. So parents all over China who loved their children told them to do as Chairman Mao said. It was not possible to tell them anything else. I think because of their terrible past, particularly this century, the Chinese have come to accept cruelty more than many other people, which is something I feel very unhappy about.
Franz Boas In France, that let down the barriers more than a hundred years ago, the feeling of antipathy is still strong enough to sustain an anti-Jewish political party. – Franz Boas
Pythagoras Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself. – Pythagoras
Spike Jonze The thing I remember most about having a tantrum is not the rage during the tantrum, but the being freaked out afterwards, and embarrassed, and guilty. It’s scary to lose control of yourself. – Spike Jonze
Petina Gappah Zimbabwe is an unusual case study in African colonialism in that it was invaded by a private company under Royal Charter. – Petina Gappah
Beppe Grillo I started using my blog to get information about cities I was about to visit, asking followers what the main problems there were. Many mentioned misconduct of politicians and other things I wanted to talk about during my shows. Then, before a show in one city, local politicians called saying they would sue if I said something unpleasant. – Beppe Grillo
Owain Yeoman My mom was a history teacher, so I couldn’t really avoid history when I was growing up. But we’re very light on American history. We don’t really have great opportunities to study both the Civil War and the Revolution. – Owain Yeoman
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