Russell Freedman I’ve been interested in China ever since I was a kid. When I was a kid, I grew up in San Francisco about a mile from China Beach. – Russell Freedman Beach Quotes China Quotes Francisco Quotes Grew Quotes Kid Quotes Mile Quotes San Quotes I sensed that Confucius is an interesting character. This is someone who lived over 2,500 years ago and is still speaking to us. That people are still reading and repeating what he said so long ago is something I find quite fascinating. There is credible evidence that a Chinese fleet went as far as the coast of Africa, in present-day Kenya. It was the largest maritime fleet in the world, under the command of Zheng He, a favorite of the emperor.
P J O'Rourke The U.S. tax code was written by A students. Every April 15, we have to pay somebody who got an A in accounting to keep ourselves from being sent to jail. – P J O’Rourke
Adnan Sami Recording a Hindi song takes me around 40 minutes whereas a Kannada song takes me about two hours. The music isn’t a problem, since the notes used are universal. The language is the problem. I try my best to get it right, as I’m sensitive about respecting every language, since all of them are sacred in my heart. – Adnan Sami
Heather Mills To have an opinion about somebody you’ve never met before is pretty superficial. – Heather Mills
Marianne Elliott It’s a tremendous asset if you have a visual eye because you can make huge visual statements in a very theatrical way and play to the strength of theatre. But the high end of directing is working with actors and making the acting the best it can be. – Marianne Elliott
Kevin Mitnick Businesses should absolutely set aside funding in their budgets for security consultants. Unless there is an expert on staff, and there usually is not, it needs to be outsourced. – Kevin Mitnick
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