Jung Chang When I was in China, Mao was Chairman, and parents were terrified to tell their children anything that differed from the party line in case the children repeated it and endangered the whole family. – Jung Chang Chairman Quotes Children Quotes China Quotes Differed Quotes Endangered Quotes Family Quotes Mao Quotes Parents Quotes Party Quotes Repeated Quotes Terrified Quotes While I was writing Wild Swans I thought the famine was the result of economic mismanagement but during the research I realised that it was something more sinister. What has marked Chinese society is its level of cruelty, not just revolutions and wars. We ought to reject it totally, otherwise in another upheaval there will be further cruelty.
Steph Houghton As a full-time athlete, you put your body through a lot. A foam roller works like a self-massage to roll out the knots in your quads, your hamstrings, and your back so that you feel looser and more prepared. – Steph Houghton
Stuart Dallas The fans are massive in terms of what we do. They’re the 12th man at times, they drag us through games. – Stuart Dallas
Rabih Alameddine If I were to pray in Arabic, I’d pray to Allah. If I were to pray in English, I’d pray to God. – Rabih Alameddine
AngerScilla Elworthy Wherever there is injustice, there is anger, and anger is like gasoline – if you spray it around and somebody lights a matchstick, you have an inferno. But anger inside an engine is powerful: it can drive us forward and can get us through dreadful moments and give us power. I learnt this with my discussions with nuclear policy makers. – Scilla Elworthy
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