Hu Shih Quotes
Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people.
Quotes to Explore
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My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.
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Power is the by-product of understanding.
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Sport's hard: the margin between winning and losing is tiny.
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Every guy should be the owner of a really nice pen. When you put your thoughts down, or whenever you're going to share something with someone, it means something if it bleeds out in a nice ink.
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We use the same possessive pronouns for everything, but do we own our lives or sisters or husbands in the same way we own our shoes? Do we own any of them at all?
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My children are magical creatures and I love them to death.
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Men are domineering in rural Haryana, and that shows in sport, too.
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It takes having your golf peak four different times throughout the year. You have to like all four golf courses. You've got to be the best of that week for the four weeks.
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I like excess. And giant M&M's.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
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To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.
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I always laugh a lot when I see the dramas that I end up doing. I see myself behaving very seriously and I'm like, 'What is this?'
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Do you know how many companies have wanted me to do an energy drink for them because I named my book 'Crush It!'? It might be fun one day, but right now I think it would undermine the personal brand I've built.
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I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.
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America has absorbed people from around the world, and there is an Indian in every part of the world. This characterizes both the societies. Indians and Americans have co-existed in their natural temperament.
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It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Irreverence not only shows disrespect to Deity but also makes it hard for the Spirit to teach us the things we need to know.
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People have criticised me because my security detail is larger than the president's. But you must ask yourself: are there more people who want to kill me than who want to kill the president? I can assure you there are.
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I certainly know I have been blessed with much more empathy than I ever knew I would feel for other people.
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I like to kill people in my dreams, so when I fall asleep be sure not to come too close.
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Do what you were born to do. You just have to trust yourself.
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Homer was wrong in saying, "Would that strife might pass away from among gods and men!" He did not see that he was praying for the destruction of the universe.
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Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people.
