Zhang Zhidong Quotes
People who have got to know Western educational methods always claim that the reading of the Classics was a useless waste of time and should be abolished. Such chatter is to be heard from hundreds of people and cannot be stopped. But it is a serious mistake.
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
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There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is.
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When you actually fall in love, no one sees that other person the way that you do.
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I think the best thing I can hope to achieve is to educate, or make aware, as many people as possible on how the little things they do every day really do affect our environment, and how easy it is to fix some of those things.
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Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo.
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Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself.
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Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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People always accused me of not smiling like my rival Olga Korbut, but that was just my personality. When you're balancing on a nine-inch beam, you have to concentrate. But if you look back at the footage, I was always smiling and waving at the crowd after my performances.
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When this space walk will be completed, then the arm will be fully operational and ready for the next activity that will be pretty much the testing, the first flight testing of the space station arm.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people.
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
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In my life, there have always been people who guided my path, towards the school, towards this company. I didn't know about any of it. I didn't have a plan. It's good fortune and generosity from other people that have given me all I have today.
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You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
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I have this idiot name tag which says 'controversial.'
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You have these megabrands who make most of their money off hip-hop culture. Where were they in the time of need?
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I really think people should live to be 100 years old pretty much disease-free. I think that's our genetic potential.
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I don't really read any comics, but when I got casted on the show, I starting reading 'The Walking Dead' comics. I felt like I needed a better idea of the character.
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People who have got to know Western educational methods always claim that the reading of the Classics was a useless waste of time and should be abolished. Such chatter is to be heard from hundreds of people and cannot be stopped. But it is a serious mistake.
