Zhang Zhidong Quotes
We would here state that there are now three things necessary to be done in order to save China from revolution. The first is to maintain the reigning Dynasty; the second is to conserve the Holy Religion; and the third is to protect the Chinese race.
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Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know.
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Wanted: a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say 'No,' though all the world say 'Yes.'
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I'm sort of contrary and stubborn sometimes. When everybody says, 'You have to read this book! You have to read this book!' I'm like 'Oh, I'll get around to it.'
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I'm a sci-fi girl. If I can have anything in life, I'd want tons of great science-fiction movies and stories. It's so progressive, beautiful, and imaginative.
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One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.
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Television is more of a business. You can't take as many risks, because there's so many channels now, and the advertising's dropping.
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It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him.
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If vaudeville had died, television was the box they put it in.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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It is up to us to make the right choice and the right decisions.
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I'm not one to get involved with what anyone says about me.
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Probably the geekiest attribute that I have of them all is that I've always had a hard time meeting friends. Like no matter where I grew up and I moved around, I always had a hard time.
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I first met my husband when I was 15. He was very cool, in a band, all that kind of thing, but he took a long time to grow up. Our paths crossed again 10 years later, and after about two weeks I knew that was it. I'm glad I met him when I did, even though I was fairly young. Because I think sometimes you can crystallise into singledom.
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I try to cheat up. If I'm going to have something that's 'off the plan,' then I want it to be the best piece of bread or the most amazing ice cream.
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Thou shalt not give birth reluctantly.
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I want to keep talking about my people and my country in my own language.
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Free men are the strongest men.
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A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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We would here state that there are now three things necessary to be done in order to save China from revolution. The first is to maintain the reigning Dynasty; the second is to conserve the Holy Religion; and the third is to protect the Chinese race.
