Mao Zedong Quotes
When we look at a thing, we must examine its essence and treat its appearance merely as an usher at the threshold, and once we cross the threshold, we must grasp the essence of the thing; this is the only reliable and scientific method of analysis.
Quotes to Explore
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He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.
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Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.
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Ireland was, of old, called the Isle of Saints because of the great number of holy ones of both sexes who flourished there in former ages or who, coming thence, propagated the faith amongst other nations.
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I sort of always had an inkling towards some kind of an art form. I grew up in a very small town, and I just figure-skated. My dad played hockey and I was surrounded by sports, but it wasn't quite doing it for me. I wasn't totally fulfilled, and I did a lot of skating.
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As humans, we're going to make mistakes. It's what makes us human, and most of the time, the most effective way of learning is from a mistake.
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Ending educational inequality is going to require systemic change and a long-term, sustained effort. There are no shortcuts and no silver bullets.
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I am not afraid to go to jail.
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Why is computer science a good field for women? For one thing, that's where the jobs are, and for another, the pay is better than for many jobs, and finally, it's easier to combine career and family.
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'Girls' feels very active and stirring a conversation and controversial, and you can't really ask for more as an actor.
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A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should have killed him because he was a lawyer.
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Like any other composer of opera, I choose a subject not for polemical reasons, but because it contains vivid characters in highly charged dramatic situations.
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A lot of the music I listen to is indie rock. It's not on the radio.
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I've quite often written tweets that I think are across that line, but I just delete them.
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I think at first I didn't tell anyone I was writing something because I found so tedious the people who did.
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My dad loves to eat, and he loves everything I make!
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At the bottom of Puritanism one finds envy of the fellow who is having a better time in the world, and hence hatred of him. At the bottom of democracy one finds the same thing. This is why all Puritans are democrats and all democrats are Puritans.
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It is always the under side of the branches of any plant that show themselves to the wind which strikes it, and one leans against the other.
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We have failed to bring justice. We cannot build the future on injustice.
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My sister's an actor as well.
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When I was 4 or 5 and I could put complete thoughts together and really feel them, I remember watching the Grammy's or something like that and getting real emotional because I wanted to be up there.
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Credit ratings and risk weightings must undergo a thorough process of review and revision. No security or instrument on the planet should have a zero risk weighting.
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History teaches us that the capacity for things to get worse is limitless.
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Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.
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When we look at a thing, we must examine its essence and treat its appearance merely as an usher at the threshold, and once we cross the threshold, we must grasp the essence of the thing; this is the only reliable and scientific method of analysis.
