Chinese Quotes
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I was so tired of the parts I had to play. There seems little for me in Hollywood, because, rather than real Chinese, producers prefer Hungarians, Mexicans, American Indians for Chinese roles.
Anna May Wong -
I sort of wanted to reveal this other side of Asia: Southeast Asia, where the Chinese have been wealthy for generations and have different ways of relating to money. I wanted to sort of reveal this world to readers.
Kevin Kwan
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As hundreds of millions of Chinese have improved their standard of living, this has put enormous pressure on natural resources, raw materials, and food basics, among others.
Daniel Lubetzky -
If you've been to China, you know there are over 100 cities in China, and the pollution levels are just horrific - 60,000 people a year die in Chinese factories and facilities because they don't have any safety regulations. It's a carnage; it's Dickensian.
Peter Navarro -
Doesn't every kid want to dig a hold to China? Didn't you? What about Chinese children?
Louis Sachar -
It seems that all revolutions end up with a personality cult - even the Chinese seem to need a father-figure.
John Lennon The Beatles -
The Chinese government since 1979 has been very successful in economic development, and successful enough, simply by surviving, in the realm of political development.
William C. Kirby -
The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world.
Jinato Hu
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Having spent many years working in New York's Chinatown restaurants early in my career, I have the utmost respect for the history and connection New Yorkers have with Chinese cuisine.
Andrew Cherng -
The rumor is Chu Hing really wanted the 'Green Turtle' to be Chinese American, but the publisher didn't think that would sell. If you read those books, the hero almost always has his back facing the camera so you can't see his face. When he turns around, his face is obscured.
Gene Luen Yang -
It is shameful that there are so few women in science. In China there are many, many women in physics. There is a misconception in America that women scientists are all dowdy spinsters. This is the fault of men. In Chinese society, a woman is valued for what she is, and men encourage her to accomplishments yet she remains eternally feminine.
Chien-Shiung Wu -
California, where the anti-Chinese racism was greatest, became a very crucial swing state during presidential elections, and therefore both parties had to court California.
Iris Chang -
There is no way for me to replicate for you what a sentence reads like for a Chinese reader.
Ken Liu -
The tongue, the Chinese say,is like a sharp knife:it killswithout drawing blood.
Anne Sexton
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One of the unique features of China is that, notwithstanding the fact that it has a population of 1.3 billion, around 92% regard themselves as Han Chinese. This is quite different from the world's other most populous countries, such as India, the U.S. and Indonesia, which are ethnically diverse.
Martin Jacques -
Chinese are already more on board than we are. China is the only country that actually discussed in formal government documents how important it is to control the size of your populations if you’re going to limit emissions.
Paul R. Ehrlich -
The Chinese are planning a manned mission to the moon sometime after 2020, and subsequently, to Mars. The U.S. has abandoned that dream.
David Ignatius -
This by no means the last word on the Chinese in America. This is my personal interpretation of the 150-year epic history of Chinese in this country.
Iris Chang -
China and India are close neighbours linked by mountains and rivers and the Chinese and Indian peoples have enjoyed friendly exchanges for thousands of years.
Li Peng -
He must be out of his tiny Chinese mind.
Denis Healey
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My grandmother, my mother and my aunts and their friends were all of southern Chinese ancestry, and they were all strong figures. Though if you asked them who was the head of their families, they would have said their husbands; and yet it was the women who ran everything.
Laurence Yep -
The Chinese soldier was tough, brave, and experienced. After all he had been fighting on his own without help for years. He was a veteran among the Allies.
William Slim -
In art the Chinese aim at being exquisite, and in life at being reasonable.
Bertrand Russell -
I love all sorts of food, chocolate especially. I eat well, but I like the odd Chinese, like anyone!
Katie Taylor