Chien-Ming Wang famous quotes

In Taiwan there's a saying: Raising a child is more important than giving birth. Raising a child is greater.
-- Chien-Ming Wang

#Children #Giving #Important

I was so happy when I found out I had been drafted by the Yankees. Growing up in Taiwan, I had heard so much about the Yankees but had never even seen them on TV.
-- Chien-Ming Wang

#Growing Up #Yankees #Taiwan

Communicating is a bit of a problem. Playing in New York is great but there are times when I feel a long way from home.
-- Chien-Ming Wang

#New York #Home #Long

The Yankees are one of the best teams. I want to stay with them forever.
-- Chien-Ming Wang

#Team #Yankees #Forever

I felt I had to work even harder in order to help two sets of parents. Most of my money I send home to let my parents manage. The rest I use for living expenses in America.
-- Chien-Ming Wang

#Home #Two #America

There is no wonder more supernatural and divine in the life of a believer than the mystery and ministry of prayer...the hand of the child touching the arm of the Father and moving the wheel of the universe.

I think that the young people today feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to their brothers and sisters because of the sacrifices that most families make to send their children to college.

To the Parisians, and especially to the children, all Americans are now 'heros du cinema.' This is particularly disconcerting to sensitive war correspondents, if any, aware, as they are, that these innocent thanks belong to those American combat troops who won the beachhead and then made the breakthrough. There are few such men in Paris.

Behave in life as at a dinner party. Is anything brought around to you? Put out your hand and take your share with moderation. Does it pass by you? Do not stop it. Is it not yet come? Do not stretch your desire towards it, but wait till it reaches you. Do this with regard to children, to a spouse, to public post, to riches, and you will eventually be a worthy guest at the feast of life.

Give me a land of boughs in leaf A land of trees that stand; Where trees are fallen there is grief; I love no leafless land.

Conformity may give you a quiet life; it may even bring you to a University Chair. But all change in history, all advance, comes from the nonconformists. If there had been no trouble-makers, no Dissenters, we should still be living in caves.

I think bad politics are incredibly dangerous, so it's important to make sure that people are communicating well. Culture and morale are super important. It's best to not force it, but let it happen organically and genuinely.

Life is more important than 'what film I do next.

I think it's really important to live in the moment.

Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.