"The Chinese foreign ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home?"

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Source : "Chen Guangcheng says he fears reprisals against his family" by Tania Branigan, www.theguardian.com. May 24, 2012.

Chen Guangcheng

#Home Quotes #Leaving Quotes #Chinese Quotes

“I was lucky - the first eight productions I auditioned for, I got cast.”
“You have to be ready for luck.”
“I think it's almost necessary for most people to have the freedom to pull back, and then re-enter at an adult level, where they are neither playing the victim nor creating victims, but just participating in calm, adult behavior. Because an awful lot of churches just aren't there at adult Christianity, this seems to be the norm anymore.”
“In the 1950s, I proposed the survivor method of determining the efficient sizes of enterprises, and worked on delivered price systems, vertical integration, and similar topics.”
“Let my armies be the rocks, and the trees, and the birds in the sky.”
“The winter prepares the earth for the spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for glory.”
“Try and maybe write a couple of articles for your local paper. Perhaps you need to go to college to learn some things that might help you on the way. If you've got enthusiasm, determination and you love your sport - why shouldn't you be doing my job?”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“It is the month of June, The month of leaves and roses, When pleasant sights salute the eyes And pleasant scents the noses.”

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