"The literal meaning of the Chinese characters for revolution is elimination of life"

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Source : Ma Jian (2008). “Beijing Coma: A Novel”, p.66, Macmillan

Ma Jian

#Character Quotes #Chinese Quotes #Revolution Quotes

“Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience.”
“A single model enables me to focus on one thing at a time, separating design and form and color into three successive stages.”
“Human intelligence is a limited resource. It cannot solve problems caused by ignoring fundamentals of existence.”

Source : Leon Krier (2009). “The Architecture of Community”, p.136, Island Press
“Country has to stop giving electricity for free. It is like giving people cocaine.”
“Build this day on a foundation of pleasant thoughts. Never fret at any imperfections that you fear may impede your progress. Remind yourself, as often as necessary, that you are a creature of God and have the power to achieve any dream by lifting up your thoughts. You can fly when you decide that you can. Never consider yourself defeated again. Let the vision in your heart be in your life's blueprint. Smile!”
“There are so many fantastic roles, but the ones that have always drawn me to them are the loners who, for whatever reason, never quite fit in and knew it and had to find their own way. I've always been drawn to that, for some reason. I've always been drawn to that sad, isolated place, but what it produces in behavior is something else, entirely. For whatever reason, I'm drawn to these people. Essentially, I think what draws me is that they are survivors against rather considerable odds.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I want to see the original long-form certificate of Donald Trump's Republican registration.”
“Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance.”

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