"I should like to say that I am as proud of my Chinese heritage and background as I am devoted to modern science, a part of human civilization of Western origin, to which I have dedicated and I shall continue to dedicate my work."

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Source : Chen Ning Yang (2005). “Selected Papers, 1945-1980, with Commentary”, p.247, World Scientific

Chen-Ning Yang

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“The way I would measure leadership is this: of the people that are working with me, how many wake up in the morning thinking that the company is theirs?”

Source : "David Kelley on Designing Curious Employees". Interview with Kermit Pattison, www.fastcompany.com. April 11, 2011.
“Just at the turn of the tide, nature held its breath - no bird sang, everything seemed to be waiting and waiting. And then, sure enough, as if someone had flicked a switch, everything started in motion again.”
“Americans are so often thrown by Japan. It looks familiar but, an inch below the surface, it isn't anything like the West at all.”

Source : Cathy N. Davidson (2006). “36 Views of Mount Fuji: On Finding Myself in Japan”, p.13, Duke University Press
“Stardom isn't a profession, it's an accident.”
“The police are not entrusted with a mission which differentiates them from those they serve. Being unconcerned with ultimate purposes, they are inseparable from the persons and interests of their masters, and shine with their reflected glory.”
“A lot of the stuff you do as an actor - or I do, because I can't speak for everyone - is not always consciously thought out. A lot of the time, for me, it's actually just feeling stuff, and it happens all in the moment and your body reacts.”
“I've not as yet found one hobby that would absorb me completely when I'm not working, but I have just bought a new apartment and didn't quite bargain for the amount of effort and time and money that that absorbs.”
“Korean feminism has been swept away by popular culture. It became a sort of old-fashioned trend or a joke.”

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