"Art is like a kite. You have to pull the string hard in order to stretch it to its limit, but you don't want to pull it so hard that you break the thread, because the thread connects you to the land and its peoples."

-- Wu Guanzhong

#Art Quotes #Order Quotes #Land Quotes

“What is new in our time is the increased power of the authorities to enforce their prejudices.”
“You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.”
“This is a perilous time, and more than ever, the world needs a united and strong America. If, God forbid, we live to see Mr. Obama president, we will live through a socialist era that America has not seen before, and our country will be weakened in every way.”

Source : "Voight: My Concerns for America". www.washingtontimes.com. July 28, 2008.
“To think of myself as a role model is extremely flattering, but I could never accept that, because Im just learning like everybody else.”
“If you think a certain thought long enough and hard enough, it becomes a fixed belief and you will find yourself behaving on the outside in a manner consistent with it.”
“You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.”
“As NVC replaces our old patterns of defending, withdrawing or attacking in the face of judgment and criticism. We come to perceive ourselves and others, as well as our intentions and relationships, in a new light. Resistance, defensiveness, and violent reactions are minimized.”
“A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can live without hope, without friends, without books, even without music, as long as he can listen to his own thoughts.”

You may also like:

Chen-Ning Yang
Physicist
Tsung-Dao Lee
Physicist
Wang Wei
Poet
Zhang Xiaogang
Painter