"Let me start with Yahoo. As we meet today, a Chinese citizen who had the courage to speak his mind on the Internet is in prison because Yahoo chose to share his name and address with the Chinese Government."

-- Tom Lantos

#Names Quotes #Government Quotes #Chinese Quotes

“Who do you think has more freedom: the married man in America or the single man in Communist China?”

Source : "Curb Your Enthusiasm". TV Series, (2000-).
“What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.”
“I couldn't have left my career as an actor on a better note than to have done a cameo in the Lost In Space movie. Doing this part is the highlight of my career. What a way to leave the profession!”
“In small letters, someone has written NEVER FORGET on one of the slats. I know it's supposed to be a pledge, but it feels like a curse. Don't we have to forget some of it? Don't we have to forget this feeling? If we don't, how will we live?”
“Good and bad, happy and sad, all thoughts vanish into emptiness like the imprint of a bird in the sky.”
“I like country music. I'm not going to lie. I'm from the South, and I grew up on it. My dad was a country singer-songwriter, so it's in my blood, and I love it.”

Source : Interview with Marah Eakin, music.avclub.com. April 25, 2011.
“Only as a grand gesture of defeat will men creep into the arms of the state and seek refuge in its power rather than their own courage.”

Source : Henry Merritt Wriston (1943). “Challenge to freedom”
“Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.”

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