#chinese

I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast between the beauty of the past and the ugliness of the modern is nowhere sharper than in China. ↗

— Jung Chang

#been #between #china #chinese #constant

A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price; it is generally grafted on a variety of the stone pine. ↗

— Robert Fortune

#dwarfed #generally #grafted #high #high price

Millions also perished in the Chinese camps, and there have been terrible genocides in Cambodia and Vietnam. ↗

— Jean-Marie Le Pen

#been #cambodia #camps #chinese #millions

It made me think about a whole area of human activity that was not really a concern to me before that, because I was involved in reading Chinese history, or languages, or whatever. ↗

— Ron Silver

#activity #area #because #before #chinese

I wanted to analyse and understand how the Chinese people could have their lives so crushed by fear. ↗

— Ma Jian

#chinese #chinese people #could #crushed #fear

The Chinese people have been forced to forget the Tiananmen massacre. There has been no public debate about the event, no official apology. The media aren't allowed to mention it. Still today people are being persecuted and imprisoned for disseminating information about it. ↗

— Ma Jian

#allowed #apology #been #being #chinese

Apparently, one in five people in the world are Chinese. And there are five people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother, Colin. Or my younger brother, Ho-Chan-Chu. But I think it's Colin. ↗

— Tim Vine

#brother #chinese #colin #dad #either

At certain historic moments, grandparents took on childrearing responsibilities. In many cultures, they still do. Chinese grandparents who are able to retire at 55 are seen all over Beijing bouncing grandbabies. In the United States, we can't afford to retire at 55. ↗

— Erica Jong

#afford #beijing #bouncing #certain #chinese

California must be all American or all Chinese. We are resolved that it shall be American, and are prepared to make it so. May we not rely upon your sympathy and assistance? ↗

— Denis Kearney

#assistance #california #chinese #make #may

When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#characters #chinese #composed #crisis #danger