#thin

I think it's safe to say that it's rather premature for anyone to make any initial assessment or analysis of Kim Jong-un, or have an accurate impression on Kim Jong-un. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#analysis #any #anyone #assessment #i

I think within Japan there is talk about how there is the need to reassess the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#alliance #future #how #i #i think

One of the most important reasons for North Korea continuing its nuclear ambitions is to consolidate the power to stay within the Kim Jong Il family. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#continuing #family #important #kim #korea

Yes, I don't believe that the inter-Korean relationship has, quote, 'deteriorated' since I assumed office. Rather I believe that the relationship between the two Koreas is entering into a new phase - a time of transition. And so I think that the North Koreans are trying to see what they can build with this, with my new administration. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#assumed #believe #between #build #deteriorated

Discussion in class, which means letting twenty young blockheads and two cocky neurotics discuss something that neither their teacher nor they know. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#cocky #discuss #discussion #know #letting

Women tend to break the network of friends they make, but it is a habit that men have learned. It is an approach to life that involves planning almost without thinking about it. And men sustain this. I came from a northern grammar school. I had a good education, but I didn't have a good network. ↗

— Pauline Neville-Jones

#almost #approach #break #came #education

I really do not think about 'Oh, right now I have to defend those points and this title.' I just really want to enjoy playing on the court, in front of the fans. ↗

— Li Na

#court #defend #enjoy #fans #front

Africans need to be kicked, that's the only thing they understand. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

#need #only #the only thing #thing #understand

I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: 'She's not like normal people.' ↗

— Li Na

#chinese #first #grand #grand slam #i

I think players changing coaches is normal. ↗

— Li Na

#coaches #i #i think #normal #players