"The ancient philosophers, Chinese, Hindu, Persian, and Greek, were a class than which none has been poorer in outward riches, none so rich inward."
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"Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them"
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"People who travel in China tell me that the mood there is still very upbeat, because their media is different from our media. Chinese media emphasize how well things are going and suppress the bad news and publish the good news."
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". . . finally, I couldn't imagine how I could live without books, and I stopped dreaming about marrying that Chinese prince. . . ."
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"We (the Chinese) eat food for its texture, the elastic or crisp effect it has on our teeth, as well as for fragrance, flavor and color."
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"A solemn funeral is inconceivable to the Chinese mind."
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"We might be shifting away from a Eurocentric view of the United States into something that's much more multicultural, multinational, and Chinese food is just one slice of that."
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"I am obsessed with Chinese restaurants. Like many Americans, I first discovered them in my childhood."
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"My siblings and I are known as ABCs, American-born Chinese."
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"Chinese restaurants have long been a weekly or monthly ritual for many Americans."
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"When I was growing up I had three wishes. I wanted to be a Lindbergh-type hero, learn Chinese, and become a member of The Algonquin Round Table."
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"It seems that all revolutions end up with a personality cult - even the Chinese seem to need a father-figure."
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"Americans are much more American than they are Northerners, Southerners, Westerners, or Easterners ... California Chinese, Boston Irish, Wisconsin German, yes, Alabama Negroes, have more in common than they have apart ... The American identity is an exact and provable thing."
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"I prefer the Chinese method of eating.... You can do anything at the table except arm wrestle."
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"I've been to China and Russia, and I don't know anything about Chinese or Soviet relations."
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"The Chinese have an excellent proverb: "Be modest in speech, but excel in action."
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