“Go to the people Live among them Learn from them Love them Serve them Plan with them Start with what they know Build on what they have.” PeopleKnowsPlansLive For TodayNiece Author:Y. C. James Yen
“Commitment cannot be taught; it can only be caught. I refer to the crusading spirit. Without the crusading spirit, you may have the starting power but not the staying power.” MaySpiritPowerfulTaughtCommitmentStartingCaughtStayingStarting OverStay StrongStaying Power Author:Y. C. James Yen
“I must dedicate my life to teaching my people, for only education would make their lot less bitter, their latent power more strong.” PeopleStrongEducationTeachingBitterBitternessLatentI Am Strong Author:Y. C. James Yen
“We work with the people not out of pity but out of respect for their potential for growth and development, both as individuals and as communities.” PeopleActionIndividualGrowthCommunityDevelopmentRespectPityStressed Out Author:Y. C. James Yen
“True independence is not a gift to be received. It can't be a hand-out to people. It must be an achievement by the people.” PeopleHandsAchievementIndependenceTrue Independence Author:Y. C. James Yen
“Go to the people and live among them in order to know them and learn from them.” PeopleKnowsTodayOrderRacistLive For Today Author:Y. C. James Yen
“Relief has its place. But what the people need is not relief, but release - release of their own potential for development.” PeopleNeedsMindDevelopmentReleaseReliefOwn BusinessMind Your Own Business Author:Y. C. James Yen
“The people are the foundation of the nation. Our only chance for a lasting peace on earth: the release of the strength of the common man.” PeopleMenEarthNationsChanceCommonFoundationReleaseLastingPeace On EarthCommon ManRehabilitationLasting Love Author:Y. C. James Yen
“A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The heart of a missionary The spirit of a crusader.” MindHeartBodySpiritAttitudeTeacherScientistWorkersAthleteMissionaryReconstruction Author:Y. C. James Yen
“When we talk about democracy, if the people's stomach is empty, democracy is also empty. Democracy can not be installed by fiat; it must be achieved by the people themselves.” PeopleIfsDemocracyEmptyStomachCan NotKindergarten Author:Y. C. James Yen
“Technical know-how of the experts must be transformed into practical do-how of the people.” PeopleKnowsKnow HowPracticalsExpertsIndividualismTransformed Author:Y. C. James Yen
“When we have a new heart, we become new people, and then we have a new society, then we have a new nation.” PeopleHeartNationsChristianity Author:Y. C. James Yen
