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“In Taiwan there's a saying: Raising a child is more important than giving birth. Raising a child is greater.”

Giving Children Important Greater Birth Raising Children Giving Birth Taiwan

Author:Chien-Ming Wang

“I simply said that I would do everything to help Taiwan to defend itself.”

Said Helping Taiwan Simply Said

Author:George W. Bush

“We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.”

Excited Egypt Beef Lebanon Taiwan

Author:Mike Johanns

“When I grew up, I simply didn't have mentors that said, "Science is important. Science helps you build a country. Science makes a country powerful." And that's such a simple thought, but when you think about what's powered Taiwan and Korea and Silicon Valley and Cambridge.”

Thinking Said Important Country Helping Simple Powerful Grew Grew Up Valleys Mentor Korea Silicon Silicon Valley Cambridge Taiwan Simple Thoughts

Author:Juan Enriquez

“What's my weirdest adventure? Yikes, there've been so very many. Perhaps the pig+vegetable+Taiwanese-army-guys boat ride to the island off the coast of Taiwan qualifies as the weirdest. Or at least the most seasick.”

Guy Adventure Army Boat Islands Vegetables Pigs Coast Taiwan

Author:Kate DiCamillo

“It's interesting that in those countries like Taiwan or Korea, where nuns are given equal opportunities for study and practice, they also develop great social awareness.”

Country Opportunity Given Social Interesting Practice Study Awareness Equal Korea Nun Equal Opportunity Taiwan Social Awareness

Author:Tenzin Palmo

“I was in Taiwan recently and was completely amazed by the density of population. It makes New York look like no one is out on the streets.”

Looks Streets New York Population Amazed Density Taiwan

Author:Richard Meier

“If we look at everybody's darling, China, there is an analogue called Taiwan that is inhabited by the Chinese as well. But the standard of living and of innovation of the Taiwanese economy cannot be compared with the Chinese growth rate.”

Ifs Wells Looks Growth Economy Standards Innovation Rate China Chinese Darling Standards Of Living Taiwan Analogue

Author:Garry Kasparov

“Because I had visited Silicon Valley, I recognized the microprocessor was going to lead the second industrial revolution. We Chinese could not miss that opportunity again - we missed the first industrial revolution already. We put our effort into trying to bring this new technology from the United States to Taiwan. That was the begining of Acer.”

Trying Firsts States Opportunity United Effort Technology United States Missing Revolution Chinese Valleys New Technology Silicon Silicon Valley Industrial Revolution Taiwan Microprocessor

Author:Stan Shih

“I think from the business point of view, Taiwan and China tied together brings mutual benefit. And we don't see any reason for stopping that progress, unless they have a political reason.”

Thinking Reason Together Political Views Progress Benefits China Point Of View Mutual Tied Stopping Taiwan Mutual Benefit

Author:Stan Shih

“Taiwan's development in the past 20 years in high tech is almost 100 percent related to Silicon Valley.”

Years Past Development Percent Related Valleys Silicon Silicon Valley Taiwan

Author:Stan Shih

“Britain cannot compete with China or Taiwan on price; we compete on skills, on arts and culture.”

Art Culture Skills China Britain Taiwan Art And Culture

Author:Sadiq Khan

“Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China.”

World Nations Democracy China Beacons Taiwan Authoritarian Government

Author:Nick Lampson

“Moreover, as we live in an era of the ascendancy of democracy and human rights, we must see that Taiwan has been a vibrant democracy with a democratically elected president and legislature.”

Humans Has Beens President Democracy Rights Human Rights Eras Legislature Taiwan Ascendancy Democracy And Human Rights

Author:Nick Lampson

“Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.”

Fall Asks Nations United Cases Return Seeking China Republic Allies Speakers United Nations Diplomatic Taiwan

Author:Nick Lampson

“Such an arrangement would provide Taiwan and China with a forum for dialogue whereby they may forge closer ties based on mutual understanding and respect, leading to permanent peace in the Taiwan Strait.”

May Understanding China Dialogue Permanent Ties Mutual Arrangements Forums Taiwan Mutual Understanding

Author:Nick Lampson

“When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it was, of course, the peak of the Cold War. People in Taiwan were generally proAmerican. The Korean War made Japan. And then the Vietnam War made Taiwan. There is some truth to that.”

People World Made War America Courses Grew Cold Grew Up War Of The Worlds Japan Vietnam World War Ii Protected Cold War Extensions Asia Vietnam War Korean Taiwan Korean War Good War

Author:Ang Lee

“In Taiwan, I'd be like Michael Jordan walking down the street.”

Streets Walking Jordan Taiwan

Author:Ang Lee

“The L.A. weather is a lot like Taiwan's, where you don't observe four seasons, so the years can pass and you don't feel a thing.”

Feels Years Four Seasons Weather Taiwan Four Seasons

Author:Ang Lee

“The first time I went to Taiwan, there were cameras, paparazzi, TV stations outside my hotel twenty-four hours a day nonstop.”

Firsts Hours Four Tvs First Time Twenties Cameras Hotel Stations Paparazzi Taiwan

Author:Jeremy Lin

“I love my family, I love my relatives. One special request I have is for the media back in Taiwan to kind of give them their space because they can't even go to work without being bombarded and people following them.”

People Giving Kind Space Special Media My Family Following Request Taiwan Bombarded Love My Family I Love My Family Bombarded By

Author:Jeremy Lin

“I have spent time discussing the American political system and current events in Taiwan with the junior diplomats, and they have repeatedly expressed their country's desire to avoid confrontation with China.”

Country Political Desire Events Currents China Juniors Confrontation Political Systems Discussing Diplomats Taiwan Current Events American Political System

Author:Michael K. Simpson

“Ultimately, China may use force to push for unification with Taiwan, a scenario we all must work to prevent.”

May Use Force China Scenarios Taiwan Unification

Author:Michael K. Simpson

“But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to their aid.”

Ifs Aids Chinese Taiwan

Author:Fred Thompson

“I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan.”

People Thinking Numbers Independence Pushing Small Numbers Taiwan

Author:Fred Thompson

“I'm just so happy to see my friends and fans in Taiwan, 'cause that's where I'm from.”

Causes Fans My Friends Taiwan

Author:Yani Tseng

“You know golf is very lonely. When I'm in the States, I feel like if I just think about Taiwan, my friends, my fans, I won't feel like I'm alone.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Feels States Fans My Friends Lonely Golf Taiwan

Author:Yani Tseng

“Taiwan is a budding democracy, and the people have participated in multi-party democratic elections since 1996.”

People Party Democracy Election Democratic Taiwan Democratic Elections

Author:Todd Akin

“My affection for Taiwan... is witnessed by everyone. My wife is Taiwanese and I am a son-in-law of Taiwan. I am half Taiwanese.”

Law Half Wife Son Affection My Wife In-laws Taiwan Son-in-law

Author:Jackie Chan

“The most revolutionary aspect of technology is its mobility. Anybody can learn it. It jumps easily over barriers of race and language. ... The new technology of microchips and computer software is learned much faster than the old technology of coal and iron. It took three generations of misery for the older industrial countries to master the technology of coal and iron. The new industrial countries of East Asia, South Korea, and Singapore and Taiwan, mastered the new technology and made the jump from poverty to wealth in a single generation.”

“There are no boundaries in the real Planet Earth. No United States, no Soviet Union, no China, no Taiwan...Rivers flow unimpeded across the swaths of continents. The persistent tides - the pulse of the sea - do not discriminate; they push against all the varied shores on Earth.”

“Our policy for the last many years has been to deter the Chinese government in Beijing from ever coming into the position where they thought they had enough leverage over the U.S. to cross the Straits of Taiwan.”

Years Has Beens Enough Government Lasts Policy Position Crosses Chinese Had Enough Taiwan Beijing Chinese Government

Author:Bob Filner

“It can be argued - and rightly - that Taiwan is not just another regional issue: after all, the Chinese regard it as part of China. But Taiwan is also a regional issue for three reasons. First, the overthrow or even the neutering of democracy in Taiwan, which is what Beijing effectively demands, would be a major setback for democracy in the region as a whole. Second, if the Chinese were able to get their way by force in Taiwan, they would undoubtedly be tempted to do the same in other disputes. And third, there is no lack of such disputes to provoke a quarrel.”

Ifs Way Firsts Reason Whole Would Be Able Three Force Democracy Issues Demand Majors Thirds Regard China Chinese Regions Provoking Tempted Disputes Quarrels Setback Taiwan Beijing Neutering

Author:Margaret Thatcher

“And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC”

Littles Important Would Be Difficult Average Taiwan Small Places

Author:Fred Thompson

“These two points are lies. UN Resolution 2758 does not say a word about the relationship between Taiwan and China, let alone say that the PRC represents Taiwan”

Doe Two Lying China Deceit Resolution Taiwan

Author:Annette Lu

“With Taiwan, it took about 40 years to go from an authoritarian to a democratic society.”

Years Democratic Democratic Society Taiwan

Author:Ma Ying-jeou

“I just want people to respect the privacy of my relatives in Taiwan. ... They need to live their lives as well.”

People Want Needs Wells Privacy Taiwan

Author:Jeremy Lin

“Some non-communist parties and CPPCC members have, at CPPCC meetings or in their proposals, called for the enactment of a law against secession at the earliest date, to resolutely fight and curb 'Taiwan independence' activities in any forms.”

Form Law Fighting Party Activity Members Independence Meetings Communist Proposal Curb Communist Party Taiwan Secession

Author:Jia Qinglin

“We will never allow anybody to separate Taiwan from China.”

China Separation Taiwan

Author:Hu Jintao

“Statuettes of drunken sailors, velvet pictures of island maidens, plastic seashell lamps made in Taiwan. What contempt the people who think up souvenirs have for other people.”

People Thinking Made Travel Islands Contempt Plastic Lamps Sailor Velvet Maidens Taiwan Souvenirs

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“I also combined the R&B feel with the pop music of Taiwan... I wanted to bring the R&B flavor and other Westernized sounds to my music, because that's the type of music I grew up listening to.”

Feels Wanted Sound Listening Grew Type Grew Up Music Is Pops Flavor Pop Music Taiwan

Author:Coco Lee

“However, I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum in our history and that gives me more confidence in Taiwan's democracy.”

Giving Firsts Results Democracy Confidence Give Me Prejudice Very Happy Taiwan Referendums Positive Results

Author:Chen Shui-bian

“Taiwan is an independent, sovereign country.”

Country Prejudice Independent Sovereign Taiwan

Author:Chen Shui-bian

“We will make every effort to unify all ethnic groups, to strengthen belief in Taiwan and to persist in reform.”

Belief Effort Groups Prejudice Reform Persist Taiwan Ethnic Groups

Author:Chen Shui-bian

“We will strive to make Taiwan a better place and enable our people to live better lives.”

People Prejudice Strive Better Place Better Life Taiwan

Author:Chen Shui-bian

“If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts.”

Ifs Should Heart Country Hands Values Protect Prejudice Democratic Unity Humble Our Country Cherish Taiwan Democratic Values

Author:Chen Shui-bian

“I have great confidence in Taiwan's democracy.”

Democracy Confidence Prejudice Taiwan Great Confidence

Author:Chen Shui-bian

“We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006.”

Years Important Interest Threat Prepared Iran Transition Elsewhere Be Prepared Korea North Korea Taiwan

Author:Ike Skelton

“I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually take root and become part of our daily lives in Taiwan.”

Humans Values Rights Confidence Roots Universal Human Rights Daily Life Taiwan Great Confidence Basic Human Rights

Author:Chen Shui-bian

“Even if I were knocked down by one gunshot it wouldn't affect our democracy and I wasn't knocked down and I have great confidence in our democracy and in Taiwan and in the people of Taiwan.”

People Ifs Democracy Confidence Down And Knocked Down Taiwan Great Confidence Gunshots

Author:Chen Shui-bian

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