Eric Liu quote: "Race in America has always centered on our mutual agreement not to see each other. White or non-white. Black or non-black. Mongoloid, Hindoo. We've always bought into to the crudest, humanity-denying forms of sorting."

Why should citizenship be a matter of birth? The premise held by those who want to end birthright ci...
ERIC LIU

When Bryan Price taught me how to throw a changeup, he made me see myself. All my life, I've bee...
ERIC LIU

The Boomers will eventually have to accept that it is not possible to stay forever young or to stop ...
ERIC LIU

Many smart folks seem to think that if you just get your metaphors and messages right, you'll wi...
ERIC LIU

In the end, arguing about affirmative action in selective colleges is like arguing about the size of...
ERIC LIU

The nativism behind the push to repeal or amend the Fourteenth is ugly and obvious.
ERIC LIU

From the right, you get demagogues shouting about brown-skinned anchor babies and clamoring to depor...
ERIC LIU

Jeremy Lin is the only Asian American in the NBA today and one of the few in any professional U.S. s...
ERIC LIU

There have been, in recent years, many Asian American pioneers in the public eye who've defied t...
ERIC LIU

Why does an iPhone cost only a couple hundred dollars? Because, as the stage performer Mike Daisey d...
ERIC LIU

The summer of 1991, I took $2,000 of my savings and a desktop program, and I asked my friends to wri...
ERIC LIU

If half-black Barack Obama had decided years ago to call himself white - which his genes certainly e...
ERIC LIU

Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it w...
ERIC LIU

If whiteness were of no particular advantage, then having a fuller color wheel of skin tones would b...
ERIC LIU

True fans of the Constitution, like true fans of the national pastime, acknowledge the critical role...
ERIC LIU

Here's a proposal, offered only partly in jest: no resident of the United States, whether born h...
ERIC LIU

In the end, a new Americanization movement can't just be about listing our privileges and immuni...
ERIC LIU

We all want merit to mean something, and we all may be tempted to reduce that meaning to something m...
ERIC LIU

It turns out umpires and judges are not robots or traffic cameras, inertly monitoring deviations fro...
ERIC LIU

Conservatives forget that citizenship is more than a thing to withhold from immigrants. Progressives...
ERIC LIU

You want to defend citizenship? Don't persecute or isolate those without papers. Just live like ...
ERIC LIU

Much of our national debate proceeds as if China and America were locked in a zero-sum game in which...
ERIC LIU

I want you to write a narrative, a narrative from the future of your city, and you can date it, set ...
ERIC LIU

I know many people on the left are suspicious of words like Americanization. To them, it can sound l...
ERIC LIU

What we should celebrate more than diversity is what we do with it. How do we bring everyone in the ...
ERIC LIU

In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law.
ERIC LIU

Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a national citizenship conference I org...
ERIC LIU

If the undocumented have to work hard to attain citizenship, those of us who already are citizens sh...
ERIC LIU

You cannot mistake Bush's clarity of purpose. He believes in a story about freedom and opportuni...
ERIC LIU

Identity in America is complicated but it's also simple: it's about whom you identify with a...
ERIC LIU

Republicans say they want citizenship to truly mean something. Let's be equal-opportunity about ...
ERIC LIU

To be sure, the United States has profound problems, not least our faltering educational and physica...
ERIC LIU

I believe in persevering. If you persevere, success lies ahead of you.
LIU YANG

Baby eagles can never soar under their family's wing.
LIU YANG

People would beat me up after school; they would throw names at me. Children are brutal... Being dif...
JOANNE LIU

As a female pilot, the sacred rose garden in my heart is the motherland's blue sky.
LIU YANG

Researching real history has taught me to be bolder and more imaginative in building fantasy worlds ...
KEN LIU

Who can say if the thoughts you have in your mind as you read these words are the same thoughts I ha...
KEN LIU

I’m a simple man without a lot of complicated twists and turns. Look down my throat and you can se...
LIU CIXIN

I try to believe like i believed when I was five... when your heart tells you everything you need to...
LUCY LIU

I try to motivate people and align our individual incentives with organizational incentives. And the...
JOHN LIU

You need a balance in life. You just cannot be all the time on an adrenalin peak. You need to rechar...
JOANNE LIU

I'm completely allergic to being politically correct.
JOANNE LIU

You respect all of these people that you know in the business as actors. And they sort of turn aroun...
LUCY LIU

What is fascinating to me is the way I view everything in terms of parallels and connections. When I...
KEN LIU

Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a na...
LIU XIAOBO

In my school days, everyone thought I'm too tall for a Chinese girl.
LIU WEN

Sometimes in your career, you are at the right place at the right moment. But you have to be aware t...
JOANNE LIU

Appreciation has become my destiny in life. Perhaps it's the instinct of a polar bear enjoying h...
LIU XIAOBO

The Internet is truly God's gift to the Chinese people.
LIU XIAOBO

I hope that I will be the last victim in China's long record of treating words as crimes.
LIU XIAOBO

In my view, Reform and Opening Up began with the abandonment of the 'using class struggle as gui...
LIU XIAOBO

Because my writing time has always been very limited, I try to be very choosy about which stories I ...
KEN LIU

There is a diversity of thought and philosophy, diversity of languages and dialects, diversity of po...
JOHN LIU

People inspire me. Every day, I meet amazing individuals in the field. When I see a mother who has w...
JOANNE LIU

Being Asian in this business is something you have to consider, because sometimes people aren't ...
LUCY LIU

The Singaporean speculative tradition is different. Singapore doesn't conceive itself as the cen...
KEN LIU

Performing tai chi in space - it is comfortable; we got more outer space chi.
LIU YANG

My hometown is a very boring city. There isn't a lot of industry - there are a lot of trees. It&...
LIU WEN

Labels like 'Chinese Science Fiction' or 'Western Science Fiction' summarize a vast ...
KEN LIU

My metaphor for translation has always been that translation is really a performance art. You take t...
KEN LIU

My dear, with your love I can calmly face my impending trial, having no regrets about the choices I&...
LIU XIAOBO

My searing desire to atone for having survived helps me resist the temptations to join the world of ...
LIU XIAOBO

The neck is kind of what's sexy in Japan, so you have to have the kimono a little bit back. It w...
LUCY LIU

Free expression is the base of human rights, the root of human nature and the mother of truth. To ki...
LIU XIAOBO

I chose to camouflage my body into the environment because this way, people will pay more attention ...
LIU BOLIN

In every revolution, there are winners and losers. Every dystopia is a utopia for somebody else. It ...
KEN LIU

Things are better now that the attention has subsided a bit, and I'm happier. Now I can concentr...
LIU XIANG

One suggestion with a spark of truth is worth a hundred repetitions of sound platitudes.
LIU BINYAN

The effects of the attacks against health facilities emanate far beyond those immediately killed and...
JOANNE LIU

For those of us in the opposition movement under dictatorships, part of our job is confronting polic...
LIU XIAOBO

Like steampunk, silkpunk is a blend of science fiction and fantasy. But while steampunk takes its in...
KEN LIU

What if all the myths were true...
LIU KANG

The broad market has a good long-term prospect as there is an abundant supply of funds and on China'...
LIU YU

Each one chooses his or her path to come in contact with the external world. I chose to merge with t...
LIU BOLIN

Simple comparisons like this are difficult, but all other things being equal, a technology company l...
DAVID LIU

I always think that reforms and turning China into a free country is a long and tortuous process. De...
LIU XIAOBO

I cannot reconcile monitoring certain people for no reason other than their religion with the freedo...
JOHN LIU

The free world led by the U.S. fought almost all regimes that trampled on human rights.
LIU XIAOBO

We hope relevant countries alert themselves to the dangerous actions of the 'Taiwan independence' fo...
LIU JIANCHAO

We expect that the peace talks make progress and lead to national reconciliation in the end.
LIU JIANCHAO

To maintain stability across the Taiwan Strait is in the interests of China and other countries, so ...
LIU JIANCHAO

Taiwan's independence forces declared some propositions, they are all dangerous signals.
LIU JIANCHAO

We have repeated our position on relations with the Vatican many times. There is no change in our po...
LIU JIANCHAO

We have taken note that Joseph Zen was appointed as a cardinal by the Vatican. We advocate that reli...
LIU JIANCHAO

They will exchange views on the nuclear issue. We will discuss how to resolve this issue ... properl...
LIU JIANCHAO

We advocate that religious figures should not interfere with politics.
LIU JIANCHAO

We urge the US Government to stop interfering in China's religious affairs under the guise of the re...
LIU JIANCHAO

China does not have any plan to build this type of special prisons.
LIU JIANCHAO

The funding here is superb.
EDISON LIU

The major wars that the U.S. became involved in are all ethically defensible.
LIU XIAOBO

In the course of my life, for more than half a century, June 1989 was the major turning point. Up to...
LIU XIAOBO

The way a story makes an argument is quite different from the way a persuasive essay does it. Emotio...
KEN LIU

I have been obsequious toward Western civilization, exaggerating its merits and, at the same time, e...
LIU XIAOBO

At The Knot, our mission is to continuously develop inventive services to inspire and educate our lo...
DAVID LIU

There is a tendency to substitute problem-solving economic measures with public relations fluff, suc...
HENRY LIU

Sticking to a few fleet types also helps airlines lower operating costs in terms of maintenance, rep...
LIU WEIMIN

Our political system continues to produce human rights disasters and social crises, thereby not only...
LIU XIAOBO

I have no enemies and no hatred. None of the police who monitored, arrested, and interrogated me, no...
LIU XIAOBO

Women who wear kimonos, when the fight, they have to keep their knees together, and when they use a ...
LUCY LIU

At Gloria Network, our clients and potential customers enjoy unmatched customer service. This includ...
ALEX LIU

Life numbed, unceasing, interminable, from zero begins to zero it ends.
XIAOBO LIU

My tendency to idealize Western civilization arises from my nationalistic desire to use the West in ...
LIU XIAOBO

In general, writers who talk to their colleagues and neighbors constantly about their own writing se...
KEN LIU

China believes both itself and Germany are influential countries in the world and their respective r...
LIU JIANCHAO

This (military base event) is to show that the R.O.C. military should be more developed.
HENRY LIU

This is to let the public see what national security is all about. Just to let the public know that ...
HENRY LIU

We are making a device that is a visual device. We can't afford not to learn about [the eye].
CT LIU

There's this long history of colonialism and the colonial gaze when applied to matters related t...
KEN LIU

Since we didn't use guns, we wanted to make sure we could earn the ability to win the audience o...
LUCY LIU

It is not possible to completely eliminate mediation between you as an observer and the history you ...
KEN LIU

He often ate in a delicate manner.
LIU BIN

Linking these two issues is unreasonable,
LIU JIANCHAO

There is far more happiness in a life that is your own than a life in which you are handed the lines...
KEN LIU

The track has been slippery with the drizzle, and that did make it a little bit hard for me to run o...
LIU XIANG

The upgrade was based on improving business and financial performance driven by strong Internet ad d...
ANDY LIU

What we have seen in the trends today is that folks under the age of 30 -- most of them are actually...
ANDY LIU

Television, as it is today and for the last 60 years, has been a very passive or non-social experien...
ANDY LIU

We attach great importance to recent developments,
LIU JIANCHAO

Major U.S. companies do this and it is regarded as normal. So why should China not be entitled to do...
LIU ZHENGRONG

Trying to predict the future is a loser's game.
KEN LIU

You can't look back; you have to keep looking forward.
LUCY LIU

What tends to happen when people talk about Chinese sci-fi in the West is that there's a lot of ...
KEN LIU

When they passed a maintenance site in the road bed, Einstein stopped next to a worker who was smash...
LIU CIXIN

I really think people understand that in New York City we have high taxes.
JOHN LIU

She was colorful and wonderful. When you do television, it goes into everyone's living room and they...
LUCY LIU

She was colorful and wonderful.
LUCY LIU

I love Lisa. We went to school together in Beijing, at the Beijing Normal School.
LUCY LIU

It's so much fun playing her [Ling], but I have this fear that people are going to run away from me ...
LUCY LIU

I try to believe like I believed when I was five... when your heart tells you everything you need to...
LUCY LIU

I can't agree with this kind of statement from the Japanese spokesman.
LIU JIANCHAO

Men, when they fight in movies, it's a very different style. Harrison Ford was so cool when he h...
LUCY LIU

Agents that interfere with protein production in bacteria are already useful antibiotics, but this i...
LIU JUN

A woman should be like water, able to flow over and around anything.
LIU CIXIN

The next major product will be the notebooks, notebook screens... maybe in the first half of next ye...
CT LIU

Some may be surprised, but I do expect more for Saturday's relay final. It's a team work, and I thin...
LIU XIANG

Holding the Olympics in Beijing will be a major event that will remain in Chinese history, ... It wi...
LIU XIANG

I had thought the year following the 2004 Olympics would not be so busy. But it turned out to be ver...
LIU XIANG

Of course, I want to win a second gold medal in my own country, ... In order to achieve that, I will...
LIU XIANG

I majored in hurdle, so I am happy to bring the silver home with my teammates. They did a really goo...
LIU XIANG

It was comfortable. I think I will be able to run under 13 seconds again sooner or later but I'm not...
LIU XIANG

My wife, Lisa, and I both grew up on wuxia - Chinese historical romances. They're kind of analog...
KEN LIU

By creating this free language-specific portal, we can better serve the millions of people in the Un...
DAVID LIU

Global Crossing's success in the execution of its strategy demonstrates the importance of a finely t...
LUCY LIU

I have been used to that. It happened frequently. It is normal to have the Olympic champion tested.
LIU XIANG

We ask our waiters to get the ingredients ready as fast as they can as we don't want our customers t...
JIANGUO LIU

China adopts a principle of non-interference in other countries' internal affairs.
LIU JIANCHAO

The Chinese government has conveyed a clear message to Japan. We hope China's sincerity, goodwill an...
LIU JIANCHAO

I was yearning for a start-up.
VICTOR LIU

This companion is probably too massive to have formed the way we believe that planets do, namely fro...
MICHAEL LIU

Too many of the women lack critical assignments that will give 'star' visibility in their companies,...
BETTY LIU

I wanted to make my stories, which are inspired by Asian stories, into something fresh, decontextual...
KEN LIU

The explosive development of technology was analogous to the grown of cancer cells, and the results ...
LIU CIXIN

I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honored to fly into space on behalf of hundre...
LIU YANG

Thank you for the confidence put in my by the motherland and the people, for giving me this chance t...
LIU YANG

In the era of globalization, an airport is no longer just a place for aircraft landing. It should al...
LIU ZHIQIANG

We want to attract the world's best logistics companies. We will also try to get foreign bank loans ...
LIU ZHIQIANG

We have launched the design of the bonded area and the first phase will be put into service in 2008.
LIU ZHIQIANG

Our stance is firm and clear.
LIU JIANCHAO

The market still faces pressure when it heads towards the 1,300 level. It may fluctuate in a narrow ...
LIU YU

I strongly believe (the issue) is overblown,
DAVID LIU

When you have a war going down in your neighborhood, you're not excited,
DAVID LIU

The situation is very fluid, ... We're not sure which way to vote right now.
DAVID LIU

My expectation is that we will be able to reduce this to a very simple series of logical events that...
DAVID LIU

Stupidity and Madness

The Tao is clear, yet this clarity requires you to sweep away all y...
LIU YIMING

China's position on non-proliferation is very clear. We are resolutely opposed to any form of prolif...
LIU JIANCHAO

China's position on nonproliferation is clear. We resolutely oppose any proliferation.
LIU JIANCHAO

They are novices. When there is a bull market, yes, they can make money. But once the music has stop...
DAVID LIU

I must tell you that my indignation at and contempt for you and your company are not a bit less than...
LIU XIAOBO

The new directive raises the requirement ten times, which would augment the production cost a great ...
LIU XU

Patriotism is a villain's last refuge.
XIAOBO LIU

The fundamental policy of China on the question of Dalai Lama is that we demand that the Dalai Lama ...
LIU JIANCHAO

The explosion of the 'destination wedding' and growing trend toward high-end honeymoons has created ...
DAVID LIU

It's not because we don't have enough capacity or we don't have enough international flights. It's b...
LIU ZHIQIANG

Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny. Maybe that's why I don't have a boyfriend.
LUCY LIU

I've never had a doubt about acting, about what I wanted to do, and I don't ever forget where I've c...
LUCY LIU

I always admired Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk - but I don't know if I'd be a very convincing...
LUCY LIU

I'll play Charlie's granddaughter. We're turning it all on its head.
LUCY LIU

This launch... extends our effort to efficiently leverage our Web products, content, communities and...
DAVID LIU

The cause of the current stalemate is the mistrust between North Korea and the United States and the...
LIU JIANCHAO

It requires consultation between all the (member) countries to reach unanimity.
LIU JIANCHAO

Error sometimes supplies the surprise that makes life interesting.
AIMEE LIU

As a science fiction writer who began as a fan, I do not use my fiction as a disguised way to critic...
LIU CIXIN

I certainly have been writing stories that are hard science fiction, that are very reminiscent of &#...
KEN LIU

Bells Ring, Drums Resound

When a bell is struck it rings, when a drum is beaten it resoun...
LIU YIMING

There is no force that can put an end to the human quest for freedom, and China will, in the end, be...
LIU XIAOBO

Of course, rivals do affect athletes mentally, but if you are competing with top-notch athletes, you...
LIU XIANG

Although initial samples taken last week showed some elevated levels of air contaminants, samples ta...
CHUNG LIU

The 'Grace of Kings' isn't a narrative about a return to some golden age, to a lost stat...
KEN LIU

AQMD will continue to monitor air quality at this site to ensure that there is no threat to public h...
CHUNG LIU

Murky Water, Dusty Mirror

Murky water is turbid; let it settle and it clears. A dusty mir...
LIU YIMING

The problems faced by writers of color are analogous to the problems face by women writers.
KEN LIU

We still get a revenue check from Roche.
EDISON LIU

Translation is an act of recreation.
KEN LIU

Working on the Samurai sword is very different because your body position has to be very still. It&#...
LUCY LIU

If you see the Sopranos, you're not going to be speaking in the Shakespearean English.
LUCY LIU

It is my hope that by reducing the tax burden on small business owners that we can help them grow th...
JOHN LIU

This is a breakthrough year because of the variety of deals.
DAVID LIU

We all need to adjust our thinking in terms of how we market and what we do with our brands to remai...
DAVID LIU

They're cowboys. When you buy and sell something 20 or 30 times a day you're not an investor any mor...
DAVID LIU

Race in America has always centered on our mutual agreement not to see each other. White or non-white. Black or non-black. Mongoloid, Hindoo. We've always bought into to the crudest, humanity-denying forms of sorting.

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Race in America has always centered on our mutual agreement not to see each other. White or non-white. Black or non-black. Mongoloid, Hindoo. We've always bought into to the crudest, humanity-denying forms of sorting.

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