Manolo Blahnik Quotes

I've been interested in China ever since I was a kid. When I was a kid, I grew up in San Francisco about a mile from China Beach.

I have a deep love for the Chinese people.

I love the Chinese people.

I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture.

China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people.

I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience.

I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.

I have two sons in America, and all they care about in Chinese culture is Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

Once I became interested in China, I flew to Beijing in 1996 to spend half a year studying Mandarin. The city stunned me.

My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs.

China's a lucky place for me!

America loses so much of what defines it if you subtract the Chinese influence. I know this because I spent 12 years living in one of America's most popular tourist destinations: San Francisco. And it would not be one of America's top tourist destinations without Chinatown.

Only with maturity did I come to appreciate my own Chinese roots: not just the food and the ancient history, but also the philosophy of child-rearing and the respect for education and knowledge.

China is, indeed, in so many ways, not like the West. It is not even primarily a nation state but a civilisation state. Whereas the West has primarily been shaped by its experience of nation, China has been moulded by its sense of civilisation.

I've always been fascinated by the Chinese. This goes a long way back to my childhood. The Chinese invented money, movable type, clocks, and built the largest ships in the history of the world.

China is a sea that salts all the waters that flow into it.

When we were first creating the look of 'Kung Fu Panda,' we wanted to pay tribute to the beautiful tradition and culture of China.

You have to be willing to totally immerse yourself in China in order to have in-depth exposure to China.

People ask me about China all the time. You gotta come to China to see for yourself.

I know China pretty well. I have worked there in 1993 and 1997.

I went to China for a brief working visit, and I thought that Shanghai was interesting, but Beijing totally grabbed me.

My major in college was Chinese Studies. It was very intentional.

The great quality of the 'Three Kingdoms' is that it seems to encapsulate and portray every facet of the Chinese personality.

Historically, there had been many periods of Chinese Renaissance.

I am an American, steeped in American values. But I know on an emotional level what it means to be of the Chinese culture.