Cultural Revolutionaries Quotes

I was born and grew up in China during the 1960s.

The great creators-the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors-stood alone against the men of their time.

Cultural transformation announces itself in sputtering fits and starts, sparked here and there by minor incidents, warmed by new ideas that may smolder for decades. In many different places, at different times, the kindling is laid for the real conflagration-the one that will consume the old landmarks and alter the landscape forever.

When Richard Nixon came to Beijing in the winter of 1972, China was still in the throes of the Cultural Revolution, so it had a limited array of entertainment to provide.

I thought the 60s in London was normal, so when it stopped it was a shock.

Listen, you know this: If there's not a rebellious youth culture, there's no culture at all. It's absolutely essential. It is the future. This is what we're supposed to do as a species, is advance ideas.

I can understand the Cultural Revolution of Mao Tse-tung.

Where are the John Lennons, the Bob Marleys, the Bob Dylans? Where have they gone?