Mao Zedong Quotes
There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
I voted for you during your last election.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it isn't.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
To read too many books is harmful.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
Political work is the life-blood of all economic work.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
We shall heal our wounds, collect our dead and continue fighting.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting the progress of the arts and the sciences and a flourishing culture in our land.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
The guerrilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
People like me sound like a lot of big cannons.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
The differences between friends cannot but reinforce their friendship.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China
An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
Mao Zedong
Former President of the People's Republic of China