Failure Quote by Mulan

A single grain of rice can tip the scale. One man may be the difference between victory and defeat.

— The Emperor

The rice grain suffers under the blow of the pestle. But admire its whiteness once the order is over. So it is with men…

— Ho Chi Minh

“A turbulent history has taught Chinese leaders that not every problem has a solution and that too great an emphasis on total mastery over…

— Henry Kissinger

“Look, doctor, China, the country without religion. The Chinese have no religious ideas, only a kind of philosophy. In the Middle Kingdom no grain…

— Leo Perutz

I now understand how varied the world of cultivated rice is; that rice can play the lead or be a sidekick; that brown rice…

— Yotam Ottolenghi

“Lao Tse, village philosopher, believed that the richer a nation is, the poorer it becomes. He believed that knowing war teaches peace, because suffering…

— Eduardo Galeano

For victory is victory, however small, nor is its worth only from what follows from it.

— Anonymous

If you give me rice, Ill eat today; if you teach me how to grow rice, youll never see me again.

— Vikrant Parsai

To win countrywide victory is only the first step in a long march of ten thousand li.... The Chinese revolution is great, but the…

— Mao Zedong

“In the third century BC, General Xiang Yu sent his army across the Yangtze River to take on the Qin dynasty. While his troops…

— Rolf Dobelli

Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?

— Rosa Parks

“Make the root of rice plants into a powder and eat it! It’s rich in protein!”

— Masaji Ishikawa