Mao Zedong

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"All people yearn for peace and prosperity."

"Determination and will can overcome any obstacle."

"Class struggle is the motor force of historical development."

"The people's war is the one invincible weapon."

"We must solve problems through practice and investigation."

"Comrades, advance bravely toward victory."

"The atom bomb is a paper tiger used by the US reactionaries to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it is not."

"Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting progress in the arts and the sciences."

"Wars can temper a nation and resolve. Peaceful years can weaken a people's spirit."

"Knowledge is acquired through one's own labor. One must pay a price to acquire true knowledge."

"We are advocates of the abolition of war, we do not want war; but war can only be abolished through war."

"People of the world, unite and defeat the US aggressors and all their running dogs!"

"All men are mortal; but death varies in its significance."

"Extensive knowledge and keen penetrating power are the two supreme qualities required in the study of imperial history."

"Our nation, like a mighty dragon, has awakened from centuries of sleep."

"Every communist must grasp the truth: Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

"In the storm and stress of the times, what is needed is a revolutionary ideology."

"The richest treasures are within the people themselves; they need only be mobilized."

"One should as a rule respect the opinions of the masses on the whole."

"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."

"The struggle of opposite forces in things is absolute, but the methods of struggle are relative."

"Dare to struggle, dare to win. These are the qualities needed in a revolutionary."

"To read is to engage with the eternal wisdom of mankind."

"The earth will be heaven when those who exploit the masses are no more."

"Every setback teaches us something valuable about the path forward."

"Ignorance and fear give rise to superstition; enlightenment dispels both."

"The destiny of a nation lies in the hands of its youth."

"We must learn to do detailed work among the masses and become their intimate friends."

"In times of difficulty, strengthen your resolve rather than abandon your principles."