Mao Zedong

"The atom bomb is a paper tiger used by the U.S. reactionaries to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it isn't."

"Women hold up half the sky."

"All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful."

"Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend."

"The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history."

"Guerrilla warfare will be the salvation of the Chinese people."

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

"The Long March is a manifesto. It has proclaimed to the world that the Red Army is an army of heroes."

"Serve the people with all your heart and soul."

"Our duty is to hold ourselves responsible to the people."

"A revolution is not a dinner party, nor an undertaking for literature or art."

"We should support whatever the enemy opposes and oppose whatever the enemy supports."

"Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it."

"Strive for self-improvement every day."

"To read too many books is bad for the eyes and bad for the mind."

"The people are like water and the army is like the fish that swims in it."

"Dare to struggle and dare to win."

"The masses are the real heroes, while we ourselves often tend to be somewhat childish."

"In war, moral factors account for half of the outcome; the other half is material factors."

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

"We must learn to do economic work from all who know how, no matter who they are."

"To be attacked by the enemy is not a bad thing but a good thing."

"We should be modest and prudent, guard against arrogance and rashness."

"Sweat and sacrifice bring forth the fruit of victory."

"The youth are our future. They must be educated and trained."

"Self-reliance and self-sufficiency are the paths to national strength."

"The imperialists and their running dogs will certainly be defeated; this is inevitable."

"Whoever sides with the reactionaries will fall with them; whoever sides with us will rise with us."

"A single spark can start a prairie fire."

"In the end, we will win because we will be the last to fight."