Classes struggle, some classes triumph, others are eliminated. Such is history; such is the history of civilization for thousands of years.

Now, there are two different attitudes towards learning from others. One is the dogmatic attitude of transplanting everything, whether or not it is suited to our conditions. This is no good. The other attitude is to use our heads and learn those things that suit our conditions, that is, to absorb whatever experience is useful to us. That is the attitude we should adopt.

Long distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.

When there is not enough to eat, people starve to death. It is better to let half of the people die so that the other half can eat their fill.

"Don't you want to abolish state power?" Yes, we do, but not right now. We cannot do it yet. Why? Because imperialism still exists, because domestic reaction still exists, because classes still exist in our country. Our present task is to strengthen the people's state apparatus - mainly the people's army, the people's police and the people's courts - in order to consolidate national defense and protect the people's interests.

Some play the piano well and some badly and there is a great difference in the melodies they produce.

Morality begins at the point of a gun.