Quotes

"Be united, alert, earnest and lively." - Mao

"We are Marxists, and Marxism teaches that in our approach to a problem we should start from objective facts, not from abstract definitions, and that we should derive our guiding principles, policies and measures from an analysis of these facts." - Mao 1942 - used Ch. 46

"Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under the principle of equal pay for equal work. This should be done as quickly as possible." - Mao, 1955

"An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy." - Mao 1944 [used: Ch. 22]

"Don't wait until problems pile up and cause a lot of trouble before trying to solve them. Leaders must march ahead of the movement, not lag behind it." - Mao 1955

"What we need is an enthusiastic but calm state of mind and intense but orderly work." - Mao 1936 - [used: Ch. 21]

'We are like babies learning to walk' - Pol Pot