Mao Quotes: top 100 famous quotes about Mao

Mao Quotes & Sayings

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When you point a finger at the moon to indicate the moon, instead of looking at the moon,the stupid ones look at your finger. — Mao Tse-tung

the imperialist prophets are pinning their hopes of "peaceful evolution" on the third or fourth generation of the Chinese Party. — Mao Zedong

French philosophers had been able to admire Mao and his works because they did not have to live in China at the time. — Alexander McCall Smith

Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly. — Mao Zedong

Political power grows out of the barrel of the gun ... — Mao Tse-tung

I voted for you during your last election. — Mao Zedong

The sky is no bigger than the mouth of the well. — Mao Zedong

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history. — Mao Zedong

When one loves another without considering marriage as the goal, it's sexual harassment. — Chairman Mao

Complacency is the enemy of study. We cannot really learn anything until we rid ourselves of complacency. — Mao Zedong

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun. — Mao Tse-tung

The Communist party must control the guns. — Mao Zedong

The guerrilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea. — Mao Zedong

To link oneself with the masses, one must act in accordance with the needs and wishes of the masses. — Mao Zedong

All the rest of the world uses the word electricity. They've borrowed the word from English. But we Chinese have our own word for it! — Mao Zedong

Be resolute, fear no sacrifice, and surmount every difficulty to win victory. — Mao Zedong

Study Chairman Mao's writings, follow his teachings and act according to his instructions. — Lin Biao

The great man, Genghis Khan, only knew how to shoot eagles with an arrow. The past is past. To see real heroes, look around you. — Mao Tse-tung

It is right to rebel against reactionaries. — Mao Zedong

All counter-revolutionary wars are unjust, all revolutionary wars are just. — Mao Zedong

Look at World War II, at Hitler's cruelty. The more cruelty, the more enthusiasm for revolution. — Mao Zedong

Imperialism is a paper tiger. — Mao Zedong

The arrow of Marxist-Leninism must be used to hit the target of the Chinese Revolution. — Mao Zedong

Keep the enemy in the dark about where and when our forces will attack. — Mao Zedong

On all basic points our policies have proved correct from the very beginning. — Mao Zedong

There is great disorder in the heavens, and the situation is excellent. — Mao Zedong

I am alone with the masses. — Mao Zedong

When I first came to Guangzhou in 1981, it seemed such a hard and dour place with everyone in Chairman Mao uniforms. — Zaha Hadid

Political work is the life-blood of all economic work. — Mao Zedong

Dogma is less useful than cow dung. One can make whatever one likes out of it, even revisionism ... — Mao Zedong

Her Mao tse-tung t-shirt was stretched so tightly across her chest that the Chairman was grinning broadly — Armistead Maupin

Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive. — Mao Zedong

Complacency is the enemy of study. — Mao Zedong

One thing that Chairman Mao did was to end the appalling foot binding of women. That alone justifies the Mao Tse-tung era. — Ken Livingstone

That has less significance than a dog's fart. — Mao Zedong

As far as world war goes, there are really only two possibilities: either war provokes revolution, or revolution averts war. — Mao Zedong

Civilize the mind but make savage the body. — Mao Zedong

Firstly, do not fear hardship, and secondly, do not fear death. — Mao Tse-tung

There is turmoil under the heavens. The prospects are excellent. — Mao Zedong

Napoleon was the best method. Dissolved all representative institutions and it decided who should rule the state with him. — Mao Zedong

The most important thing is to be strong. With strength, one can conquer others, and to conquer others gives one virtue. — Mao Zedong

What do you think has been the effect of the French revolution? It is too early to tell. — Mao Zedong

Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy. — Mao Zedong

Without a People's army, the people have nothing. — Mao Zedong

To Be Attacked by the Enemy Is Not a Bad Thing but a Good Thing, — Mao Zedong

Central planning didn't work for Stalin or Mao, and it won't work for an entrepreneur either. — Michael Bloomberg

Women hold up half the sky. — Mao Zedong

In times of difficulty we must not lose sight of our achievements, must see the bright future and must pluck up our courage. — Mao Zedong

The Red Army is like a furnace in which all captured soldiers are melted down and transformed the moment they come over. — Mao Zedong

To rebel is justified — Mao Zedong

Mao had decided to make the city his new capital, and he had its name changed from Peking to Beijing. — Anchee Min

When the enemy advances, withdraw; when he stops, harass; when he tires, strike; when he retreats, pursue. — Mao Zedong

Mozart is thinking of Chairman Mao — Dai Sijie

The revolutionary war is a war of the masses; it can be waged only by mobilizing the masses and relying on them. — Mao Zedong

Once all struggles are grasped, miracles are possible. — Mao Zedong

finally defeat Japanese imperialism only through the cumulative effect of many offensive campaigns and battles in both regular and guerrilla warfare, — Mao Zedong

Lenin, Stalin, and Mao slaughtered even more tens of millions in the name of equality than Hitler murdered in the name of inequality. — Steve Sailer

The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it isn't. — Mao Tse-tung

Stalin and Mao killed over 80 million and did not make omelets despite the broken eggs. — Victor Davis Hanson

Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'. — John McCain

History is a symptom of our disease — Mao Zedong

In waking a tiger, use a long stick. — Mao Zedong

People like me sound like a lot of big cannons. — Mao Zedong

I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever. — Mao Zedong

In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements. — Mao Zedong

Concentrate a big force to strike at a small section of the enemy force" remains a principle of field operations in guerrilla warfare. — Mao Zedong

There is a fine line between a genius and an idiot and that line is possibility. — Ni Mao

At the beginning of anything out of the ordinary, the mass of the people always dislike it. — Mao Zedong

We shall heal our wounds, collect our dead and continue fighting. — Mao Zedong

If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. — Mao Zedong

The people are like water and the army is like fish. — Mao Zedong

Now let's sincerely and wholeheartedly wish long life to our great leader, great teacher, great commander, and great helmsman, Chairman Mao." Her — Ji-li Jiang

Not to have a correct political point of view is like having no soul ... — Mao Zedong

What is common to both, however, is the accumulation of many minor victories to make a major victory. — Mao Zedong

In a suitable temperature, an egg becomes a chicken, and there are no chickens born of stones. — Mao Zedong

I can understand the Cultural Revolution of Mao Tse-tung. — Ferdinand Marcos

Revolution is a drama of passion. We did not win the people over by appealing to reason but by developing hope, trust, fraternity. — Mao Zedong

Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible. — Mao Zedong

In class society everyone lives as a member of a particular class, and every kind of thinking, without exception, is stamped with the brand of class. — Mao Zedong

Morality begins at the point of a gun. — Mao Zedong

[Khrushchev] should get a one-ton medal. — Mao Zedong

There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants. — Mao Zedong

In literary and art criticism there are two criteria, the political and the artistic. — Mao Zedong

Mao Tse Tung lives and his name is Barack Hussein Obama. This country should be ashamed. I wanna throw up. — Ted Nugent

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts. — Mao Zedong

If that lad makes a First Division footballer, then I'm Mao Tse Tung. — Tommy Docherty

Who are our enemies? Who are our friends? This is a question of the first importance for the revolution. — Mao Zedong

Dont give a child a fish but show him how to fish — Mao Tse-tung

Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed. — Mao Zedong

Ours is a people's democratic dictatorship, led by the working class and based on the worker-peasant alliance. — Mao Zedong

An army of the people is invincible! — Mao Zedong

Here is the opportunity for you to help Chairman Mao's revolution. Who can win the most honor by telling us first? — Ji-li Jiang

I have always loved the Mao cap, though I hate violent revolution. — Vivienne Westwood

The Chinese people have stood up. — Mao Zedong

Learn from the masses, and then teach them. — Mao Zedong

Oxford shirts. Definitely more oxford shirts. — Mao Zedong

We Communists are like seeds and the people are like the soil. Wherever we go, we must unite with the people, take root and blossom among them. — Mao Zedong

Be pupils of the masses as well as their teachers. — Mao Zedong

A people's insurrection and a people's revolution are not only natural but inevitable. — Mao Zedong

The United States attorney in South Carolina was a Barack Obama appointee. Politically, he is to the left of Mao Zedong. — Trey Gowdy