“The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual in...” — Amy Chua Quote

“The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was China's golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by today's standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in 'barbarians' from the steppe.”

“China cannot pull in the best and brightest from all over the world. It's an ethnically defined nation, the opposite of an immigrant nation. You don't see a lot of American engineers trying to be Chinese citizens.”

“The function of the killer and watching him - whatever that says about the world in which we live - it was always more about that world than it was about the actual watching.”

“If it's a role like this one, an actual live person, a legend, there's lots of material laid out.”

“I like fishing. Not actual fishing - I like the peace and quiet of being at sea. It's different.”