Sunday Talk
Updated: 2014-06-08 07:30
(China Daily)
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"Nobody builds a subway in two years - well, maybe China."
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, responding to criticism that major infrastructure projects won't be completed in time for the World Cup.
"China and the US should learn from each other instead of perceiving each other as opponents."
Xu Qiyu, researcher at the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army, speaking as China joined in the world's largest naval drill, the US-led Rim of the Pacific exercise.
"That was a very popular, long-running TV series."
Hillary Clinton, laughing at a Republican senator's suggestion that the potential lineup of Democratic presidential candidates for 2016 looked like "a rerun of The Golden Girls".
"You can't always control how your opponent plays."
British tennis ace Andy Murray, after being crushed by No 1 seed Rafael Nadal in the French Open semifinal.
(China Daily 06/08/2014 page1)