Korean Quotes

• For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it.

  Kim Yuna

  Long, Goal, Skating

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• In 1953, after the armistice ending the Korean War, South Korea lay in ruins. President Eisenhower was eager to put an end to hostilities that had left his predecessor deeply unpopular, and the war ended in an uneasy stalemate.

  Noah Feldman

  War, Korea, President

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• Even monkeys fall from trees.

  Chris Bradford

  Fall, Tree, Monkeys

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• It's not worth comparing; Kara and SNSD are both Korean girl groups. I'm proud that Korean girl groups are being recognized in Japan Everyone has their preferences. There are people who like SNSD and there are people who like Kara.

  Seohyun

  Girl, Japan, People

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• I am a Korean War veteran. I support our troops as much as anyone in this body, but I do so by advocating redeployment out of Iraq as soon as it can be safely done.

  John Conyers

  War, Iraq, Support

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• Wherever Koreans are, they set up a church.

  Sandra Oh

  Church

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• North Korea. Not only does North Korean have nuclear weapons, but their leadership appears to not be rational.

  Ted Lieu

  Korea, Weapons, Doe

  "Congress at War". www.politico.com. July, 2015.

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• It is natural for us to pay attention to North Korea and human rights issues of North Korean defectors but I wish people would not try to create stars. The reality is different from Hollywood movies.

  Hark-Joon Lee

  Stars, Reality, Rights

  "This journalist didn’t just interview North Korean defectors, he followed them on their escape". Interview with Anna Fifield, www.washingtonpost.com. June 20, 2015.

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• Thanks to many great K-pop singers, the groundwork has been laid for more Korean songs to be readily accessible to an overseas audience via channels like YouTube.

  PSY

  Song, Singers, Thanks

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• The basic principle I have is that what is most Korean is what is the most international. I don't want to come here and act like I'm an American. I want to showcase the dynamic potential Korea has, and I want to prove that as an artist.

  PSY

  Artist, Korea, Principles

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• South Koreans who have seen and praised the mass games should remember the hardship of tearful children. Teachers drive them hard with curses and orders to repeat and repeat. When the children return home in the evening, they can hardly walk.

  Kim Il-sung

  Teacher, Children, Home

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I love Korean food, and it's kind of like home to me. The area that I grew up in outside Chicago, Glenview, is heavily Korean. A lot of my friends growing up were Korean and when I would eat dinner at their houses, their parents wouldn't tell me the names of the dishes because I would butcher the language.

  Patrick Stump

  Growing Up, Home, Names

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• I'd rather be just a Korean musician as opposed to, you know, a K-Pop musician.

  Tablo

  Musician, Pops, Knows

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• If the North Korean side shows no sincerity in solving the nuclear weapon, abduction and missile issues, then the likelihood of normalization of diplomatic relations is very slim.

  Koichi Haraguchi

  Issues, Nuclear, Diplomatic Relations

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• I want them (the North Korean delegation) to understand that it would be difficult to see progress of the normalization talks unless we see their sincerity over the abduction, nuclear and missile issues.

  Koichi Haraguchi

  Issues, Progress, Would Be

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• At the beginning of this year also, I called upon the North Korean side to open dialog between the responsible authorities of the South and the North at any place, at any time, and at any level, in order to prevent a recurrence of war and to cooperate to speed up the peaceful unification of our fatherland. However, no sincere response has yet been made by North Korea.

  Jimmy Carter

  War, Usa, Order

  United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Jimmy Carter (1980). “Jimmy Carter”

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• The despicable North Korean attack in Rangoon deprived us of trusted advisers and friends. So many of those who died had won admirers in America as they studied with us or guided us with their counsel. I personally recall the wisdom and composure of Foreign Minister Lee, with whom I met in Washington just a few short months ago. To the families and countrymen of all those who were lost, America expresses its deep sorrow.

  Ronald Reagan

  Korea, Usa, America

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1983). “Ronald Reagan”

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• The North Korean regime remains one of the world's leading proliferator of missile technology, including transfers to Iran and Syria. The transfer of nuclear weapons or material by North Korea to states or non-state entities would be considered a grave threat to the United States, and we would hold North Korea fully accountable of the consequences of such action.

  George W. Bush

  Technology, Iran, Korea

  President Bush's Statement on North Korea Nuclear Test, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 9, 2006.

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• In Korean, my lyrics are witty and have twists. But translated into English, it doesn't come over. I've tried writing in English, just for me, but it doesn't work. I've got to know everything about a culture, and I don't.

  PSY

  Witty, Writing, Twists

  "How Psy taught me Gangnam Style". Interview with Jay Rayner, www.theguardian.com. November 17, 2012.

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• There's a lot of variety of musicians in Korea. I cannot say they are the best in the world, but I can say that Korean artists are really dynamic artists, so I am going to show that from now on.

  PSY

  Artist, Korea, Musician

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I thought it would be funny to go to my Korean dry cleaner and ask her about my head shot, as if it's the most important thing in the world, and as if it's something that everyone should weigh on because it's important to me.

  Billy Eichner

  Important, Would Be, World

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• I want to help promote Korean music around the world.

  Swizz Beatz

  World, Want, Helping

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• I'm mildly obsessed with skin care. I do a lot of masks at home, like Elisha Coy's Korean Collagen masks. I also use an embarrassingly wide variety of facial creams.

  Nina Arianda

  Home, Skins, Use

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• China pays a great deal of attention to the Korean nuclear issue. We stand for achieving denuclearization of the peninsula in a peaceful way through dialogue and consultation to maintain peace and stability of the peninsula and Northeast Asia.

  Hu Jintao

  Issues, Peaceful, Nuclear

  The Wall Street Journal Interview, www.wsj.com. January 18, 2011.

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• I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance.

  Bong Joon-ho

  Mother, Important, Culture

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