Y. C. James Yen Quotes

• Go to the people
  Live among them
  Learn from them
  Love them
  Serve them
  Plan with them
  Start with what they know
  Build on what they have.

  Y. C. James Yen

  Niece, People, Live For Today

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• We work with the people not out of pity but out of respect for their potential for growth and development, both as individuals and as communities.

  Y. C. James Yen

  Respect, People, Community

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• Commitment cannot be taught;
  it can only be caught.
  I refer to the crusading spirit.
  Without the crusading spirit,
  you may have the starting power
  but not the staying power.

  Y. C. James Yen

  Stay Strong, Powerful, Commitment

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• When we have a new heart, we become new people, and then we have a new society, then we have a new nation.

  Y. C. James Yen

  Heart, People, Christianity

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• A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The heart of a missionary The spirit of a crusader.

  Y. C. James Yen

  Teacher, Attitude, Heart

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• The people are the foundation of the nation. Our only chance for a lasting peace on earth: the release of the strength of the common man.

  Y. C. James Yen

  Men, People, Foundation

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• Technical know-how of the experts must be transformed into practical do-how of the people.

  Y. C. James Yen

  People, Experts, Individualism

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• When we talk about democracy, if the people's stomach is empty, democracy is also empty. Democracy can not be installed by fiat; it must be achieved by the people themselves.

  Y. C. James Yen

  People, Democracy, Kindergarten

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• True independence is not a gift to be received. It can't be a hand-out to people. It must be an achievement by the people.

  Y. C. James Yen

  Hands, People, Achievement

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• Relief has its place. But what the people need is not relief, but release - release of their own potential for development.

  Y. C. James Yen

  People, Mind Your Own Business, Relief

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• I must dedicate my life to teaching my people, for only education would make their lot less bitter, their latent power more strong.

  Y. C. James Yen

  Education, Strong, Teaching

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• Go to the people and live among them in order to know them and learn from them.

  Y. C. James Yen

  Order, People, Live For Today

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