Y. C. James Yen
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.Collection: Respect
When we have a new heart, we become new people, and then we have a new society, then we have a new nation.Collection: Heart
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.Collection: Teacher
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.Collection: Men
Technical know-how of the experts must be transformed into practical do-how of the people.Collection: People
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.Collection: People
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.Collection: Hands
Relief has its place. But what the people need is not relief, but release - release of their own potential for development.Collection: People
I must dedicate my life to teaching my people, for only education would make their lot less bitter, their latent power more strong.Collection: Education
Go to the people and live among them in order to know them and learn from them.Collection: Order