``No kind of real estate agency should turned into a type of government organ.''

Wang Xuetai, researcher of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, noting that today's real estate agencies have become comparable to service departments belonging to the planned economy system, possessing certain public powers similar to those of governments.

"I do not think that encouraging people to 'read ancient Chinese classics?excessively is good, because that could inculcate slavish moral principles, of the kind that served the traditional political system, in people when they are still young.?

?Philosopher Li Zehou, warning about the revival of traditional culture, when interviewed by a Shanghai newspaper.

"Most time, we can do nothing but clean up what tomb robbers have left for us, work to clean up the battlegrounds left by such tomb robbers.?

?A researcher working in a heritage-related office of Shaanxi Province, while remarking that compared with archaeologists, tomb robbers in Shaanxi Province often use more advanced equipment, and ?of course ?their "work?needs no support from relevant official departments. How to unearth and protect relics before tomb robbers gain access to them has become an urgent task for archaeologists recently.

"The special geographical location of Yunnan Province means it is now besieged by foreign casinos after spending 20 years struggling to escape from a siege by foreign drug dealers.?

?Life Newspaper of Yunnan Province, in an article pointing to the gigantic gambling network located just beyond China's borders which draw huge amounts of money from the country every year.

"While I regret the board and I have differences about how to execute HP's strategy, I respect their decision.?

?Carly Fiorina's resignation statement as she left her lead position in Hewlett-Packard (HP) after six years in the post. As CEO of HP, she pushed the controversial merger between the company and Compaq in 2001.