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Chen Shu-chu
15 quotes
“Life is short. We are born with no material possessions and shall die the same way. Money is only useful when it is in the hands of people in need.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Chen Shu-chu (2018) cited in "Vendor makes hospitals beneficiaries" on Taipei Times, 10 October 2018.
“Everyone can do it. It's not just me. It's not how much money you make that matters, but how you use your money.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don't see money as being that important. After all, you can't bring it with you when you start a new life, and you can't take it with you when you leave this life.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I feel I owe people a lot. I feel I have to make more money to help others. I feel very happy after donating money. I feel like I've done something right. It's a feeling that comes from the inside. It makes me so happy that I smile when I go to bed.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My wish is that I can work till the day I collapse.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted by BBC News (2014)
“I never understood why they chose me [for the Time 100]. I’m just a regular, insignificant vegetable vendor ... There are countless people who are more famous than me, and who have donated 10, 20, or even 100 times more money than me.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in her biography, Sensational Kindness (2011)
“I never told anyone about what I was doing because it was my personal business. All of a sudden, everybody knows.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted by Taipei Times (2023)
“I never thought this could happen to me.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said at an event celebrating the renaming of an asteroid discovered by Lulin Observatory after her (2018)
“For me, the best way to live my life is to complete what I want to do. As I am grateful to my mother for giving birth to me, but regret that she lost her life while in labor, I just want to help pregnant women who need financial support to make sure they are safe while giving birth.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said at the ceremony celebrating her NT$15 million (US$537,095) donation to the Taitung County Government to set up a fund to lower maternal mortality (2021)
“There isn't much to talk about, because I did not enter any competition. I haven't really made any huge donations.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In response to being included on the TIME 100 list (2010)
“Spend only what you need, and you’ll be able to save a lot!”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I love my work. If I didn’t, would I be able to work 16 hours a day?”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I do not socialize much, hence there is no need for beautiful clothes. The clothes from the roadside stalls are good enough for me, and even then, I like to bargain.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Business is as usual. I still need to sell my vegetables, not much has changed.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My philosophy in life is simple: If doing something makes you worried, then it must be a wrong thing. If it makes you happy, then you must have done the right thing. What others say is not important.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Reader's Digest (2010)