A top newscaster in China, with Wang Lifen’s latest venture -- Umiwi -- she’s calling on the youth of China to make their own media. Below, she picks her favorite quotes from five TEDTalks.
Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness
“Natural happiness is what we get when we get what we wanted, and synthetic happiness is what we make when we don’t get what we wanted. In our society, we have a strong belief that synthetic happiness is of an inferior kind.” — Dan Gilbert
Ken Robinson: Schools kill creativity
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” — Ken Robinson
Dan Ariely: Are we in control of our own decisions?
“When it comes to the mental world, when we design things like health care and retirement and stock markets, we somehow forget the idea that we are limited. I think that if we understood our cognitive limitations in the same way that we understand our physical limitations … we could design a better world.” — Dan Ariely
Bono: Action for Africa
“Deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out. We’re standing around with watering cans, when what we really need is the fire brigade.” — Bono
Ananda Shankar Jayant: Fights cancer with dance
“Cancer’s only one page in my life, and I will not allow this page to impact the rest of my life.” — Ananda Shankar