CHEN GUANGBIAO

I want to record the name of Chen Guangbiao in Chinese history.

I was not born into a rich family or a family of government officials.

My younger brother runs a guesthouse, and my sister is a janitor. I have not given them money because they earn their own money. I pay for their children's school fees.

The world needs a person like me so that many other rich people will be able to follow my role model. If they do, many poor people will be helped.

When I was 4 years old, my brother and sister died of hunger, so I achieved my success through confidence, self-motivation and my hard work.

Many rich people in China made their fortunes by damaging natural resources and building corrupt relations with the government.

It's hard to be a good philanthropist in China.

I have to be grateful to our society here in China, grateful to the economic reforms for letting me get rich, and grateful for the efforts of my staff. If there had been no reforms, I would have been a farmer.

My wealth is very limited. I need to influence other people to give.

My goal is to work diligently to become the top philanthropist in the world.

Starting my business has been very hard work. I have received no help from any officials at all.

If you have a river, then you should share it with everyone.

My plan for 'The New York Times,' if I get the deal, will be putting the paper on every newsstand across the country and making 'The Times' accessible to every Chinese household. China is such a big market and is too big to miss.

I have a responsibility to devote my energy to my country and my people.

I don't know anything about propaganda for Chinese reunification. I only know about charity and environmental work. I just want to do good.

If my wisdom could get support from officials, I think society would move forward 20 years.

When I was eight years old, I was always starving. My brother and sister died from starvation.

I'm a rich man, but I don't want to be a miser.

Society needs hundreds of hundreds of thousands of Chen Guangbiaos.

If you have only a glass of water, then one person can drink. If you have a bucket, a whole family can benefit.

I may be a maverick, but it doesn't mean I like playing tricks.

When I was young, I liked to be acknowledged in class by little gestures such as a small red star for doing something good. Now that I'm older, I still want to be acknowledged for good work.

If you put a brick on my head and break it, I will be fine.

One summer vacation, I carried water to the town market to sell it, and I used some of the money I made to help a neighbour.

The tradition and style of the 'New York Times' make it very difficult to have objective coverage of China. If we could purchase it, its tone might turn around.