Quotable

"The ancient China has a great saying, which is: There is nothing in heaven to fear, there is nothing on earth to fear, there is only one thing to fear - that Kevin Rudd is still speaking Chinese."

Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister, speaking at the three-day 2014 National Chinese Language Conference in Los Angeles, which concluded on Saturday. Rudd, who grew up on a farm in rural Australia, shared a story on how he learned Chinese.