Proverbs commonly said to be Chinese Proverbs commonly said to be Chinese In English, various phrases are used and claimed to be of Chinese origin – "..., as they say in China" or "An ancient Chinese proverb says...", and may be specifically attributed to Confucius. Chinese has influenced English in various ways, and some such phrases have clear Chinese origins, while in other cases the attribution to Chinese is demonstrably false, and in other cases the status is less clear. Notable examples include: Other examples include phrases contained in fortune cookies, or sayings in the same style; fortune cookies are of Japanese American origin, and the
Production babies knitted on a piece of fabric by the character Kanga. Disney film director Byron Howard cites the listing of production babies as a pointer to the depth of personal relationships established during collaboration on an animated movie. A star next to a baby's name honors a baby who passed away before production was complete. In 2009, Ari Folman dedicated his Golden Globe Award to the eight production babies born during the making of "Waltz with Bashir", an animated anti-war documentary, and expressed hope that their lives would have no contact with the realities of conflict depicted in the film. Reviewers