Maya Lin Quotes

Growing up, I thought I was white. It didn't occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark and there was a little bit of prejudice.

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• I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty.

  

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• As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.

  

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• 'The New World Haggadah' is meant for American Jews in the 21st century.

  

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• The politics of the Cape Town Metro, which allows an executive Mayoral committee to make secret decisions which affect you, behind closed doors, is wrong!

  

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• News has become entertainment. Once that happens, a whole series of horrific events start to happen, whether it's the lack of dissemination of something that can inform you or something that actually negatively impacts society.

  

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• When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

  

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• In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.

  

  S. Jay Olshansky
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• World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.

  

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• I am so proud of being a Paralympian because I think the Games are a very good platform for disabled persons to perform themselves. Within the Paralympics movement, it's not just talk about excellence; it's not just talk about the competition. It's also talk about the equality and how your world accepts those disabled people.

  

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• Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course.

  

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• To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.

  

  Mahmoud Darwish
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• I just keep working out. You can't stop. Everyone thinks there's a trick, but there's no trick! The trick is, you have to be consistent.

  

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• I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.

  

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• I think that the greatest lesson I learned from my father is just having compassion towards people.

  

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• My youngest sister belonged to a group called the Twelve Tribes for many years. She recently left, with her husband and four children. Talking to her about her experiences in the group is fascinating, moving, and enlightening.

  

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• The fact is, it's hard to release movies.

  

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• I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.

  

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• I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories.

  

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• Do not tell somebody how to vote, just go up to them and tell them what Fahrenheit 9/11 meant to you. Fahrenheit will probably not win an Academy Award, but if you put it first on your list, it will become a nominee.

  

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• I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.

  

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• Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes with responsibility.

  

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• I haven't any strength, I haven't any character, I'm a born tool. I haven't any destiny. All I have is dreams. And now other people run them.

  

  Ursula K. Le Guin
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• Growing up, I thought I was white. It didn't occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark and there was a little bit of prejudice.

  

  Maya Lin
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