Maya Lin Quotes
Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that's true in any creative field.
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I love Harlem, it's like a second home to me.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
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You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them.
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I'll tell you, I never thought I'd ever be going into law, and certainly not the same kind of law as my dad.
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Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I've always played live.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go.
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Our evolution could have gone in different directions a lot of times. We could have gone extinct at some points. We might not have gotten our big brains, or Neanderthals might have made it while we did not.
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In spite of holidays when I was free to visit London theatres and explore the countryside, I spent four very miserable years as a colonial at an English school.
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One man's wage increase is another man's price increase.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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You didn't hear anything about 'Celtic Pride' when they had Sidney Wicks and Curtis Rowe and they were only winning 32 games a year.
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I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
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My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.
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It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
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I think when you've got a passion for something, it comes out of you, and people can feel it. Then your mind is so geared towards that and how you can improve on it, and you're so excited about performing that it comes together.
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You are not what you seem.So many people have said that that I'm beginning to think that's precisely how I do seem. What is it I seem to be that you have now discovered that I'm not?
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When you have kids and get older, it goes beyond flowers and chocolate. It's about waking up with a baby, letting her sleep in, and making a coffee for her when she wakes up. To me, being romantic is putting someone else first and thinking about what makes them happy.
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I'm drawn to kids that are already born. I think some people are meant to do certain things, and I believe I'm meant to find my children in the world somewhere and not necessarily have them genetically.
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I yearn for that livin' large, but mama I ain't done yet/Sit back and watch your son rise, kick back and know your son set
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I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.
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Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that's true in any creative field.
