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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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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My parents sent me to a dance class, so it was a road chosen by them, not me. But I enjoyed it so much I knew I would become a performer.
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I love prints of skulls and bones and have some taxidermy - a crow and a rabbit - to remind me of home. I like art and have a big portrait of Bjork.
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It is unlikely that changes in telomeres are influencing the lifespan of the worm. That is because telomeres only shorten when cells divide. Most of the cells of the worm stop dividing when the worm becomes an adult.
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People who know my music think I'm the most depressed girl on the planet.
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Do you smoke? Well, yes, I must admit I smoke. I'm glad to hear of it. A man should always have an occupation of some kind.
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Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that's true in any creative field.
