Maya Lin Quotes
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I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.
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You must always do what you feel is right.
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I still consider myself a working-class girl and would send my kids to public school.
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Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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It's great to be able to continue my career in Chicago. Playing with the best organization in sports and the best fans in the game is a blessing.
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The older you get, the things that you thought you wanted to do when you were younger, you're checking them off your list because you no longer want to them.
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A lot of people think that to make it as a model you just need to be pretty and slim, but they're wrong. There's a lot of hard work involved. You have to be very focused, know what kind of work you're aiming for.
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I like the condition of being an outsider, just passing through.
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I spent my whole teenage life trying to get to London and go to dance school, but when I got there, I couldn't wait to get to the clubs on weekends. I knew I wanted to make music.
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I've always considered myself a filmmaker who writes stuff for himself to do.
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I think things can surprise you. I mean, I loved Instagram from the minute it started, but I think it surprised a lot of people how quickly it got huge.
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I'm vehemently against population transfer. I'm against expelling anyone from his house, ever - whether it be a Jew or an Arab.
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I do my own thing. And I believe what I do is the right thing.
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I like working in theatre now and I think that once you've done a certain amount of films most actors love working in the theatre because of the camaraderie.
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No money on earth can buy the love and affection that has been given to me by a grateful nation.
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Emmitt Smith is a great running back. One of the things I like about him along with Edgerrin James is that neither one of them 'show out' when they run a touchdown.
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I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.
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We have become a society where the artist is regarded as a self-indulgent superfluity, and the person who juggles stocks and shares is an essential part of the economy.
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My real fans understand what it is I do, but on another level I have fans who just love my music and don’t know I write it and enjoy it shallowly - and that’s OK too. I think art and music should be just as powerful if you drink it shallow as if you drink it deep.
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More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.
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I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me.
