Chang-Rae Lee Quotes
As for what's the most challenging aspect of teaching, it's convincing younger writers of the importance of reading widely and passionately.
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You watch 'Whale Rider,' and I defy you to not get teary-eyed at the end there.
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Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
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I would break a lot of cymbals. You whack the cymbals hard enough, and they will crack in half. Drums are not actually as sturdy as they look. They're actually somewhat fragile instruments.
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
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I think that what computers have done is just disastrous to the language.
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If 10 years ago I was told I'd be where I am now, I would've been pretty happy.
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Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.
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If things do go badly, will I wonder for the rest of my life what I might have done to help?
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Acting takes so much energy.
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We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity.
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I do regard myself as very lucky.
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Some people have heard of The Method, which originally goes back to Stanislavski... he gave you six major pointers whereby you became that character and tried to fool your mind psychologically. That's it in a nutshell. Daniel Day Lewis is an example of somebody like that who stays in character between takes.
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A lot of people have put their lives online and are using MySpace to manage their social lives.
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One of the things I've always enjoyed is moving around and staying fit. Physicality is such a big part of being an actor, but it's also about stillness and silence.
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Going to school, everybody expected you to be Stephanie Tanner. Establishing a separate entity from Stephanie after all those years, I did everything I could in the beginning to be everything but Stephanie Tanner.
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'Complicated' is good, in my opinion.
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It's hard to boo a puppy. You can't boo a handful of puppies.
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Used to be, conservatives revered the Average American, that Norman Rockwell oil painting of diner food, humble faith, honest toil, and Capraesque virtue.
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He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.
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I love cooking and eating - I'm a total foodie. It started off as a survival thing as a student, when cheese and potato pie was all I could afford to make. My most successful results come from concocting something with leftovers. Any chef will tell you that you should taste as you cook, so I might make it a bit more spicy, yogurty or eggy.
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Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special.
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In 1970, at the age of 14, I entered a short story contest offering a grand prize of one dollar. I won. This was my first foray into writing fiction. I loved reading and thought that it shouldn't be so hard to write a story.
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Mother, I am young. Mother, I am just eighteen. I am strong. I will work hard, Mother. But I do not want this child to grow up just to work hard. What must I do, mother, what must I do to make a different world for her? How do I start?" "The secret lies in the reading and the writing. You are able to read. Every day you must read one page from some good book to your child. Every day this must be until the child learns to read. Then she must read every day, I know this is the secret
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As for what's the most challenging aspect of teaching, it's convincing younger writers of the importance of reading widely and passionately.
