Constance Wu Quotes
When I was a 12-year-old middle-schooler in Richmond, Virginia, my local newspaper published an op-ed that I wrote all by myself.
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In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.
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What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on - is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests.
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'The Pianist' is a movie I could watch over and over again.
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In order to be rated as good as a good man in the field of her earnings, she must show herself better than he. She must be more steady, or more trustworthy, or more skilled, or more cheap in order to have the same chance of employment.
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As a child I experienced firsthand the severe effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially upon women and children. My parents taught me the importance of education and that it was a key to improving an individual's life.
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You have good days and bad days.
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Judgment comes from experience - and experience comes from bad judgment.
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That's how you live. You participate. You take risks.
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Caretaking is different from care giving. Care giving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for the joy of giving without expectation, no strings attached. It cannot be manipulated or discouraged because love cannot be manipulated or discouraged.
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Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.
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I want to be in a stable relationship and have kids by the time I'm 30.
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At college age, you can tell who is best at taking tests and going to school, but you can't tell who the best people are. That worries the hell out of me.
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I didn't have a desk to write 'Red Queen' on, so I got a nice writing desk.
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I have a lot of respect for Eminem and Rihanna. They are both very real in their music.
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If you're a liberal, anything you say is protected. If you're a conservative, anything you say is hateful.
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My books deliberately provide no answers or messages. I'm drilled in the habit of objectivity and also aware that the steady drip of fiction has more power than facts to shape opinion, so I handle it with caution.
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When things don't go our way, we get to choose how we will respond. We get to choose our perspective. Will you focus on what you didn't get, or what you did get?
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Google is not a synonym for research.
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To be sure I must; and therefore I may assume that your silence gives consent.
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It's very rare that Georgia and Alabama are the only two teams recruiting a kid.
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Maybe I've had a sheltered life and career, but I have so many role models to look up to. It's normal that I would strive to build my own career.
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I have always thought of myself as an athlete - even at the ripe old age of 52.
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When I was a 12-year-old middle-schooler in Richmond, Virginia, my local newspaper published an op-ed that I wrote all by myself.
