Jenny Han Quotes

When I sold my first middle-grade novel in 2005, it wasn't that common to put an author photo on the back flap, but 24-year-old Korean-American me insisted. I wanted Asian girls to see my face. And more than that, I wanted them to see what is possible.

Jenny Han

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MeFaceBackPossibleFirstSee

I'd the upbringing a nun would envy. Until I was fifteen I was more familiar with Africa than my own body.

Joe Orton

EnvyBodyAfricaMy OwnMoreOwn

In 1795, I sent him another letter, telling him, that danger still stood before us, and that the truth of what I had written in 1792 was to be proved by 12 men.

Joanna Southcott

TruthMenHimDangerUsStill

'Avatar' is the greatest, most comprehensive collection of movie cliches ever assembled, but it's put together in a brand new way with a new technology, and tremendous imagination, making it a true epic and a kind of a milestone.

Joe Dante

TechnologyTogetherImaginationBrand

Al-Qa'ida is the antithesis of the peace, tolerance and humanity that is at the heart of Islam.

John O. Brennan

HeartPeaceToleranceHumanityIslam

I do not know how anyone can mould anyone.

Amrita Singh

KnowHowMouldAnyone

I jumped between two seven-story buildings in Los Angeles, launching from one rooftop to the other with ramps.

Tony Hawk

BuildingsLos AngelesTwoBetween

Social democracy... is only the advance guard of the proletariat, a small piece of the total working masses; blood from their blood, and flesh from their flesh.

Rosa Luxemburg

DemocracySmallBloodGuardWorking

I don't see the desert as barren at all; I see it as full and ripe. It doesn't need to be flattered with rain. It certainly needs rain, but it does with what it has, and creates amazing beauty.

Joy Harjo

BeautyRainAmazingDesertNeedSee

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

Jose Bergamin

GoodBadBad HabitsHabits

I was a history major at Princeton University; I took exams in war and diplomacy, and I find those things very fascinating.

Dean Cain

HistoryWarFindUniversityThings

Have faith in your own thoughts.

Brooke Shields

FaithThoughtsOwnYour

I believe one of the best things about managing people is that we can influence lives in a positive way. That's basically what a manager is about. When I can do that, I am very happy.

Arsene Wenger

PositiveBestI AmHappyPeopleWay

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