Jenny Zhang Quotes

When I was writing stories about Chinese American characters in my fiction classes, I'd get comments like, 'You should consider writing more universal stories.' But anything can happen to a Chinese American girl - just as much of the canon of English literature involves white men or women.

Jenny Zhang

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: June 22, 1987

Topics

WomenGirlMenWritingAmericanYou

There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important.

Jim Rohn

ColorsImportantNotesOnlyThem

I'm exploring the maturity, the wisdom that just comes from having gone around the sun 50 times. My experience is, 'Oh, I'm never really going to get it right. I'm never going to get it done. But that's not the point here.' The point is the journey.

Melissa Etheridge

WisdomJourneyExperienceMaturity

I've had to learn how to listen to my body over the years and figure out how it all works together. I'm not invincible, so focusing on training my whole body and injury prevention have been extremely important.

Megan Rapinoe

TogetherTrainingLearnBodyListen

If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped into believing that it was only about finances and quality management.

Anita Roddick

BusinessTimeQualityFinanceAhead

There is something about the stage that makes it so much better than being in the studio. I always connect with my audience; a concert to me is a collaboration between me and the audience, and I love it so much.

Sophie B. Hawkins

LoveMeCollaborationBetterStage

I just really want to make - to be cliche about it, I want to make pretty music. Like Roy Orbison or Elvis, man. Those guys made beautiful, tender music.

Sturgill Simpson

MusicBeautifulManWantPretty

Ah, the power of two. There's nothing quite like it. Especially when it comes to paying utility bills, parenting, cooking elaborate meals, purchasing a grown-up bed, jumping rope and lifting heavy machinery. The world favours pairs. Who wants to waste the wood building an ark for singletons?

Sloane Crosley

PowerParentingCookingWorldWood

I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links with psychology, aggression, behavior, and human affairs.

Roger Bannister

MedicineBehaviorImportantDifficult

Imitation is the sincerest form of show business.

Roseanne Barr

BusinessImitationShow BusinessShow

You can't sustain a fan base on a great catalog alone. You must take your music directly to the people.

Mike Love

MusicAloneGreatPeopleYouTake

Why commit technological suicide by restricting the flow of talent into the United States?

Michio Kaku

TalentSuicideWhyFlowUnited

When I was very young, I sold the rights to my work... through 2000.

Juan Gabriel

WorkYoungThroughRightsVerySold

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