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Anchee Min Quotes

My goal was to do anything that would lead to a job. I know that writing would not lead to a job. It's too fancy for me. My biggest goal was to be an office receptionist, answer phones. I didn't expect to go beyond that.

Anchee Min

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: chinese
Birth: January 14, 1957

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Job Me Writing Goal Go Know

'To Kill A Mockingbird' is one of my favourite novels, my mum brought me up reading it, and it never fails to move me.

Jessica Marais

Me Reading Never Up Move Favourite

My work at NASA has always been about team efforts, and so it's intrinsically about mentoring. I have been blessed with some brilliant colleagues who were able to take on huge challenges without a lot of guidance.

John C. Mather

Work Team Challenges Blessed NASA

Ranking among the greatest Christmas movie classics, 'It's a Wonderful Life' tells a beautiful story about the priceless value of relationships.

John C. Maxwell

Life Beautiful Value Story Christmas

We've become a country that is often risk averse. That's not the way to succeed.

Jerry Moran

Succeed Country Way Risk Become

I'm sort of East Coast, so I like the off-white and the navy blues and the low-key preppy kind of thing.

Stephanie Courtney

Blues Kind Navy Low-Key East Coast

I don't care what anybody says: Nothing is better than a tomato you grow. There's something about it that's different than a tomato you can buy. It's a great thing.

Tom Vilsack

Great Care Grow Better You Nothing

Oh, I can't play soccer, and I'm not a great swimmer. I won't drown, but you won't see me doing laps in a pool.

Michelle Obama

Great Me Doing You Soccer Play

The media has not done a great job in fulfilling their role - journalism's role in a democracy is to provide information on profoundly important subjects so we're an informed citizenry.

Jonathan Demme

Great Job Democracy Media Journalism

What's funny is funny. The same thing that made you laugh a hundred years ago makes you laugh now.

Chevy Chase

Funny Laugh You Now Same Years

My fans have been so sweet and supportive.

Colleen Ballinger

Sweet Fans Been Supportive

I do definitely believe that there is life away from this planet. I mean, we've kind of established that with the fact that we found bacteria on meteorites, and we've kind of used that to backtrack and show how this Earth, this planet, could have formed the ability to sustain life in the first place.

Corey Taylor

Life Believe Place Earth Kind Mean

We were what you would call a poor family, but we were rich in so many things. We did family things together. We always had dessert, even if it was just Jell-O. So, I never knew I was poor.

August Wilson

Family Together Rich You Poor Never