Maya Lin Quotes

OK, it was black, it was below grade, I was female, Asian American, young, too young to have served. Yet I think none of the opposition in that sense hurt me.

Maya Lin

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MeBlackThinkHurtAmericanYoung

N.W.A had something in common with the Rolling Stones and MC5 and groups like that: the voice of rebellion. It's rebellion against your parents. It's rebellion against the system. It's rebellion against society.

Jerry Heller

ParentsSocietyVoiceRebellion

I began playing drums when I was seven and guitar when I was fourteen, but it wasn't until the early '90s that I took music seriously.

Tom Curren

MusicGuitarEarlySeriouslyPlaying

A sovereignty is always presumed to act upon principles of justice, and if, from mistake or oversight, it does injury to a nation or an individual, it is always supposed to be ready and willing to repair it.

Roger B. Taney

JusticeMistakeReadyRepairNation

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

Ronald Reagan

GrowthGreatImaginationIntelligence

I never want to overstay my welcome for any character. I would rather people are excited by the ideas a character generates in them rather than feeling bored and wishing he would just go away.

Rupert Friend

CharacterWelcomePeopleIdeasWant

Online advertising is increasingly only a fraction of what is being lost from print advertising, and it is under constant pressure.

Rupert Murdoch

AdvertisingPressureLostBeingOnly

Those who have come into Formula One without experiencing cars devoid of electronic aids will find it tough. To control 800 horse power relying just on arm muscles and foot sensitivity can turn out to be a dangerous exercise.

Michael Schumacher

PowerControlToughHorseExercise

A lot of people talk about running for office, but what are you going to do when you get there? It's about service - and there aren't enough hours in the day.

Corrine Brown

ServiceDayPeopleEnoughYouTalk

I went to all the shops in the village looking for work. I didn't have any qualifications. I ended up working in a grocery shop for about a year and then went to a confectioner, where I earned three pounds 10 shillings. I gave the money to my mother and father, but I also managed to save five shillings a week.

Bonnie Tyler

WorkFatherMotherMoneyLookingUp

ISIS may be a perversion of Islam, but Islamic it is, just as Christian beliefs about the sanctity of the unborn child explain why some Christian fundamentalists attack abortion clinics and doctors.

Peter Bergen

ChildChristianAbortionWhyIslam

You will not ever perceive the truth that is reality. There are many realities.

Paul Watson

TruthRealityYouWillManyEver

Generally, Hollywood makes the same stories over and over. I've never wanted to do the same thing twice. If a script doesn't surprise me in some way, I simply can't commit to the project.

Sherilyn Fenn

MeSurpriseHollywoodWayNever

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