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Maya Lin Quotes

The only thing that mattered was what you were to do in life, and it wasn't about money. It was about teaching, or learning.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: architect
Nationality: american
Birth: October 5, 1959

Topics

Life Learning Money You Only About

I'm still very much a West Virginia boy. I haven't forgotten my roots, because that's really who I am.

I Am Roots Boy Forgotten West Still

To be honest, I don't love the getting-ready-for-red-carpet thing. I like when it's done, the final product, but the actual doing of all that is not my favorite 'cause I'm kind of impatient, and I don't like to be doted on. I'm a very independent, 'I'll do it myself' sort of personality.

Love Myself Personality Doing Done

If the characters are not alive to me, it doesn't matter how good the sentences are. It just becomes all cake and no frosting.

Good Cake Me Alive Matter Just

I still am in touch with several friends from high school. I don't go to reunions much. I'm afraid that if I go back to the school, they'll suddenly go, 'You know what? We've checked the records and you still have one more French class. Get back in here.'

Sigourney Weaver

School High School Friends You Back

My daughter Mickey is an actress, and I tell her women need to make their own films; they should always be looking for stories to develop themselves and go to acting class - not that she needs much prompting in that!

Women Daughter Looking Acting Go

Comments that suggest that Muslims should be banned from the United States are offensive and unconstitutional.

United Offensive United States Should

Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.

Women Men Lost Got Mourn

For me, when I was a kid, volunteering was the last thing I was thinking about. When I see kids doing it now, it amazes me. It's very impressive, it gives them something productive to do as opposed to getting in trouble. For them to take time out at such a young age is remarkable. I think all kids should take a little time out to volunteer.

Age Time Me Think Thinking Doing

Responsibility without power, the fate of the secretary through the ages.

Power Responsibility Fate Without

People quote lines to me all the time. I'm always surprised - everybody has a favorite movie, and they're always different. I'm always shocked. People stop me on the street and throw lines at me from 'Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight' and 'Deep Space Nine.' 'Shawshank' happens a lot because they play it so much on TV.

Time Space People Me Deep Play

O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.

William Shakespeare

Name Wine Devil Spirit Invisible Us

I am drawn to characters that go on journeys, characters that are real people, that have life.

Penelope Wilton

Life I Am People Go Real Characters

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