Amy Tan Quotes

My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So she didn't always know how to be the nurturing mother that we all expect we should have.

Amy Tan

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MotherChildhoodKnowSheDifficult

What's interesting is that some of the things I'm interested in talking about is a story which has to do with the second half of your life, which can be told through Hedwig's voice because she's older. If the timeline is consistent, she's as old as me.

John Cameron Mitchell

LifeMeVoiceStoryInterestingShe

The Confederate flag was the flag of the American South during the civil war. It was the flag of people who were fighting against their own government in an attempt to retain slavery. It was the flag of people who thought slavery was no problem, who thought slavery was a good thing.

John Niven

GoodGovernmentWarPeopleSlavery

Hey, I've been doing what I do for a long time, my friend.

Robert Goulet

FriendTimeDoingLongLong Time

Wherever I go, I buy shoes.

Sonia Rykiel

ShoesGoBuyWherever

There is a disconnect in education and work. And corporates don't do a great job of skilling. In future, corporates and educational institutions will work closely.

Shiv Nadar

WorkEducationFutureGreatJob

I looked Death right in the face.

Travis Barker

DeathFaceRightLooked

Doing something you enjoy at times of your own choosing and making a living from it: now tell me, is that work?

Tom Hodgkinson

WorkMeDoingEnjoyYouLiving

I don't like being taken for granted anywhere in life. I don't want my vote taken for granted.

Rob Lowe

LifeWantVoteTaken For Granted

Future public education will require involvement and collaboration among various local, civic, private and nonprofit entities, a concept I like to refer to as 'community entrepreneurship.'

Donald Bren

EducationFutureCommunityWill

I waited at the counter of a white restaurant for eleven years. When they finally integrated, they didn't have what I wanted.

Dick Gregory

RestaurantWhiteYearsFinally

It's quite hard to act yourself all the time.

Dick Van Dyke

TimeYourselfHardActQuite

I saw a boy of the crew purchasing javelins of them with bits of platters and broken glass.

Christopher Columbus

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