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Amy Tan Quotes

My favorite anything is always relative to the context of present time, place and mood. When I finish a book and want to immediately find another by the same author and no other, that author is elevated to my favorite.

Amy Tan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 19, 1952

Topics

Time Book Present Find Place Mood

Music as a social conduit has always been important to me.

Andrew Bird

Music Me Important Always Social

Pain is the root of knowledge.

Simone Veil

Knowledge Pain Root

No one knows whom the shoe pinches - no one.

Sholom Aleichem

Shoe Whom Knows

I couldn't have imagined working on a film I didn't believe in.

Lucy Dacus

Believe Film Working Imagined

I'm inspired by all those women in the '60s - they look so put-together and cool at the same time, and they all were moms - moms and career women. I do wear heels, though. Pretty much always. I need to feel good about myself, so even if it's casual, I'll slip them on.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Good Women Time Myself Cool Look

I still wear my write-in wristband. It used to be plastic, but my husband turned it into gold.

Lisa Murkowski

Gold Husband Plastic Wear Used

I think that's something that all mothers have to deal with, especially single mothers. We work, and we have to leave the kids behind. And I think that's one of the reasons that we, not only as women but as families, we have to advocate for early childhood education for all of our children.

Dolores Huerta

Work Education Women Children Think

When you're feeling stressed, your breath becomes more rapid and shallow. Take some slow, deep breaths, which will reduce your stress level almost immediately.

Dean Ornish

Stress Deep Slow You Feeling Will

I love English girls! I adore all their different accents. Who knows, I could find a British girlfriend on my travels!

Austin Butler

Love Find Girlfriend British English

The BJP regards Muslims as Indians and human beings.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Human Indians Human Beings Muslims

Kids like classic rock, and so do adults.

Wolfman Jack

Rock Classic Like Kids Classic Rock

If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it becomes sick.

William James

Sick Organism Any Fulfill Becomes