Min Jin Lee Quotes

I think it's not an accident that you don't have that many Asian American women writers who are breaking out. I don't think it's an accident that you don't have that many Asian American writers, either women or men. I don't think that immigrants are encouraged to become artists. That's very gendered and racialized and ethnicized.

Min Jin Lee

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WomenMenThinkAmericanYouBecome

Putting yourself out there is hard, but it's so worth it. I don't think anyone who has ever spoken out, or stood up or had a brave moment, has regretted it. It's empowering and confidence-building and inspiring. Not only to other people, but to yourself.

Megan Rapinoe

MomentYourselfPeopleBraveThink

All over the world, the idea of creating an melange of international musics, it's a very healthy thing.

Robert Plant

WorldCreatingHealthyOverIdea

I am subject to very powerful lows. When you have highs, you have terrible lows. When you pinpoint that you are responsible for everything that happens to you, it is very frightening.

Jeanne Moreau

I AmYouPowerfulResponsibleLows

I like the elitism of the art world. I think art for the people is a terrible idea.

John Waters

ArtPeopleWorldThinkTerrible

We all have challenges. You can let them be obstacles or roadblocks, or you can use them.

Amy Purdy

ChallengesObstaclesYouRoadblocks

Every time I go to a new place, more likely than not, I end up seeing an opera there. It's ended up being a part of travel.

Stana Katic

TimeTravelEndSeeingPlaceNew

Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister.

Sonia Sotomayor

TimeVoiceStructureSeeI SeeUse

I've been hit hard a few times, been hit really hard a few times, but I don't think I've ever left a memorable, lasting impression on anyone I've ever hit.

Steve Yzerman

ThinkMemorableHardImpressionLeft

Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

InspirationalRoadsTraveledWood

I am fascinated by the places that music comes from, like fife-and-drum blues from southern Mississippi or Cajun music out of Lafayette, Louisiana, shape-note singing, old harp singing from the mountains - I love that stuff. It's like the beginning of rock and roll: something comes down from the hills, and something comes up from the delta.

Robbie Robertson

LoveMusicBeginningMountainsI Am

Fun is to experience things you would not have been able to experience in any other setting.

Mike Krzyzewski

ExperienceFunYouThingsBeenAble

I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

TrustLiberalsConservatives

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