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Kevin Kwan Quotes

In Asia, it's customary to get together with your entire extended family on a regular basis, and it's all rife with politics.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: singaporean

Topics

Family Together Politics Get Together

When I first began to have the initial idea for 'Heartsease,' I just wrote a skeleton story; that is, I started her off as this young, bright 16-year-old and then added the events that occurred and where she and other characters fitted in, even writing 3 different endings, as I was not sure where Mary's story would lead to.

Writing Story Young Bright She Lead

I spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose.

Write Single Begin Word Eight Prose

Is France a completely open market to G.E.? No, of course not. I think we're more discerning about China because it's China, and they're big, and they're more concerning. But the best global companies are ones that are nuanced.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

Best Think More Open China Big

It is, perhaps, better to be valued as an object of passion than never to be valued at all.

Passion Better Never Valued Object

Now that I've moved to Mumbai, I should perhaps get a horse. It'll be a nice escape from my everyday life.

Life Horse Nice Now Escape Everyday

I think, with Wi-Fi, we'll make L.A. a better place for our constituents.

Think Better Place Better Place Our

I have suffered racial prejudice, and I know how painful it is. People need to take this issue more seriously and engage in this fight against racism.

Roberto Firmino

Racism Fight People Know Seriously

When I was little, acting opportunities were always proposed to me as 'a favour.'

Me Opportunities Acting Always Were

There's lots of prejudice, but if you examine yourself, you can make It. Of course, this doesn't make me too popular with some quarters in the women s movement.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

Women Yourself Me You Prejudice

As long as a man's heart beats, as long as a man's flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair.

Heart Man Thought Long Will Despair

My father was very energetic; my mother was very energetic. He lived to a very old age, and so did my mother. I believe that I just have it from my father, from my parents. They had wonderful energy.

Father Mother Age Old Age Parents

You know, I consistently change in my own life so the roles I'm suitable for also change, and that's a really nice thing about this profession.

Life Change You Know Nice My Own

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