Kevin Kwan Quotes

I was born on the island of Singapore, and I grew up there until I was 11 years old, when I was forcibly removed by my dad and planted into suburban Houston. I was in shock for the first year and then began to really love it - but didn't love it quite enough to stay.

Kevin Kwan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

LoveEnoughYearBornIslandFirst

We film in front of a live audience, and I was a theater actor before I got into television, so I like that.

Jillian Bach

LiveTelevisionActorAudienceFilm

I didn't even know I was considered plus-size until I was on the red carpet here in L.A. one day and a lady said, 'How do you feel about being a plus-sized girl in Hollywood?' I was like, 'What's she talking about?'

Jennifer Hudson

GirlDayRedFeelTalkingYou

A lot of Knxwledge's instrumentals just brought out this tone and swagger that I had played with before but had never really pinpointed before on my Anderson .Paak stuff. But then it just came so easily.

Anderson Paak

NeverOutToneSwaggerJustStuff

A lot of the artists that people equate my work to, I didn't find out about until after graduate school.

Amy Sherald

WorkSchoolPeopleFindOutArtists

Vivian Abenshushan and Veronica Gerber write brilliant books that defy generic conventions.

Alvaro Enrigue

BrilliantWriteBooksDefyGeneric

If I had to think where I could live if not Moscow, London would be my first choice and second would be New York.

Roman Abramovich

LiveNew YorkThinkChoiceNew

One of the greatest, smartest things I ever did was give my kids Angie as their mom. She is such a great mom. Oh, man, I'm so happy to have her.

Brad Pitt

GreatManHappyMomSheThings

I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.

Sylvia Earle

FindUnknownIrresistibleLure

I think it's exciting that fans can immediately pick up on what my music is about and what I'm leaning towards: that they get to actually feel it.

Tiffany Hwang

MusicThinkFeelUpFansGet

Exploitation was rampant before statehood, and various factions actively tried to eradicate the roots of Hawaiian culture in the process of converting the natives to European religious beliefs. Some of the results can never be undone. We try to honor what is left.

Todd Rundgren

CultureRootsProcessHonorResults

The most influential people strive for genuine buy-in and commitment - they don't rely on compliance techniques that only secure short-term persuasion.

Mark Goulston

CommitmentPeoplePersuasionGenuine

I've never been obsessed by how I looked. In fact, I would rather have looked more ordinary so I could play more parts more truthfully.

Marian Seldes

PlayMoreNeverOrdinaryBeenWould

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Kevin Kwan