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Kevin Kwan Quotes

I grew up in a household where there were really, really strong matriarchal characters. I think that's true of many Asian households. People tend to think of Asia as a misogynistic society or a society where men rule. At least in my experience, the women rule the household; the women rule the social scene. The men often become very useless.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: singaporean

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Women Experience Men People Society

In general, you don't want to move your kids when they're teenagers. They're not going to be happy with you.

Happy Be Happy You Want Going Move

What I enjoy most with acting is when it's a good scene with one or two other actors, and you feel a strong connection, and you don't know how you're going to respond, and everybody is listening to each other and getting affected by each other, and even though you've rehearsed it many times, it feels like it's happening right now.

Good Listening Strong Enjoy Acting

The beliefs I was raised with - to respect animals and to be aware of nature, to understand that we share this planet with other creatures - have had a huge impact on me.

Stella McCartney

Nature Respect Me Impact Understand

I have exercises that lead participants to discover for themselves that their deepest fulfillment comes when what they're doing is of benefit to larger society in some way. This really knocks some for a loop - especially those schooled in the 'take no prisoners' approach.

Society Doing Way Deepest Lead Take

I initially wanted to be a teacher, and then I was going to become an engineer and build bridges and highways, but pretty soon I went into the business world. I never did get to be a teacher except in a different way.

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

Business Teacher World Bridges Build

If I can do concert recitals, adapting the repertoire to my needs, then no problem, that's good enough. But with operas, unless the right circumstances come up, my career is done.

Good Problem Enough Career I Can Up

He's 85 and he's met another woman. Still, at 85, why ever not?

Christine Keeler

Woman Why Still Another Woman He

What I wish for myself is that I could be the kind of person who just goes, 'This is what I need,' and doesn't feel bad about it.

Myself Feel Wish Bad Person Kind

So what really gets me is these chickenhawks, who sent our kids to die, without ever serving in a war themselves. They don't know what it's all about.

War Me Die Know Serving Without

I feel like when I went back to my original hair color, a little bit of an edgier side came out.

Hair Color Feel Back Hair Color Out

When I was a kid in New York, long before saturation sports coverage, the world heavyweight championship was, with the baseball World Series, the great national event.

Sports Great Baseball New York World

It's all positive energy from me, man.

Positive Man Me Energy

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