Alex Tizon Quotes

Television and movies were our biggest teachers. When we came to the United States, the Vietnam War was just ratcheting up. And so the Asian faces that I saw on the news, they were the face of the enemy. Asian men, particularly, were either small, ineffective, or they were evil. And those messages were deeply, deeply embedded in me for many years.

Alex Tizon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: filipino
  • Birth: October 30, 1959 - March 23, 2017

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Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.

John Dryden

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I've grown up a lot, and I have such great memories of playing football.

John Matuszak

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I'm a big Letterman fan.

Andy Samberg

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I never even thought of myself as deadpan until someone wrote an article about me about a year after I was doing comedy. There was a paper called the 'Boston Phoenix,' and someone wrote a description of what I was doing and that's where I first saw 'deadpan.'

Steven Wright

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We know that dismantling old oppressive regimes is a great deal faster and easier than building new flourishing democracies. Chinggis Khaan once said, 'It was easier to conquer the world on horseback than to dismount and govern.' True validation of democracy lies less in what we tear down, and more in what we build.

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

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I found out I had a real love for comedy and comedy writing. The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer competitors than the field I was in, which was acting, singing and dancing.

Rita Rudner

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In choosing Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain has chosen for the future.

Rudy Giuliani

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You mustn't underestimate an audience's intelligence.

Marvin Hamlisch

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I enjoy Dinosaur for what it is. It's a unique band that has a unique chemistry.

Lou Barlow

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I'm mostly a historical romance reader, but I never miss a Susan Elizabeth Phillips book. Her characters are larger than life and heartbreakingly real at the same time. I don't know how she does it.

Julia Quinn

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As the director, you have it in your mind how you want the part done, how you want someone to do it, and so sometimes you just say, 'Why don't I do it myself?' So for a little role, I'll just do it.

Jonathan Krisel

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I would read fishing reports on the road and then it just occurred to me: I should go to sea school and get my captain's license, see if I can get paid to be out here every day.

Dean Ween

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