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Margaret Chan Quotes

I have a reputation for being a straight-talker.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: public
Nationality: chinese
Birth: August 21, 1947

Topics

Reputation Being

Al Gonzales is a dedicated public servant and exceptionally qualified to be our nation's next Attorney General. I know that a lot has been said about Judge Gonzales' life story. It is a story of the fulfillment of the American Dream.

Life American Dream Story Judge Know

Science changes, and it's odd to me that scientists say, 'Never be skeptical,' because it was in the mid-'70s when they were saying we're sunk because we're going to have global climate cooling.

Science Me Saying Say Never Changes

The way they taught history in schools was not appealing. They stressed wars and dates. They left the people out. I was attracted to history by the need to know about the people. In China, I went to a British school, and we just learned about kings and queens. Back in America, I had the regular social studies curriculum.

History School People America Kings

We did not get any money from the early records. It was all taken by crooked managers. It is just a gangster's paradise.

Money Gangster Early Paradise Get

Can one truly be passionate about something if they are not committed to it?

Passionate Something Committed About

What's important to me is that my songs can exist without any material anything. It's very reflective of my ideology.

Me Important Without Anything Exist

At age 12, or even eight or nine, athletes were my role models. So when I would say I wanted to be the best, it was just because I was seeing my idols and wanted to do that. I don't think it necessarily was the most realistic thought process.

Age Best Think Thought Process Say

There have been a couple specific instances where I've felt like I couldn't survive without interacting with a certain person. I've been involved with some pretty manipulative people who have told me the same thought: that I can't live without them.

Live People Me Survive Thought Same

For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give.

Happy Me Grow More Room Give

To me, the best comedies get a little dark, and the best thrillers are a little bit funny. So I'm not exactly sure where I draw the line between the two.

Funny Best Me Dark Two Line

People think that I'm mean because I'm quiet, and I don't really go out places or because I don't really say too much. On the other hand, people think that I'm soft because I may not handle myself the way other people handle themselves. That's just not me. They don't know my background or none of that stuff.

Myself People Me Think Too Much Go

For a writer, and particularly a writer of my genre, which is the fantastical, I think that it's to my advantage to feel remote from and disconnected from the world of deal making.

World Think Feel Advantage Deal

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