Gene Luen Yang Quotes

'The Green Turtle' was created in the 1940s by a cartoonist named Chu Hing, one of the first Asian Americans to work in the American comic book industry.

Gene Luen Yang

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: August 9, 1973

Topics

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I just love being able to create and make things that inspire and that make people laugh, and my motivation to keep going is to make more opportunities to do that.

Amanda Seales

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I loved music, and in my ninth year at MIT, I decided to buy a hi-fi set. I figured that all I needed to do was look at the specifications. So I bought what looked like the best one, turned it on, and turned it off in five minutes, the sound was so poor.

Amar Bose

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Celebrity despicability is a precious thing.

Rob Sheffield

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I think comedy and satire are a very important part of democracy, and it's important we are able to laugh at the idiosyncrasies or the follies or vanities of people in power.

Rory Bremner

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John David captured the 25-year-old essence of me very well. I'm proud to call him a Stallworth brother.

Ron Stallworth

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The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride and history.

Mike Fitzpatrick

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Coco Chanel hated me. I can understand why.

Mary Quant

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Divorce is one of the key predictors of poverty for a child growing up in a home that's broken.

Mike Huckabee

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I only talk to the press if it's to my advantage.

Mitch McConnell

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I want to create or be a platform for people who have been labelled as a victim. I'm not going to be their voice; that's their voice. I want to allow people to voice their life beyond labels.

Clemantine Wamariya

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Drawing and visual pursuits were first. Music came and found me in a way. Really, what it's about is creative problem solving, and music is a lot more an expression of that than painting is for me.

Brandon Boyd

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People are more sophisticated in the way they go about dealing with the press.

Bob Schieffer

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