Gene Luen Yang Quotes

For 'American Born Chinese,' my first graphic novel with First Second Books, I did mostly 'memory' research. It's fiction, but I pulled heavily from my own childhood.

Gene Luen Yang

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ChildhoodMemoryResearchAmerican

I remember being in the Ontario Legislature and the Liberals yelling over at me about the fact that the dollar was rising, and that was bad for business, and didn't I realize that. And I thought, 'What are you talking about?' The value of the currency in part, large part, reflects the world's view of the state of our economy.

Jim Flaherty

BusinessValueMeWorldThoughtYou

As far long-term aspirations, other than acting, I do want to direct a little bit. I want to get on the production side and eventually start a production company and maybe make some projects of my own.

Jessie Usher

StartActingWantMy OwnCompany

I'm a comic; we get hecklers every night! It's really just part of the job.

Jermaine Fowler

JobNightGetJustComicPart

It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court to make the mistake of curing what could prove to be an isolated problem by disarming the government of its principal weapon to stop future terrorist attacks.

John Yoo

FutureGovernmentMistakeProblem

I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

Steve Jobs

LifeBestCreativeMeMy LifeApple

We have to help others. I hope that some of the young players today understand that. It's not about them. The Man Upstairs gave them that ability to play, and play consistently, but he also wants them to open their hearts and understand that people need their help.

Rod Carew

TodayHopeManHelp OthersPeople

The thing is that my father's story helps to communicate what was at stake with my mother, and my mother and father had so much a partnership that his story is integral to her story, as her story is to his - really, her story can't be told without his story.

Rory Kennedy

FatherMotherStoryPartnershipHer

When people ask me where my roots are, I look down at my feet, and I see the roots of my soul grasping the earth. They are here... in the Southwest... I still live in New Mexico.

Rudolfo Anaya

LiveSoulPeopleMeRootsFeet

Guys like me, we have a different style that makes it hard to break in easily. When I was 18, 19, I felt like I was just a boy, body-wise and mentality-wise. I had to fix everything together.

Dominic Thiem

StyleTogetherMeBoyFixHard

It is already clear that, because of advances in technology, drones are going to play an increased role in warfare in the years ahead. It is therefore vital that the legal frameworks governing their use are robust and internationally recognised.

Douglas Alexander

TechnologyLegalPlayAheadDrones

In my downtime, I love eating. It's pretty much my favorite hobby. Discovering new restaurants and revisiting consistent favorites is one of my top things to do when not filming.

Christie Laing

LoveEatingHobbyNewTopPretty

Hats off to Julian and Johnny, the producers, for sticking to their guns with the five-season story arc of 'Merlin'. It would have been too easy to give in to demand and stretch the show on beyond their original plan because of its incredible success.

Colin Morgan

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