Iris Chang Quotes

For some reason, I seem to be bothered whenever I see acts of injustice and assaults on people's civil liberties. I imagine what I write in the future will follow in that vein. Whether it's fiction or non-fiction.

Iris Chang

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: March 28, 1968 - November 9, 2004

Topics

FuturePeopleInjusticeWillFollow

I haven't seen 'Room' yet. People tell me 'Room' is such an amazing film, but ever since I had a kid, I just can't. I can't do it. It's not fun. It's not a place I want to be.

Jeff Nichols

FunPeopleAmazingMePlaceWant

Pink is my go-to color, which is why I have had my hair pink for years, on and off.

Jeffree Star

HairColorPinkWhyYearsOff

Athletes often start life at the opposite end of the wealth and prestige spectrum, but as soon as they exhibit an unusual talent for swinging a bat or sinking a free-throw they may find that the rules have been suspended for them. They are waved through school and into the pros, and incidents of bad behavior are overlooked or covered up.

Jeffrey Kluger

LifeSchoolTalentStartEndRules

In early 2005, I really studied the prospectuses of these mortgage pools that were tranched out into different-rated slices rated by agencies like S&P and Moody's. They had names like Park Place and People's Choice. It was clear to me that many of the buyers of these repackaged subprime mortgages were doing little analysis.

Michael Burry

PeopleMeDoingEarlyChoicePlace

It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.

Stephen Leacock

FunnyFishingPeopleNameFishWho

Inspiration comes from so many sources. Music, other fiction, the non-fiction I read, TV shows, films, news reports, people I know, stories I hear, misheard words or lyrics, dreams... Motivation? The memory of the rush I get from a really good writing session - even on a bad day, I know I'll find that again if I keep going.

Trudi Canavan

GoodDreamsMusicKeep GoingDay

My interest in matters more directly concerned with the handling of particles was growing, in the meantime, stimulated by many contacts with people understanding accelerators.

Simon van der Meer

PeopleUnderstandingGrowingMatters

We must reject not only the stereotypes that others have of us but also those that we have of ourselves.

Shirley Chisholm

StereotypesOthersUsMustOnly

People ask me why I became an actor, and the truth is that once you get cut from the baseball team, you need another angle to get women to pay attention.

Mike O'Malley

WomenTruthBaseballPeopleMeTeam

I think certainly after every show I headline, I will be available to the fans. When I'm headlining a show, I don't walk off stage. I'll walk to the front of the stage and sign hats and shirts and tickets for 15 to 30 minutes, until everyone has everything signed.

Luke Bryan

WalkThinkHatsWillEverythingOff

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

GreatManSayingCommonCommon Man

They tell me that it will be hard to find a man strong enough to love my own strength and independence, and not worry about being Mr. Diana Ross, but I disagree. I know absolutely that that man is somewhere out there.

Diana Ross

LoveStrengthManMeIndependence

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