I. M. Pei Quotes

I arrived in the U.S.A. in 1935, to San Francisco. I got the boat from China, and I didn't even speak English. I could read a little, perhaps write a little, but that was all. It was a 17-day journey, and I learnt to speak English from the stewards.

I. M. Pei

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I'm immensely proud to be a Democrat because of our party's history of fighting for justice, fairness, and equality. From Roosevelt to Obama, we've worked to bring seniors and children out of poverty, expanded civil rights, supported science and research, and pushed for equality of opportunity.

John Delaney

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There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.

Michael J. Fox

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Now I am obsessed with collecting Platypus paraphernalia.

Trevor Dunn

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Some people say I'm a young man in a hurry. Well, guess what: they're right.

Tom Cotton

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You really can expand the boundaries of your life and do risky things and prove yourself by doing them.

Robyn Davidson

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Agriculture changes the landscape more than anything else we do. It alters the composition of species. We don't realize it when we sit down to eat, but that is our most profound engagement with the rest of nature.

Michael Pollan

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Obviously, my daughter's my priority, so if you want to have plans with me and then my daughter calls, then I'm going to have to go with her.

Juan Pablo Galavis

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Someone at Tidal came to our show in New York in 2016, and I guess he was expecting, like, K-Pop. But he was surprised: he saw we were doing R&B and hip hop authentically.

Jay Park

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I was always a little bit afraid because I found out at a very early age that once you make a record, all the mistakes and all the good things are there for eternity.

Johnny Mathis

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There are many commentators who have said the wrong thing before. That's part of the business.

Donovan Bailey

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Whether it's being a leading man, making TV shows, being with my family, I've learned a lot.

Ashton Kutcher

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The truth always finds it's way out, even years and years and years later. The truth always prevails.

Tyler Hamilton

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