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I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as Am

I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character. – Maya Lin

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The only thing that mattered was what you were to do in life, and it wasnt about money. It was about teaching, or learning. – Maya Lin

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