Quote by Maya Lin
When I was building the Vietnam Memorial, I never once asked the v

When I was building the Vietnam Memorial, I never once asked the veterans what it was like in the war, because from my point of view, you dont pry into other peoples business. – Maya Lin

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I left science, then I went into art, but I approach things very analytically. I choose to pursue both art and architecture as completely separate fields rather than merging them. – Maya Lin

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I really enjoyed hanging out with some of the teachers. This one chemistry teacher, she liked hanging out. I liked making explosives. We would stay after school and blow things up. – Maya Lin

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The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost. – Maya Lin

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My home has always been show business. – Sammy Davis, Jr.

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The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax. – Albert Einstein

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Carpe per diem – seize the check. – Robin Williams

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I think Ive got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to go to school. He couldnt read and write. But he was so smart. He was just one of those people that could just make the most of anything and everything that he had to work with. – Dolly Parton

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Ive never had a relationship with a record executive. I always went to the record company by someone that liked my playing. Then they would get fired, and Id be left with the record company. And then – because they got fired – the record company wouldnt do anything for me. – Ornette Coleman

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All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow. – Grant Wood

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