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When I was very little, we would get letters from China, in Chines

When I was very little, we would get letters from China, in Chinese, and they be censored. We were a very insular little family. – Maya Lin

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In art or architecture your project is only done when you say its done. If you want to rip it apart at the eleventh hour and start all over again, you never finish. I was one of those crazy creatures. – Maya Lin

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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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The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think its magical. – Maya Lin

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In the past 40 years, the United States lost more than a million farmers and ranchers. Many of our farmers are aging. Today, only nine percent of family farm income comes from farming, and more and more of our farmers are looking elsewhere for their primary source of income. – Tom Vilsack

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I like all the families in the U.K. But what I like about the idea of the royal family is… they seem like theyre well educated and theres something admirable about them. And the Queen… she reminds me of my grandma. – will.i.am

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My kids are the future of the Mayweather family and of the Mayweather brand. I feel our family is stronger if we stay together. – Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

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I have one friend that Ive had since I was born, and shes from Coatzacoalcos. Shes not really impressed or interested in the actors life. My family isnt really either. – Salma Hayek

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I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most.
After three Im under the table,
After four Im under my host! – Dorothy Parker

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I think I came across Cecil Taylor a bit later, in 65 or 66. That really impressed me – Cecil Taylor is an amazing character… Both his music and the way he approaches the instrument are astonishing. – Luc Ferrari

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My father, his spirit is with me constantly, and Im a believer in that world and the world of dreams and that stuff. – Ziggy Marley

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Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness. – Dar Williams

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