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title: "2 Benevolent Quotes By Maya Soetoro-Ng"
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> [The world is intertwined and we therefore have to be gentle in the way that we treat one another and the Earth, so that our impact on others is benevolent and good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/the-world-is-intertwined-and-we-therefore-have-to-be-gentle-in-the/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

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> [And that the best things that grownups do, we do for the children, and that they inspire great good in us. I also want them to remember that the world is intertwined and that we therefore have to be gentle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/and-that-the-best-things-that-grownups-do-we-do-for-the-children-and/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

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## More by Maya Soetoro-Ng

> [I think you can have varied and seemingly contradictory depictions of a single person because we all have many facets and, in a way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/i-think-you-can-have-varied-and-seemingly-contradictory-depictions-of/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [I don't think the White House has always reflected the textures and flavors of this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/i-don-t-think-the-white-house-has-always-reflected-the-textures-and/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [One of the things that I have my students do is to take a look at English-language newspapers from all around the world in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/one-of-the-things-that-i-have-my-students-do-is-to-take-a-look-at/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [Barack himself is very much a regular guy, not a silver spoon, incredibly smart, but, you know, he's a scholarship kid, made good use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/barack-himself-is-very-much-a-regular-guy-not-a-silver-spoon/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [You really need to love something or someone in order to work hard enough to be very successful. You have to believe in something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/you-really-need-to-love-something-or-someone-in-order-to-work-hard/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [We can do much to help our communities loosen their boundaries and begin to welcome a multitude of ways of being to make sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/we-can-do-much-to-help-our-communities-loosen-their-boundaries-and/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [My whole family was Muslim, and most of the people I knew were Muslim.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/my-whole-family-was-muslim-and-most-of-the-people-i-knew-were-muslim/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [I like that there are young people being given opportunities to explore and learn and grow and become themselves with a path that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/i-like-that-there-are-young-people-being-given-opportunities-to/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [The rich emotional tapestry of being a mother, becoming a mother, connects you to your own mother. I didn't realize how much I'd become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/the-rich-emotional-tapestry-of-being-a-mother-becoming-a-mother/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [My mother would have enjoyed the idea that her name was being used to build bridges. She cared a great deal and was very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/my-mother-would-have-enjoyed-the-idea-that-her-name-was-being-used-to/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [You really need to love something or someone in order to work hard enough to be very successful. You have to believe in something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/you-really-need-to-love-something-or-someone-in-order-to-work-hard-2/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [Faith and optimism come from love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/faith-and-optimism-come-from-love/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [I've always kept a journal and brought storytelling into my teaching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/i-ve-always-kept-a-journal-and-brought-storytelling-into-my-teaching/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [Being told that I looked like I belonged everywhere and to everyone helped me feel my fledgling pride in my own multiracialism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/being-told-that-i-looked-like-i-belonged-everywhere-and-to-everyone/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

> [It was as a mother that I needed my mother back, and I needed to conjure her anew and think about what she would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/it-was-as-a-mother-that-i-needed-my-mother-back-and-i-needed-to/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

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