Saigon Quotes

13 quotes by 11 authors

Saigon is hot, full of atmosphere, activity, and commerce — Brendan Fraser
When helicopters were snatching people from the grounds of the American embassy compound during the panic of the final Vietcong push into Saigon, I was… — Calvin Trillin
Nobody gives way to anybody. Everyone just angles, points, dives directly toward his destination, pretending it is an all-or-nothing gamble. People glare at one another… — Andrew X. Pham
Saigon was an addicted city, and we were the drug: the corruption of children, the mutilation of young men, the prostitution of women, the humiliation… — James Fenton
A first novel of astonishing force, craft and beauty, The Headmaster's Wager conjures up a dizzyingly evocative wartime Saigon in the story of Percival Chen,… — Janice Y. K. Lee
In the modern operas that 'Miss Saigon' and 'Les Miz' are, nobody breaks out into song from conventional book dialogue. Everything is sung from beginning… — Lea Salonga
I was 17 when I auditioned for 'Miss Saigon.' I really grew up doing that show. I pretty much knew, almost a year into 'Miss… — Lea Salonga
I took some voice lessons here and there as a teenager but nothing too serious. I started taking it more seriously when I was in… — Lea Salonga
During the day on Monday, Washington time, the airport at Saigon came under persistent rocket as well as artillery fire and was effectively closed. The… — Gerald R. Ford
Saigon, U.S.A. aptly documents the birth of a new American community, uprooted in the aftermath of war and forever torn apart by the wounds of… — Nguyen Qui Duc
In 1975, the Americans suffered a spectacular military defeat at the hands of North Vietnam and the Vietcong, with U.S. helicopters seeking to rescue leading… — Martin Jacques
We wanted to see this country win the war just as much as those advisors did. We felt we would help to do that by… — Neil Sheehan
My favorite musical...it used to be when I was growing up, Miss Saigon, but I dont know, I dont really like it anymore. You know,… — Matthew Morrison

Who Wrote These Saigon Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 13 Saigon Quotes as follows: