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“When I was building the Vietnam Memorial, I never once…” quote by Maya Lin — Download Open image

“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 don't pry into other people's business.”

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Our lives are given meaning by our actions-accomplishments made while we are "here" that extend beyond our own time.

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If you don't remember history accurately, how can you learn?

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My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions.

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I had very few friends. We always ate dinner with our parents. We didn't want to go out. American adolescence was a lot wilder…

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Math, it's a puzzle to me. I love figuring out puzzles.

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I cannot force a design; I do not see this process as being under my conscious control.

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OK, it was black, it was below grade, I was female, Asian American, young, too young to have served. Yet I think none of…

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If we can't face death, we'll never overcome it. You have to look it straight in the eye. Then you can turn around and…

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I can't shout out, "Do this." I don't want to be prescriptive. I want to give you facts, and that's the way I've always…

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Competitions are what you do as a good exercise.

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You really can't function as a celebrity. Entertainers are celebrities. I'm an architect. I'm an artist. I make things.

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Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think.

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