Believe Quote 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,…

— Maya Soetoro-Ng

I don't think the White House has always reflected the textures and flavors of this country.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Maya Soetoro-Ng

My whole family was Muslim, and most of the people I knew were Muslim.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Maya Soetoro-Ng

Faith and optimism come from love.

— Maya Soetoro-Ng