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Maya Lin Quotes

Math, it’s a puzzle to me. I love figuring out puzzles Picture Quote #1

I loved school. I studied like crazy. I was a Class A nerd Picture Quote #1

The role of art in society differs for every artist Picture Quote #1

I went through withdrawal when I got out of graduate school. It’s what you learn, what you think. That’s all that counts Picture Quote #1

War is not just a victory or loss... People die Picture Quote #1

If you don’t learn history accurately, how can you learn? Picture Quote #1

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I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because I felt the politics of the war eclipsed what happened to the veterans. The politics were irrelevant to what this memorial was Picture Quote #1

I started studying what the nature of a monument is and what a monument should be. And for the World War III memorial I designed a futile, almost terrifying passage that ends nowhere Picture Quote #1

To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When I was very little, we would get letters from China, in Chinese, and they’ be censored. We were a very insular little family Picture Quote #1

Growing up, I thought I was white. It didn’t occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark and there was a little bit of prejudice Picture Quote #1

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I was probably the first kid in my high school to go to Yale. I applied almost as a lark. Then, when I got there, I was the dumbest person in your class Picture Quote #1

OK, it was black, it was below grade, I was female, Asian American, young, too young to have served. Yet I think none of the opposition in that sense hurt me Picture Quote #1

Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese. It was an era when they felt we would be better off if we didn’t have that complication Picture Quote #1

I saw the Vietnam Veterans Memorial not as an object placed into the earth but as a cut in the earth that has then been polished, like a geode. Interest in the land and concern about how we are polluting the air and water of the planet are what make me want to travel back in geologic time-to witness the shaping of the earth before man Picture Quote #1

I also wanted remembering the past relevant to the present. Some people wanted me to put the names in alphabetical order. I wanted them in chronological order so that a veteran could find his time within the panel. It’s like a thread of life Picture Quote #1

I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That’s art to me Picture Quote #1

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The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost Picture Quote #1

The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it’s magical Picture Quote #1

Art is very tricky because it’s what you do for yourself. It’s much harder for me to make those works than the monuments or the architecture Picture Quote #1

When I was very little, we would get letters from China, in Chinese, and they’ be censored. We were a very insular little family Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that’s true in any creative field Picture Quote #1

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 walk back out into the light Picture Quote #1

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You couldn’t put me in a social group setting. I’m probably a terrible anarchist deep down Picture Quote #1

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 than I would have felt comfortable with Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it’s not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you Picture Quote #1

Warmth isn’t what minimalists are thought to have Picture Quote #1

If you don’t remember history accurately, how can you learn? Picture Quote #1

Competitions are what you do as a good exercise Picture Quote #1

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Math, it’s a puzzle to me. I love figuring out puzzles. (Maya Lin Quotes) I loved school. I studied like crazy. I was a Class A nerd (Maya Lin Quotes) The role of art in society differs for every artist (Maya Lin Quotes) I went through withdrawal when I got out of graduate school. It’s what you learn, what you think. That’s all that counts. (Maya Lin Quotes) War is not just a victory or loss... People die (Maya Lin Quotes) If you don’t learn history accurately, how can you learn? (Maya Lin Quotes) I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because I felt the politics of the war eclipsed what happened to the veterans. The politics were irrelevant to what this memorial was (Maya Lin Quotes) I started studying what the nature of a monument is and what a monument should be. And for the World War III memorial I designed a futile, almost terrifying passage that ends nowhere (Maya Lin Quotes) To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom (Maya Lin Quotes) 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 (Maya Lin Quotes) 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 Quotes) Growing up, I thought I was white. It didn’t occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark and there was a little bit of prejudice (Maya Lin Quotes) I was probably the first kid in my high school to go to Yale. I applied almost as a lark. Then, when I got there, I was the dumbest person in your class (Maya Lin Quotes) OK, it was black, it was below grade, I was female, Asian American, young, too young to have served. Yet I think none of the opposition in that sense hurt me (Maya Lin Quotes) Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese. It was an era when they felt we would be better off if we didn’t have that complication (Maya Lin Quotes) I saw the Vietnam Veterans Memorial not as an object placed into the earth but as a cut in the earth that has then been polished, like a geode. Interest in the land and concern about how we are polluting the air and water of the planet are what make me want to travel back in geologic time-to witness the shaping of the earth before man (Maya Lin Quotes) I also wanted remembering the past relevant to the present. Some people wanted me to put the names in alphabetical order. I wanted them in chronological order so that a veteran could find his time within the panel. It’s like a thread of life. (Maya Lin Quotes) I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That’s art to me. (Maya Lin Quotes) The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost (Maya Lin Quotes) The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it’s magical. (Maya Lin Quotes) Art is very tricky because it’s what you do for yourself. It’s much harder for me to make those works than the monuments or the architecture. (Maya Lin Quotes) 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 Quotes) Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that’s true in any creative field. (Maya Lin Quotes) 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 walk back out into the light. (Maya Lin Quotes) You couldn’t put me in a social group setting. I’m probably a terrible anarchist deep down. (Maya Lin Quotes) 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 than I would have felt comfortable with. (Maya Lin Quotes) Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it’s not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you. (Maya Lin Quotes) Warmth isn’t what minimalists are thought to have (Maya Lin Quotes) If you don’t remember history accurately, how can you learn? (Maya Lin Quotes) Competitions are what you do as a good exercise (Maya Lin Quotes)

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