Asian Quotes - Page 8

• The most important thing that certainly the United States and other Asian and Pacific actors have done is to urge that whatever happens, however the dispute is resolved, that it be resolved peacefully.

  William C. Kirby

  Important, United States, Actors

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• My theory is because I'm Asian and white I sort of look like the future. I'm the melting pot.

  Moon Bloodgood

  White, Looks, Melting

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Our country has caused tremendous damage and pain to the peoples of many countries, especially Asian countries, through colonial rule and invasion. Humbly acknowledging such facts of history, I once again reflect most deeply and offer apologies from my heart as well as express my condolences to all the victims of the last major war both in and out of the country,.

  Junichiro Koizumi

  Country, Pain, War

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• China and other members should join efforts to combat serious infectious disease, such as bird flu. To enhance the cooperation on the prevention of bird flu is an important target of the organization, which includes Russia, China and four Central Asian states.

  Wen Jiabao

  Russia, Organization, Effort

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• My favourite types of cuisine are Asian and Caribbean, and I love cooking new recipes for my family.

  Jourdan Dunn

  Cooking, Recipes, Cuisine

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• I don't see myself a Great Black Hope. I'm just a golfer who happens to be black and Asian. It doesn't matter whether they're white, black, brown or green.

  Tiger Woods

  White, Black, Green

  "All Eyes on Tiger as He Enters Jungle" by Andy Farrell, www.independent.co.uk. April 04, 1997.

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• The confidence is really driven by the woman - whether she can have the confidence that there will be enough earning or income to finance all the domestic spending - but also by the middle-income class, which for many Asian countries has become the growth power for the economy.

  Sri Mulyani Indrawati

  Country, Class, Growth

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• In the past, Japan through its colonial rule and aggression caused tremendous damage and suffering for the people of many countries, particularly those of Asian nations.

  Junichiro Koizumi

  Country, Past, Japan

  "Japanese PM apologises for war". www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2005.

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• China has become a major presence for most countries around the world but notably for its neighboring countries in Asia. So I think it is a common position for Japan and its Asian neighbors that we certainly would strive to maintain as much as possible friendly relations with China.

  Naoto Kan

  Country, Thinking, Japan

  "Naoto Kan: 'Japan has lost its vigor'". www.cnn.com. November 17, 2010.

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• The focus of my research is how secular movements originated in West Asian countries and subsequently changed to pan-Islamic movements. The role of Western countries in this aspect is also a part of the research.

  Taslima Nasrin

  Country, Islamic, Focus

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• In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know.

  Sandra Oh

  Parent, Goes On, Protection

  Sandra Oh moves from 'Sideways' to TV, www.today.com. March 22, 2005.

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• Since I was a baby my goal was to be on TV because film was just impossible - you never got any Asian women in Western cinema. I grew up wanting to be in 'East-Enders' because film wasn't even a dream. The community were very much like, 'How can you want to act? It's such a low-class profession.

  Archie Panjabi

  Dream, Baby, Class

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• I like having black hair. When I was really young, I wanted to be Asian - Asian hair is beautiful. I also wanted to look like the girl in George Michael's 'Father Figure' video.

  Pauley Perrette

  Beautiful, Girl, Father

  "NCIS' Tattooed Abby Defies Stereotypes". Interview with Mark Morrison, www.tvguide.com. December 4, 2007.

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• I don't want to have people brought in simply because they are black or Asian.

  Trevor Phillips

  People, Black, Want

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• As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person?

  Octavia Spencer

  Gay, Race, African American

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• The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years - for example, 1960 to 1985 - the progress made by East Asian countries was phenomenal. In a single generation they had been able to transform the character of their economy. They were able to get rid of chronic poverty.

  Manmohan Singh

  Country, Character, Years

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• I am convinced the next major attack against the United States may well be conducted by people with Asian or African faces, not the ones that many Americans are alert to.

  George Tenet

  People, United States, May

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• In America, people think being South Asian is still kind of exotic. When you go outside New York and Chicago and L.A., there are people who have never tried Indian food... they've never even tasted it!

  Aasif Mandvi

  New York, Thinking, America

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the entertainment field. You don't get it both ways.

  Aasif Mandvi

  Children, Character, People

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A whole bunch of big technological shocks occurred when Asian innovations - paper, gunpowder, the stirrup, the moldboard plow and so on - came to Europe via the Silk Road.

  Charles C. Mann

  Europe, Innovation, Paper

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• I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you.

  Zhang Ziyi

  Character, Thinking, Chinese

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I've been called the first Asian legislator in our Nevada State Assembly.

  Sharron Angle

  Firsts, Nevada, Assembly

  "The Rachel Maddow Show" with Rachel Maddow, www.nbcnews.com. October 19, 2010.

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• So that’s what we want is a secure and sovereign nation and, you know, I don’t know that all of you are Latino. Some of you look a little more Asian to me. I don’t know that. What we know, what we know about ourselves is that we are a melting pot in this country. My grandchildren are evidence of that. I’m evidence of that. I’ve been called the first Asian legislator in our Nevada State Assembly.

  Sharron Angle

  Country, Teenager, Grandchildren

  "Angle to Hispanic children: “Some of you look a little more Asian to me”". lasvegassun.com. October 18, 2010.

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• I know when I was growing up in New York, whenever I turned on the television, I never saw a face that looked like me. Whenever there was an Asian person on television, it would be a huge event, me calling to my older sister 'There's an Asian person on television!' It was unheard of back then.

  Yunjin Kim

  New York, Growing Up, Events

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• People's view of exotic or Asian women are changing. It's much nicer to hear 'She's pretty' than 'She's pretty - for an Asian woman.

  Sung-Hi Lee

  Views, People, Exotic

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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