"When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor."

-- Lyndon B. Johnson

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“I think I'm a global citizen. My parents came from China, were educated in France and emigrated to the United States. And I think that opened up my mind to be able to live and work anywhere.”

Source : "TalkAsia" with Lorraine Hahn, www.cnn.com. July 31, 2004.
“Once you know the truth, you canâ€™t ever go back and pick up your suitcase of lies. Heavier or not, the truth is yours now.”
“An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof. If you reject it you are unhappy, if you accept it you are undone.”
“Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.”
“If you look at my history, I'm not gonna let that many people into whatever I'm going through.”

Source : "'Songs I Can Sing Ya': An Interview with Andy Kim and Kevin Drew". Interview With Evan Sawdey, www.popmatters.com. February 24, 2015.
“There are very few instances where writers have also been effective image makers - different skill sets are required.”

Source : "Can Photojournalism Survive in the Instagram Era?". Interview with Jeremy Lybarger, www.motherjones.com. July 18, 2013.
“Maybe careers aren’t something you can really plan for. They just sort of happen, like brown eyes or flat feet. I took one of those career aptitude tests last year, and it showed that I should be a flight attendant or a seamstress. Not a fashion designer or anything, mind you, but a sweatshop worker. Apparently stewardesses and sweatshop workers and I enjoy a lot of the same interests and activities.”
“Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.”

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