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“My mother didn't teach me lessons about being Chinese as strongly as she did the notion of who I was as a female.”

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Amy Tan, born in February 19, 1952, is a renowned film writer from the United States. Her works are characterized by profound character portrayal and unique cultural background, with notable works including 'The Joy Luck Club'. more

“I was born in 1958, the same year NASA was established, which I like to think of as not a coincidence. I was 11 when they landed on the moon, Apollo Eleven. And, of course, everybody in the whole world was watching that. But I can tell you, at that time, nobody ever asked a girl, 'Is that something you want to grow up and do?'”

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“Had there not been the film, my name would not represent somebody that's out there fighting for the environment.”

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Author:Erin Brockovich

“Public school teachers in Long Island, New York, saved my life in the '70s. They were involved and invested and helpful. One took me into her family and loved me back to life. She taught me that love is not formed and families are not formed by blood. That love makes a family.”

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Author:Rosie O'Donnell

“What's shocking is cruelty and torture, and that's become our entertainment. Kids can play violent video games, but God forbid they look at a naked woman. That's pornography, that's perverse. No!”

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Author:David LaChapelle

“I actually can't think of anything worse than being famous... Fame really distorts your perception of yourself.”

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“If you put the right things into the universe, the right things will come to you.”

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Author:Jena Malone

“I try to take it as it comes. I'm constantly trying to please myself. That's why I've basically realised now, that nothing else in the world matters at all, just please yourself and the people you love and that's it.”

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Author:Dev Hynes

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