“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.” IfsThinkingHardCharacterHollywoodChineseReally GreatAsianGreat Character Author:Zhang Ziyi
“It's not that I wanted to be an actor; it's that I didn't want to be a dancer! I was trained in traditional Chinese dance, and after working so hard it seemed unfair to just disappear into a group.” WantHardWantedActorsGroupsDisappearTraditionalChineseDancerUnfairWorking So Hard Author:Zhang Ziyi
“We inadvertently bombed the Chinese Embassy. But Clinton now is working very hard. He has sent a letter of apology to the Chinese. And, he's also given them a gift certificate for future nuclear secrets.” HardGivenSecretLettersClintonNuclearChineseApologyCertificatesEmbassyWorking Very Hard Author:David Letterman
“It was probably very difficult to go from Chinese and then suddenly go to kindergarten and start speaking English; it's very hard to transition back and forth when you are in that pivotal age. It's also hard to transition back, but if I was immersed in the country for a given amount of time, you are surrounded by it, everyone is speaking, you are learning new things, you are practicing all the time.” IfsCountryHardAgeGivenDifficultAmountChineseTransitionNew ThingsBack And ForthKindergartenPivotalLearning NewLearning New Things Author:Lucy Liu
“Below -60° cold will find the last microscopic touch of oil in an instrument and stop it dead. If there is the slightest breeze, you can hear your breath freeze as it floats away, making a sound like that of Chinese firecrackers. As does the morning dew, rime coats every exposed object. And if you work too hard and breathe too deeply, your lungs will sometimes feel as if they were on fire.” IfsFeelsDoeSometimesHardLastsSoundMorningFireObjectsColdBreathsInstrumentsBreatheOilChineseExposedCoatsBreezeLungsFloatsDewFreezeMorning DewFirecracker Book:Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure Source: Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure
“I studied and worked in a Chinese restaurant to support myself. People would say to me 'Oh you must be missing home', but I had grown up hard. I was so happy to be there. I had never even been in a supermarket before coming to America. At home, my parents wouldn't let me open the refrigerator, because they worried I'd damage the door by opening it too many times.” PeopleHardHomeAmericaParentSupportDoorsMissingLet MeOpeningChineseWorriedDamageRestaurantsSupermarketsRefrigeratorsComing To America Author:Wendi Deng Murdoch