Ming-Na Wen Quote

I've always dreamed that George Lucas would call me one day and ask me to be in one of the '...
MING-NA WEN

I was a total sci-fi geek. 'Star Wars' was my ultimate favorite.
MING-NA WEN

Being a sci-fi geek, it was just lovely to be on a show where I pretend I'm in outer space. That...
MING-NA WEN

Mulan is so important in Chinese folklore - a fearless girl who cared about her family and country s...
MING-NA WEN

'Mulan' holds a very special place in my heart. It's been 16 years since the film, but h...
MING-NA WEN

That's what was so amazing about 'Mulan.' Here is this story with all Chinese characters...
MING-NA WEN

There's just so much love that goes into home cooking, and I think it will really help the Ameri...
MING-NA WEN

Both my parents are chefs... I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love fo...
MING-NA WEN

I appreciate both... for me, I think 'Star Wars' is more science fantasy and is based on a l...
MING-NA WEN

I think on 'ER,' my other long-running show, I had some ideas about what's going on. ...
MING-NA WEN

I've loved all forms of animation.
MING-NA WEN

The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.
MING-NA WEN

I love doing TV. It's so great for my world as a mom, as someone who likes to have a steady job ...
MING-NA WEN

I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple...
MING-NA WEN

I love that synergy between being entertainers and having people respond. There's no greater rew...
MING-NA WEN

I'm not one of those actresses that's going to feel like I never achieved my dreams and goal...
MING-NA WEN

I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters....
MING-NA WEN

When I grew up in Pittsburgh in my parents' restaurant, I was almost like a country bumpkin.
MING-NA WEN

I hope Hong Kong and Asia wants to hire American Asian actresses as much as Hollywood has been hirin...
MING-NA WEN

I was hesitant to do 'Mulan II.' For me, I felt like the story that needed to be told, this ...
MING-NA WEN

I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.
MING-NA WEN

'Star Wars' is on my bucket list. Even if it's just a small walk on, I don't care.
MING-NA WEN

What I want is the same opportunities as anyone to get a part.
MING-NA WEN

I'm sort of a gypsy at heart and don't like to stay in one place too long.
MING-NA WEN

Growing up as an Asian American in this society, there were a lot of times where you feel isolated o...
MING-NA WEN

To be forgotten by the one to whom you never forget is the worst thing ever happens.
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Or you could simply throw down a few inches of compost and fake it. That's what we do, isn't it? Do ...
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If I shut everything else out and filled the room with memories, the past could become the present, ...
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Silence is a powerful tool.
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I’m an artist; I do not destroy, but create scars. And above that, I am an inventor of new ways to...
HILLARY WEN, HILDY WEN

People in China say: 'If you love your children, send them to New York. If you hate your childre...
LI NA

When I got into the sport I was so fat that my manager said he should send me to boot camp to lose t...
LI NA

I remember learning new words, trying to figure out what common things like cider, finding myself up...
AN NA

I had been struggling with how to create a child-like protagonist's voice without making it soun...
AN NA

In badminton, they use a lot from the wrist. But I use a lot from the shoulder.
LI NA

The first time I showed the tattoo, it was big news in the newspaper: 'She has a tattoo with a s...
LI NA

I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: 'She&#...
LI NA

I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around.
LI NA

Just because you win the French Open it doesn't mean you can do well at Wimbledon.
LI NA

I never thought I could win the French Open.
LI NA

It wasn't a cramp. I just felt a bit tired and needed a massage.
LI NA

We did not play our usual game in the first half and gave away too many opening chances.
LI NA

It is a surprise to win in the National Games. It's my honor to compete with Olympic champions and w...
LI NA

Your life can be different, Young Ju. Study and be strong. In America, women have choices.
AN NA

If people are able to run the affairs of a village well, eventually they'll be able to run a tow...
WEN JIABAO

As long I still have a breath left in me I will dedicate myself fully to China's reform.
WEN JIABAO

I believe I and all the Chinese people have such a conviction that China will make continuous progre...
WEN JIABAO

I don't think a system or a government should fear critical opinions or views. Only by heeding t...
WEN JIABAO

More scientific language and less diplomatic rhetoric may make this world even better.
WEN JIABAO

China is a main energy consumer and, therefore, is also a big greenhouse gas emitter. We must use en...
WEN JIABAO

Only science and the spirit of seeking truth from facts can save China. I firmly believe in this.
WEN JIABAO

Socialism, as I understand it, is a system of democracy. Without democracy, there is no socialism.
WEN JIABAO

The Chinese government attaches importance to, and protects, human rights. We have incorporated thes...
WEN JIABAO

All political parties, organizations, and all people should abide by the constitution and laws witho...
WEN JIABAO

As far as the U.S. economy is concerned, I always believe that the U.S. economy is solidly based, no...
WEN JIABAO

If in a country, most of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few, then this country can h...
WEN JIABAO

There are two books that I often travel with; one is 'The Theory on Moral Sentiments' by Ada...
WEN JIABAO

There are people who will appreciate what I've done, and there will be people who will criticize...
WEN JIABAO

I have a dream to provide every Chinese, especially children, sufficient milk each day.
WEN JIABAO

In my school days, everyone thought I'm too tall for a Chinese girl.
LIU WEN

Tarot helps us look within ourselves to understand our emotions, the reasoning behind our words and ...
BENEBELL WEN

Tarot is a practice rich with history and cultural knowledge. It is a science of the mind.
BENEBELL WEN

Fear is dangerous, not the tarot. The tarot represents the spectrum of the human condition, the good...
BENEBELL WEN

My hometown is a very boring city. There isn't a lot of industry - there are a lot of trees. It&...
LIU WEN

It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government ...
WEN JIABAO

Under the complex international situation, the deepening of Sino-Australian relations is not only in...
WEN JIABAO

It's still a big problem for rural residents,
WEN JIABAO

Practice in the past 30 years has proved that to develop the China-EU all-round strategic partnershi...
WEN JIABAO

China has conducted technological exchanges and cooperation with the international community on prev...
WEN JIABAO

Epsilon 15's tail, for example, has six 'spikes' in it, but they aren't arranged in a neat hexagonal...
WEN JIANG

working to promote friendly ties of cooperation.
WEN JIABAO

Cooperation is just like two pagodas -- one hardware and one software, ... Combined, we can take the...
WEN JIABAO

China has undergone earthshaking changes and achieved world-stunning successes,
WEN JIABAO

displayed the great creativity, spirit and excellent innovation capability of the Chinese nation.
WEN JIABAO

We must base ourselves upon expanding domestic demand, a long-term strategic policy that we must sti...
WEN JIABAO

Trade between our two countries has brought tremendous benefit to the people of both countries, ... ...
WEN JIABAO

You are shouldering the responsibility of resuming water supply. I hope you will work harder,
WEN JIABAO

You are the hope of the contemporary students,
WEN JIABAO

Developing healthy bilateral relations is not only in the fundamental interests of the two peoples, ...
WEN JIABAO

The hall is the greatest sacred site to give a panorama of the centuries-old Chinese culture, both e...
ZHANG WEN

Policy guidance and macro-control should be further strengthened to promote the healthy, orderly dev...
WEN JIABAO

What matter in international relations now are national interests and economic prowess,
WEN JIABAO

China will expand the enrollment of secondary vocational education to the same size as that of the r...
WEN JIABAO

Just as we conquered the SARS epidemic in 2003, we will surely conquer bird flu as well,
WEN JIABAO

We have conquered the SARS epidemic in 2003, and we will surely conquer the bird flu virus,
WEN JIABAO

The figure is expected to hit 28 billion dollars this year,
WEN JIABAO

NO INCENTIVE TO HIDE
WEN JIABAO

Bird flu has not been totally controlled in China and the danger of its spread still exists in some ...
WEN JIABAO

not only benefit the fundamental interests of the Chinese people, but also help promote world peace,...
WEN JIABAO

China is scheduled to offer nine year compulsory education free to children in rural areas starting ...
WEN JIABAO

A friend in need is a friend indeed,
WEN JIABAO

We all know that part of history. It indicates your patriotism, your perseverance and your character...
WEN JIABAO

To realize the goal of education for all, developed countries ought to shoulder more responsibility ...
WEN JIABAO

We invite experts outside the company to select the new president in order to make sure the process ...
ZHANG WEN

Art is effectively affective.
JARVI WEN

Phage therapy as an antibacterial weapon was an idea that was introduced in the early 20th century, ...
WEN JIANG

earnestly solve the difficulties of the masses.
WEN JIABAO

peaceful reunification of the motherland.
WEN JIABAO

cut off Taiwan from the sacred territory of the Chinese motherland.
WEN JIABAO

We launched the strategic security consultation mechanism, approved the supplementary agreement on t...
WEN JIABAO

The Chinese government attaches great importance to China-US relations,
WEN JIABAO

Building a 'new socialist countryside' is a major historic task.
WEN JIABAO

We will adhere to the strategy of domestic consumption and focus on increasing consumption demand an...
WEN JIABAO

This is a change of epoch-making significance.
WEN JIABAO

We will uncompromisingly oppose secessionist activities aimed at Taiwan independence.
WEN JIABAO

EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson and Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai have almost reached ...
WEN JIABAO

I believe that Mr. Donald Tsang and Hong Kong's government will definitely be able to lead all of Ho...
WEN JIABAO

We must detect [SARS cases] at the early stage, give out speedy reports, quarantine [patients] early...
WEN JIABAO

With the deepening of China's financial reform, economic development and the enforcement of the mark...
WEN JIABAO

I hope that you continue your efforts to make sure all measures are taken to guarantee that people c...
WEN JIABAO

Your work now is work to protect the safety of the masses' drinking water, ... Make the masses' wate...
WEN JIABAO

China is ready to make more contribution to the development of education around the globe and furthe...
WEN JIABAO

The developing countries have experienced a plenty of sufferings. People and children in these count...
WEN JIABAO

There is still educational disparity between different regions and between rural and urban areas,
WEN JIABAO

We will consider in an all-round way the capability of resource and environment, push forward the st...
WEN JIABAO

The public pay great attention to the vaccine safety problem, which should not be overlooked,
WEN JIABAO

We must never let people drink polluted water.
WEN JIABAO

To forgive is a decision, to forget takes effort, to heal is a process, to believe again takes coura...
VICTORIA WEN

Massive culling of domestic poultry was carried out in those (affected) regions,
WEN JIABAO

I’ve been lucky enough to cross paths with these angels who seem to brush the dust off my wings so...
HILLARY WEN

We respect not only professors and experts but also technologists who have their own inventions,
WEN JIABAO

Those responsible for hiding, overlooking or delaying reports will be harshly punished according to ...
WEN JIABAO

Everyone wants cross-straits relations to be peaceful and stable and develop to the mutual benefit o...
WEN JIABAO

Striped shirts and printed shorts, jeans, and trousers are all items I buy and wear a lot in my priv...
LIU WEN

I'm getting fat... because my size, I put on 20 or 30 pounds, it doesn't show very much... I...
YAO MING

Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
YAO MING

When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the t...
YAO MING

I finished my high school. I think an educate is very, very important.
YAO MING

If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourse...
YAO MING

No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.
YAO MING

Putting our ecosystem in great peril is certainly not a part of Chinese culture that I know.
YAO MING

A good leader must be fair.
YAO MING

Endangered species are our friends.
YAO MING

Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is dif...
YAO MING

Discrimination is not done by villains. It's done by us.
VIVIENNE MING

What drives success, and the most successful students, is internal motivation.
VIVIENNE MING

I love to accentuate my eyes, so I'll wear eyeshadow and mascara.
MING XI

Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
YAO MING

My personal style is kind of random; it's always changing - I'm a Pisces! Sometimes I like o...
MING XI

I have had a small handful of truly blatantly discriminatory experiences for being transgender, but ...
VIVIENNE MING

It was like if I didn't keep reminding myself, I'd make mistakes.
YAO MING

Housekeeping? If it pays well, I might as well have a try.
ZHANG MING

They just double-team so hard. At times they would just take the ball away from me. I couldn't see t...
YAO MING

I don't think I can play in the National Games. My contract (with the Rockets) d oesn't allow me tho...
YAO MING

Since this exchange, our team's gained renewed space to lift-off, and this space I think can take us...
YAO MING

I want to literally make people smarter by jamming things in their brains.
VIVIENNE MING

The tax on being different is largely implicit. People need not act maliciously for it to be levied....
VIVIENNE MING

I can put more energy into next season and future seasons now that the matter has been put aside, .....
YAO MING

I have Mr. Alexander's trust and the chance to play in Houston. I believe I will have a great career...
YAO MING

I just started playing basketball and I feel pretty healthy. I feel by the time I return to Houston ...
YAO MING

The NBA is a big family, and I think of all these rookies as my brothers. I still believe I am blue ...
YAO MING

Let's test it. It should be fine.
YAO MING

I hope I'm the last one.
YAO MING

I hope I'm the last one. Maybe the whole team needs to go to church to pray for the future.
YAO MING

First of all, I'm not buff enough. I got pushed away from the basket. And even when I didn't, I coul...
YAO MING

He gave me a couple sweet passes today, ... Those passes were on time and on target, like Jeff (Van ...
YAO MING

Shanghai's future is full of hopes and challenges, which is the same case with me.
YAO MING

I remember my first game was here, my first preseason game. It was the first night I got here. He to...
YAO MING

I think I'm still not in great shape now because it's only been two games. We struggled scoring in t...
YAO MING

If we want to beat great teams, we cannot play without Tracy. Our opponent did not play well tonight...
YAO MING

We still need to look forward. The way Miami will miss Shaq (O'Neal), they'll still need to play. We...
YAO MING

The talk has got to change, ... We need to do it for ourselves -- talk the talk and walk the walk.
YAO MING

I couldn't catch the ball in the post. I had to set more screens on the perimeter to try to and get ...
YAO MING

That's just trusting my teammate. Ryan, I didn't know who it is. All I know it was a red jersey, und...
YAO MING

All I did was follow the trainer's (workout) schedule, ... I feel pretty healthy. Upon my return to ...
YAO MING

Today is barbecue my feet. It's pretty warm here. It's soft (turf), but it's heat. But we're from Te...
YAO MING

I think I could have played better.
YAO MING

We?re all basketball players, and were all out there on the court, ... We all live together on this ...
YAO MING

I really can?t describe it. It completely surpasses what I imagined, ... Basketball is my job. It?s ...
YAO MING

It was not difficult because I love Houston and I have very good teammates, ... Our team is getting ...
YAO MING

Her talent and poise is what's very compelling for companies. Her ethnicity is icing on the cake.
YAO MING

I understand that this is a great example of Mr. Alexander's trust in me,
YAO MING

The victory was right in front of our face. If we could have gotten one or two more rebounds, it wou...
YAO MING

I'm just one of the 1.3 billion Chinese.
YAO MING

There are many possible directions to go from here. The current structure is folded only once. Like ...
MING WU

It's getting a lot easier. I'm getting used to it.
YAO MING

The traditional markers people use for hiring can be wrong - profoundly wrong.
VIVIENNE MING

With their shooting range, it took so long to recover, ... It's like when we play Dallas, when they ...
YAO MING

We need to do like we did in the Golden State game. Everybody do something more.
YAO MING

If my son came to me years from now and told me, 'I'm gay,' I'd say, 'That's...
VIVIENNE MING

I felt like somebody had a vice and was squeezing it on my head.
MING CHIN

Design proposals are expected to interpret the themes and values of the Olympic movement with Chines...
ZHANG MING

I can put more energy into next season and future seasons without that worry of contracts.
YAO MING

I think we lose concentration at the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth quarter - ...
YAO MING

Usually I like going to the paint because I could get close shots, or physical contact and get a fou...
YAO MING

All I did (this summer) was follow the trainer's schedule (of workouts), ... I feel pretty healthy. ...
YAO MING

They put a lot of pressure on me.
YAO MING

The third quarter was the turning point. The third quarter when Kobe hit those shots. Those were gre...
YAO MING

Low turnover levels in recent sessions indicated that people are unsure about prospective market mov...
XU MING

Physically, I may still be needing a little bit. I think I may need a suit of armor.
YAO MING

We worked from sunup to sundown. I think that's what convinced me not to go into farming.
MING CHIN

One can envision using similar technique to produce stacked thin slices of integrated circuits into ...
MING WU

Maybe it's the best thing for me and when I come back I'll be stronger.
YAO MING

Because of the tax on being different, individual actors in the labour market from different backgro...
VIVIENNE MING

I saw them when I was 5 or 6 years old in China in my hometown, Shanghai. That's the only game I wat...
YAO MING

We are bad at valuing other people, and we are worse the more different they are than us.
VIVIENNE MING

Nobody likes to lose. Down the stretch, we have to know we're playing for something, anything, just ...
YAO MING

It's important to me that talking about my experience not undermine those who choose differently...
VIVIENNE MING

The designs for the Beijing Olympic medals should highlight the themes of 'glory and dream' and 'fas...
ZHANG MING

There are neural networks that can build whole apps from scratch - so why are we teaching high schoo...
VIVIENNE MING

Mom takes all the credit for my success. Now Mom says, 'I read your face when you were a baby, and it said you were going to be a star. That's why I named you Ming - because it's all about the sun and the stars and enlightenment.'

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Ming-Na Wen

Mom takes all the credit for my success. Now Mom says, 'I read your face when you were a baby, and it said you were going to be a star. That's why I named you Ming - because it's all about the sun and the stars and enlightenment.'

Ming-Na Wen

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