Asian Quotes & Sayings
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It'd be nice if
Asian actors could be perceived as profitable, which is the bottom line. We're perceived as not mattering much fiscally. —
John Cho

People never heard bells in Western music sounding really cataclysmic. You hear that more in Russian music or in
Asian, Indonesian traditions. —
Charlemagne Palestine

For people in London,
Asian flavors are always part of the culture, more than in New York. —
Jean-Georges Vongerichten

I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to
Asian philosophy early in my life. —
Martha Beck
Asian players train so hard. Most of the time, on Monday mornings, the only people you see on the range are
Asians. I mean, only see
Asians. —
Yani Tseng

I am forced to admit that I am, to them, nothing but a series of destinations with no meaningful expanses in between. —
Monique Truong
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These [
Asian] paintings I could get into and they made me wonder who I was. By contrast, Western painters tried to tell me who they were. —
John McLaughlin

Hong Kong is a good fashion city. The interest is enormous. There's good potential in the
Asian market. —
Stefan Persson

Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or
Asian or European: they are good or bad. —
Denis Diderot

The rise of the global middle class will pave the way for a new golden age in Australian society. —
Asher Judah

For us as
Asian-Americans, I think the bane of our existence is one stereotype - 'Sixteen Candles,' the Long Duk Dong character. —
Daniel Wu

Maria Clara did not faint, simply because the Filipinos do not know how to faint. —
Jose Rizal

And lot of
Asian audiences and reporters don't like me to act as a bad guy. But I think I want to become an actor, I want to try different way. —
Jet Li

Don't break me up - I wouldn't offend any person, be they black,
Asian or whatever. —
Mickey Rooney

I do think that Japan will be one of the nations that have equality, and that, too, will serve as an example for other
Asian nations. —
George Takei

There's one stereotype in the industry that
Asian people aren't funny, I've heard that over and over again. —
Randall Park

When
Asian people grow up fast they go to college at 13. White people grow up fast it's about fudge packing and triple D's at 13. —
Adam Carolla

There really aren't any completely
Asian people singing right now. —
Utada Hikaru

The basic stupidity of modern Japan is that we've learned absolutely nothing from our contact with other
Asian peoples. —
Haruki Murakami

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. —
Ziyi Zhang

No matter what happens, we couldn't let people say
Asian-American actors can't act. —
Mako

How many buff
Asian faces do you see at a white party? It is pretty apropos that they call a party like that, since only white guys are allowed there! —
Bathhouse Blues

My look is 'Poly'n'
Asian' - part Polynesian native, part
Asian warrior. —
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Good humour was miles behind a second cup of morning tea. It was too early for nonsense. —
Zeenat Mahal

I will never forget my ASIAN fans, because they're so welcome with me, its my best moment ever —
Greyson Chance

They probably do have an
Asian Barbie. —
Iris Chang

I started out in public service in 1998 after the
Asian financial crisis of '97. —
Benigno Aquino III

I met a woman who told me that she wasn't attracted to
Asians. "No worries," I said. "I'm not attracted to racists —
Simon Tam

You can't be invisible being
Asian. You can't say "Hi, I'm white!" —
Arthur Dong

I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love
Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles. —
Ted Allen

There are no
Asian movie stars —
Aaron Sorkin

In Harlem, I got all my black friends. But when I go downtown, I got black, white,
Asian, Indian friends. There's no borders, no barriers. —
ASAP Rocky

I think the rise of
Asian models is an absolutely beautiful thing. —
Tyra Banks

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
Asian literature is evolving with the people. It's always a reflection on what's happening to the culture at large. —
Kevin Kwan

I get the worst compliments all the time. 'Oh you're
Asian? I love orange chicken.' —
Jo Koy

We are not about to send American boys 9 or 10 thousand miles away from home to do what
Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves. —
Lyndon B. Johnson

In
Asian gardens you could look at rock and imagine water, you could gaze at a still pool and believe it had the hardness of rock. —
Michael Ondaatje

The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other
Asian countries. —
Samuel P. Huntington

Your uniqueness is your greatest strength, not how well you emulate others. —
Simon S. Tam

We will work our hardest to make sure SS501 is an
Asian and Worldwide Star . —
Kim Hyun-joong

Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as
Asian-Americans, but also the world in general. —
Martin Yan

I got back from Toronto, where they had a severe outbreak of SARS- you know, Severe
Asian Racism Syndrome. —
Margaret Cho

Not only do I not want to be stereotyped as this
Asian girl who fights - gee, what a wonder - but also I have more to offer than that. —
Maggie Q

Even if he is your friend, never, ever call an
Asian person. —
Bo Burnham

My hope is that shows like 'Fresh Off the Boat' open the door for even more of those kinds of characters for
Asian actors and actresses. —
Randall Park

her cheeks a slight
Asian red; —
Ned Vizzini

Being the only
Asian-American in the State Legislature, I've had no choice but to reach across the aisle. —
Grace Meng

The central drama of our age is how the Western nations and the
Asian peoples are to find a tolerable basis of co-existence. —
Walter Lippmann

My upbringing was definitely piano lessons and homework, just as much as the next
Asian kid. —
Kelvin Yu

That
Asian guy is really good at kicking. Shocking. Someone is pressing 'A' really fast somewhere. —
Daniel Tosh

I go to castings and see several black and
Asian girls, then I get to the show and look around there's just me and maybe one other coloured face. —
Jourdan Dunn

Horsemeat in many European and
Asian countries is consumed as a delicacy. —
Elton Gallegly

We should realise that Hollywood is not obliged to write roles for
Asian actors. —
Kabir Bedi

I knew comedy was the thing for me when I was the only
Asian kid in high school ... who failed math. —
Dat Phan

Coming out of college into the draft, being
Asian-American and being from Harvard, that's not going to be an advantage because of stereotypes. —
Jeremy Lin

Coming from an
Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker. —
Lisa Ling

One realizes the immortality of true love only after the lover dies —
Kanza Javed

I think that it'd be nice for other
Asians to support other
Asian artists and help each other instead of pull each other down. —
Justin Chon

It's not racist if I like the race. But I don't like
Asian people. —
Thom Yorke

I make American films for American audiences and
Asian films for
Asian audiences. —
Jackie Chan

Henry Wu was a young
Asian guy, straight out of tooth school, or wherever they went. —
Tarryn Fisher

We need to strengthen
Asian diplomacy. —
Ichiro Ozawa

I was certain t find the familiar sting of salt, but what I needed to know was what kind: kitchen, sweat, tears or the sea. —
Monique Truong

In my view,
Asian countries have learnt the lessons from the past and significantly enhanced their capabilities to fend off risks. —
Li Keqiang

The divorced Indian lady combines every fantasy about the liberated, wicked Western woman with the safety net of basic submissive familiarity. —
Bharati Mukherjee

The Asia and the Pacific region is facing an epidemic of road death and injury, but we also have innovative
Asian road safety solutions. —
Michelle Yeoh

No place is perfect, but I admire Oahu for its offering of the tropical and the urban, and then its
Asian-inflected culture and cuisines. —
Chang-rae Lee

Miracle means; when a South
Asian Woman does not turn into an elephant after marriage. —
M.F. Moonzajer

Anyone can relate to struggle, whether you're European or
Asian. Anyone can relate to having to get up and go to work and eat. —
Yelawolf

They travel in groups. You never see an
Asian by their self. —
Chelsea Handler