Asian Quotes

Yeah, I'm sure there are stereotypes of Asian people. — James Iha

I don't just want to be the best black player or the best Asian player. I want to be the best golfer ever. — Tiger Woods

Capital dictates the fate of humanity. — Pramoedya Ananta Toer

I think Anna and the King is a look at Asia from the Asian perspective, reflecting the Asian experience, which is very rare. — Jodie Foster

How much does he lack himself who must have many things? — Sen No Rikyu

Happiness in a family really revolves around how much money I have in my disposal. — Vann Chow

I was as Asian as a bowl of corn flakes. — Rhys Ford

There's no Black, White, Asian, or Latinos. The only "RACE" is the "HUMAN-RACE". — Henry Johnson Jr

For years, I looked to Bruce Lee as a mentor as being a Chinese and Asian man living in this country. — Donnie Yen

The major economies are not American anymore. They are Asian and South American. — David Douglas Duncan

I want to be an Asian Robert De Niro. — Jackie Chan

I only dated one Asian girl, but she was very Asian. She was a panda. — Jim Gaffigan

Pakistan is the first South Asian country to sign a free trade agreement and currency swap agreement with China. — Li Keqiang

In the long term, there are many factors that will help the luxury market, the creation of new wealth and the Asian tourist boom — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

They call upon us to supply American boys to do the job that Asian boys should do. — Lyndon B. Johnson

Asia has a great future; we here in the Philippines will benefit from this Asian prosperity. — Andrew Tan

It's nice to be a woman, and it's nice to be an Asian. But what's more important is what I can bring back to my district. — Grace Meng

Hollywood likes to put actors in boxes, and it likes to put Asian actors in really small boxes. — Sandra Oh

I love my black hair, but some imes I'd like to be blond, but I don't think it suits Asian girl ... What a pity! — Ming Xi

Big scandal on the new 'Survivor' series. The white, the black and the Hispanic teams were caught cheating off the Asian team. — Jay Leno

As an Asian actor, I would like once in my life to do just one Hollywood movie. It would be a memorable experience. — Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

There's no Asian [vocalist] that's huge out there. So I want to do that. I want to break that mold. — Jasmine Trias

Only on a few occasions had I ever been comfortable showing my body off, and now here I was, taking a job where Asian boobs and ass ran free. — Teresa Lo

Everyone looks me and says, 'I'm not going to let that Asian kid embarrass me. I'm going to go at him.' That's how it's been my whole life. — Jeremy Lin

You don't get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S. — Jeremy Lin

Every single Asian dude who went to high school or junior high during the era of John Hughes movies was called 'Donger,' — Martin Wong

I believe in miracles, I believe in the Law of Attraction, but even I don't think I'm big enough to manifest five Asian elephants cloaked in gold ... — Elizabeth Gilbert

It seems like the best escape games come from Japan for some reason. It makes me proud. — Denis Markell

I've always wanted to be in comedy ... growing up with Asian parents and not seeing yourself represented in media - it was always just a daydream. — Anna Akana

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

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