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Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Our lives are given meaning by our actions-accomplishments

Our lives are given meaning by our actions-accomplishments made while we are "here" that extend beyond our own time. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Art is very tricky because it's what you

Art is very tricky because it's what you do for yourself. It's much harder for me to make those works than the monuments or the architecture. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: For the most part things never get built

For the most part things never get built the way they were drawn. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: I didn't have anyone to play with so

I didn't have anyone to play with so I made up my own world. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: I was always making things. Even though art

I was always making things. Even though art was what I did every day, it didn't even occur to me that I would be an artist. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: If you don't remember history accurately, how can

If you don't remember history accurately, how can you learn? — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Every memorial in its time has a different

Every memorial in its time has a different goal. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: I cannot force a design; I do not

I cannot force a design; I do not see this process as being under my conscious control. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Competitions are what you do as a good

Competitions are what you do as a good exercise. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: The only thing that mattered was what you

The only thing that mattered was what you were to do in life, and it wasn't about money. It was about teaching, or learning. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: You really can't function as a celebrity. Entertainers

You really can't function as a celebrity. Entertainers are celebrities. I'm an architect. I'm an artist. I make things. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: I'm as much interested in the form-making as

I'm as much interested in the form-making as well as getting you to think about what we're doing to the world around us. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Some artists want to confront. Some want to

Some artists want to confront. Some want to invoke thought. They're all necessary and they're all valid. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: War is not just a victory or loss

War is not just a victory or loss ... People die. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: To fly, we have to have resistance. It's

To fly, we have to have resistance. It's all about turbulence. Reacting to images of wave patterns in fluid motion. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: I loved school. I studied like crazy. I

I loved school. I studied like crazy. I was a Class A nerd. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Math, it's a puzzle to me. I love

Math, it's a puzzle to me. I love figuring out puzzles. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: My dad was dean of fine arts at

My dad was dean of fine arts at the university. I was casting bronzes in the school foundry. I was using the university as a playground. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: My grandfather, on my father's side, helped to

My grandfather, on my father's side, helped to draft one of the first constitutions of China. He was a fairly well-known scholar. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: It terrified me to have an idea that

It terrified me to have an idea that was solely mine to be no longer a part of my mind, but totally public. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: The definition of a modern approach to war

The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved

I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: The role of art in society differs for

The role of art in society differs for every artist. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: The process I go through in the art

The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it's magical. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese.

Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese. It was an era when they felt we would be better off if we didn't have that complication. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: All my work is much more peaceful than

All my work is much more peaceful than I am. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: If we can't face death, we'll never overcome

If we can't face death, we'll never overcome it. You have to look it straight in the eye. Then you can turn around and walk back out into the light. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: To fly we have to have resistance.

To fly we have to have resistance. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: I'm not in a hurry to do a

I'm not in a hurry to do a lot of projects. I am very resolved in each project I take on. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: To me, the American Dream is being able

To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: I try to give people a different way

I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: You couldn't put me in a social group

You couldn't put me in a social group setting. I'm probably a terrible anarchist deep down. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: When I was very little, we would get

When I was very little, we would get letters from China, in Chinese, and they' be censored. We were a very insular little family. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Nothing is ever guaranteed, and all that came

Nothing is ever guaranteed, and all that came before doesn't predicate what you might do next. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it's not

Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it's not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: To fly, we must have resistance.

To fly, we must have resistance. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: If we forget what used to be, then

If we forget what used to be, then we've lost an ability to really be sensitive to our surroundings. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: My parents are both college professors, and it

My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: You have to let the viewers come away

You have to let the viewers come away with their own conclusions. If you dictate what they should think, you've lost it. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: How we are using up our home, how

How we are using up our home, how we are living and polluting the planet is frightening. It was evident when I was a child. It's more evident now. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: I saw the Vietnam Veterans Memorial not as

I saw the Vietnam Veterans Memorial not as an object placed into the earth but as a cut in the earth that has then been polished, like a geode. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: It's funny, as you live through something you're

It's funny, as you live through something you're not aware of it. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Some of your teachers are actually closer in

Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: It's only in hindsight that you realize what

It's only in hindsight that you realize what indeed your childhood was really like. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to have.

Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to have. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you

Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that's true in any creative field. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: We were unusually brought up; there was no

We were unusually brought up; there was no gender differentiation. I was never thought of as any less than my brother. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: I went through withdrawal when I got out

I went through withdrawal when I got out of graduate school. It's what you learn, what you think. That's all that counts. — Maya Lin

Maya Lin Quotes By Maya Lin: I do not think you can find a

I do not think you can find a reason for everything you make. — Maya Lin