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Maya Lin quotes

American Architect October 5, 1959

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I left science, then I went into art, but I approach things very analytically. I choose to pursue both art and architecture as completely separate fields rather than merging them. Maya Lin
Maya Lin quote: "You couldn't put me in a social group setting. I'm probably a..."
You couldn't put me in a social group setting. I'm probably a terrible anarchist deep down. Maya Lin
Maya Lin quote: "I was always making things. Even though art was what I did..."
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 quote: "The role of art in society differs for every artist."
The role of art in society differs for every artist. Maya Lin
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 quote: "Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it's not a matter of..."
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 quote: "You have to let the viewers come away with their own..."
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
Growing up, I thought I was white. It didn't occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark and there was a little bit of prejudice. Maya Lin
Maya Lin quote: "Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down..."
Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that's true in any creative field. Maya Lin
Maya Lin quote: "My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to..."
My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions. Maya Lin
Maya Lin quote: "It's only in hindsight that you realize what indeed your..."
It's only in hindsight that you realize what indeed your childhood was really like. Maya Lin
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
My goal is to strip things down so that you need just the right amount of words or shape to convey what you need to convey. I like editing. I like it very tight. Maya Lin
Maya Lin quote: "The definition of a modern approach to war is the..."
The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost. Maya Lin
Even though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture, I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist. Maya Lin

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