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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

Biography

Author Profession: Architect
Nationality: American
Born: October 5, 1959

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The role of art in society differs for every artist.
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I didn't have anyone to play with so I made up my own world.
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For the most part things never get built the way they were drawn.
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All my work is much more peaceful than I am.
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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.
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Every memorial in its time has a different goal.
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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.
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Learning, Life, Mattered, Money, Only, Teaching, The Only Thing, Thing, Were

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Learning, Life, Mattered, money, Only, Teaching, Thing, Were