You have to have conviction... by Maya Lin, an American Architect

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“You have to have conviction and completely question everything and anything you do. No matter how much you study, no matter how much you know, the side of your brain that has the smarts won't necessarily help you in making art.”

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Name: Maya Lin

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Oct 5, 1959

Profession: Architect

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I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character.

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You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition.

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

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

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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.

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