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"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"If you are not being bullied all I would say - cause I like to talk about the other side of it as well - is you know, be someone that nurtures, and if there's someone in your class that maybe doesn't have a lot of friends, be the person that sits with them in the cafeteria sometimes; be the bigger person."

"It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad."

"Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar."

"You can watch any episode you want and have a compelling story being told."

"One in four children being victimized? That's about seven children in every classroom. That's a significant proportion of the population."
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"Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for itself."

"There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs."

"From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker."

"I got nominated for my second film as best young director in the Aikido Film Festival in Japan."

"Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs."

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