Quotes for Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

This May, each Friday had content related to AAPIHM. I am kind of proud of that.

I don't always manage that level of organization, as the next few weeks are going to show. However, because I want a more equitable and just society, I try and do my part in the ways that I have available.

Songs are going on through June, which affects some other things but seemed fair because I have not done as well for songs. For quotes, I sure have a lot of actors in this one. I don't know that it's bad, but it feels like there could be more of a background.

Also, there are a few whom you may notice are only Asian, not Asian-American. I still have not completely resolved whether that should count. 

Anyway, I tried.

There is one repeat, with Grace Lee Boggs on the 3rd and 31st, but she was a big part of my reading this year, and I liked both quotes. 

The Bruce Lee quote was posted the day we got back from Seattle, where his grave is, as well as Brandon's. We did not visit them, but I did think about them.

Quotes: 

5/1 “America’s democracy is not guaranteed. It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it. To guard it and never take it for granted. And protecting our democracy takes struggle. It takes sacrifice. But there is joy in it. And there is progress. Because we, the people, have the power to build a better future.” — Kamala Harris

5/2 “That remains part of the problem—that we don't know the unpleasant aspects of American history...and therefore we don't learn the lesson those chapters have to teach us. So we repeat them over and over again.” – George Takei

5/3 “When you read Marx (or Jesus) this way, you come to see that real wealth is not material wealth and real poverty is not just the lack of food, shelter, and clothing. Real poverty is the belief that the purpose of life is acquiring wealth and owning things. Real wealth is not the possession of property but the recognition that our deepest need, as human beings, is to keep developing our natural and acquired powers to relate to other human beings.” – Grace Lee Boggs

5/4 "No one should ever be locked away simply because they share the same race, ethnicity, or religion as a spy or terrorist. If that principle was not learned from the internment of Japanese Americans, then these are very dangerous times for our democracy." -- Fred Korematsu

5/5 “It is the fate of modern life that we repeatedly lose touch with nature, the environment, the planet. But we try to regain it again and again. It's like a circle. In children's hearts and souls when they're born into the world, nature already exists deep inside them. So what I want to do in my work is tap into their souls.” – Hayao Miyazaki

5/6 “I've always felt that if I am deserving of the Medal of Honor, there are many, many others who are. I felt a little bad receiving it, so I received it on behalf of the fellows, because there's no such thing as a single-handed war. There's always a support group, and if you didn't have people who supported you, you couldn't fight a war.” – Daniel Inouye

5/7 "Sometimes the future changes quickly and completely, and we’re left with only the choice of what to do next. We can choose to be afraid of it. Just stand there trembling, not moving. Assuming the worst that can happen. Or we step forward into the unknown, and assume it will be brilliant." -- Sandra Oh

5/8 “We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.” – Ang Lee

5/9 “Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.” – Jackie Chan

5/10 "All these people, all these things came into my life, and they’re all blessings from God. And now that I look back, I realize that these are His fingerprints all over my story." -- Jeremy Lin

5/11 “Anger is a gift, but organized anger is a weapon.” – Tammy Duckworth

5/12 “Nobody else can make the sound you make.” – Yo-Yo Ma

5/13 “Success is a collection of problems solved.” --  By I.M. Pei

5/14 "Injuries teach you how to slow down." -- Yao Ming

5/15 "Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story, who you choose to be." -- Michelle Yeoh

5/16 "I don't know secret to success, but I'm pretty sure the closest thing is preparation." -- Michelle Kwan

5/17 “Man is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.” – Akira Kurosawa

5/18 "Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move across the rink of life." -- Kristi Yamaguchi

5/19 “Our society would be better if we all were just given the opportunity to dream, to believe, and to pursue the things that make our heart sing.” — Kelly Marie Tran

5/20 “I always think that my way of doing things, I want to make life a bit easier for the people that come behind me.” -- Naomi Osaka

5/21 "Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever." -- Margaret Cho

5/22 “Dream big. The sky has room for all stars.” – Constance Wu

5/23 “To me, beauty is inclusion — every size, every color — that’s the world I live in.” — Prabal Gurung

5/24 “Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.” – Bruce Lee

5/25 "There's really no substitute for working hard. I think that's my biggest talent. There are always people who are funnier and more talented than I am, but I don't take anything for granted and I commit myself 100% to each of my roles." -- Ken Jeong

5/26 “You don't want to continue to do one thing and only one thing. You want to keep challenging yourself and if you do well at it, great, if you fall on your face, you tried. Like, she's really terrible at comedy! Who knew? But if you didn't try and put yourself out there you'd never know.” -- Lucy Liu

5/27 “I never was able to do karate. That's calling me a good actor. I act like I can do anything.” – Pat Morita

5/28 “Human life is difficult. But as this life is coming to an end, I consider myself lucky to have lived it.” – James Hong

5/29 “Everything you make is being made by every single experience you’ve ever had in your whole life, and on top of that, things you were born with.” — Maya Lin

5/30 "Remember that consciousness is power. Tomorrow's world is yours to build." -- Yuri Kochiyama

5/31 “Love isn't about what we did yesterday; it's about what we do today and tomorrow and the day after.” – Grace Lee Boggs