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" I think it's true we look forward to enormous amounts of information, but I think we would be better off if we thought about the kinds of wisdom and thoughtfulness that we need in order to handle the amount of information ahead. "

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" My brother loves this country deeply. He has laid down roots, and he has always been incredibly patriotic and committed to this country. "

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" My whole family was Muslim, and most of the people I knew were Muslim. "

" I've always kept a journal and brought storytelling into my teaching. "

" We can't afford to live in isolation, and we need to teach our kids that the things that they do not only matter to others far away but impact others who live far away, and there are ripples of effect. "

" I absolutely do believe that we need to not be so myopic. We ought to throw open widely the windows on the world in order to learn more about it. "

" You really need to love something or someone in order to work hard enough to be very successful. You have to believe in something and have a certain optimism. Faith and optimism come from love. "

" I'm half white, half Asian. I think of myself as hybrid. People usually think I'm Latina when they meet me. That's what made me learn Spanish. "

" I think we could benefit from world history that is specifically taught in a multi-faceted fashion that allows for an understanding that perspectives on truth can be very different. "

" Government should exist in order to help fortify the country and make those who are in need better able to meet their own. "

" I don't think the White House has always reflected the textures and flavors of this country. "

" Government is supposed to lead by example in many cases. Government that's not particularly caring and is hands-off is not particularly inspiring. "

" Mom was an academic, so the riches that she had to bestow were of the mind. "

" As children, we develop some scorn for our parents and their imperfections. "

" The rich emotional tapestry of being a mother, becoming a mother, connects you to your own mother. I didn't realize how much I'd become her. I pass a mirror, and am surprised by how much I look like her. "

" I think you can have varied and seemingly contradictory depictions of a single person because we all have many facets and, in a way, many selves. "

" My father saw Islam as a way to connect with the community. He never went to prayer services except for big communal events. I am absolutely certain that my father did not go to services every Friday. He was not religious. "

" Each of us has a right to name ourselves as we will. "

" Slow down and think about the lessons of the elders. "

" This is not a family of privilege by any stretch of the imagination. Our family is very low key. "

" I like that there are young people being given opportunities to explore and learn and grow and become themselves with a path that is associated with my mother. She would have liked that very much. "

" Philosophically, I would say that I am Buddhist. "

Maya Soetoro-Ng

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" We need to teach our children empathy and care and love and communication and social responsibility in preparation for adulthood. "

" My hope is that I can continue writing and, in the future, I can just be Maya Soetoro-Ng. "

" I think a lot about our globalized world, our global interconnectedness, and it really saddens me when I see people 'othering,' when I see people who are willing to live narrowly. "

" I ended up very American and very Indonesian and a little bit of a lot of things. "

" Barack himself is very much a regular guy, not a silver spoon, incredibly smart, but, you know, he's a scholarship kid, made good use of the resources that were available to him, worked incredibly hard. "

" The facts are simply that my brother was born in the United States at the Kapiolani Hospital for Women and Children in 1961. His birth certificate has been authenticated by a number of sources. "

" Being told that I looked like I belonged everywhere and to everyone helped me feel my fledgling pride in my own multiracialism. "

Maya Soetoro-Ng

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" We can do much to help our communities loosen their boundaries and begin to welcome a multitude of ways of being to make sure that individuals of mixed race, religion, or ethnicities don't feel the need to choose one or the other but see their layers as a gift, something that adds beauty. "

" My mother would have enjoyed the idea that her name was being used to build bridges. She cared a great deal and was very thoughtful and passionate about education and young women. "