#iv

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts. ↗

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

#given #his #man #speech #thoughts

Without freedom of the press, there can be no representative government. ↗

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

#government #press #representative #without

Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone. ↗

— Amy Tan

#extreme #gift #giving #privilege #someone

You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or 'I'll write like this because it will impress that critic.' ↗

— Amy Tan

#critic #get #good #gosh #i

In 1978, I entered Tohoku University, into the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technology. ↗

— Koichi Tanaka

#electrical #engineering #entered #faculty #i

In America nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you. ↗

— Amy Tan

#circumstances #else #gives #keep #nobody

My natural mother died one month after I was born, apparently due to giving birth at an advanced age. ↗

— Koichi Tanaka

#advanced age #after #age #apparently #birth

The Faculty of Technology of Tohoku University is renowned for its tradition of practical studies. ↗

— Koichi Tanaka

#practical #renowned #studies #technology #tradition

The tenacious character I've possessed since I was a small child propelled me to successfully meet this challenge, and I was able to safely gain acceptance to the university of my choice. ↗

— Koichi Tanaka

#acceptance #challenge #character #child #choice

Upon receiving my notification of acceptance to the university, my parents noticed that they were obliged to submit to the university, among other things, a copy of my official family register. After much mental anguish, they decided to inform me of the secret of my birth. ↗

— Koichi Tanaka

#after #among #anguish #birth #copy