Gene Luen Yang quote: "The project that I did between 'Boxer & Saints' was 'The Shadow Hero,' which is illustrated by Sonny Liew, an artist who lives in Singapore."

Creativity requires input, and that's what research is. You're gathering material with which...
GENE LUEN YANG

'Avatar: The Last Airbender' creators Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have, along with th...
GENE LUEN YANG

For 'Boxers and Saints', the tension between Eastern and Western ways of thinking was very p...
GENE LUEN YANG

There's something about the intimacy of comics that gives you a false bravado; you don't alw...
GENE LUEN YANG

'The Green Turtle' wasn't all that popular. He lasted only five issues of Blazing Comics...
GENE LUEN YANG

In my research, I learned that the Boxers' kung fu wasn't all that formalized. The vast majo...
GENE LUEN YANG

My experience of Chinese culture is indirect, through echoes. When I approach the cashier at my loca...
GENE LUEN YANG

During the Cultural Revolution, the communists came in, and what they wanted to do was eradicate all...
GENE LUEN YANG

Every superhero has this superhero identity and a civilian identity. A lot of their lives are about ...
GENE LUEN YANG

At any comic book convention in America, you'll find aspiring cartoonists with dozens of complex...
GENE LUEN YANG

Dichotomies are an inherent part of comics, aren't they? Comics are both pictures and words. The...
GENE LUEN YANG

Carl Barks and Don Rosa are two of my favorite cartoonists ever.
GENE LUEN YANG

If I'm writing about a modern-day suburb, there's going to be details of the home and furnit...
GENE LUEN YANG

I noticed that when my daughter was born, my son really, really liked her. But then as she started g...
GENE LUEN YANG

I kind of just write what I like to write. I'm thankful that readers of different ages seem to c...
GENE LUEN YANG

We have to allow ourselves the freedom to make mistakes, including cultural mistakes, in our first d...
GENE LUEN YANG

I'm a cartoonist. I write and draw comic books and graphic novels. I'm also a coder.
GENE LUEN YANG

This is a profession for me, but I started off as a self-publisher working on my own schedule and my...
GENE LUEN YANG

I wanted to make an explicitly educational comic that taught readers the concepts I covered in my in...
GENE LUEN YANG

There's bleeding between age groups in terms of reading material, and there's bleeding betwe...
GENE LUEN YANG

A lot of Asians and Asian-Americans have liver problems. If you basically ask anybody who is Asian, ...
GENE LUEN YANG

I have a fairly limited drawing style. I'm not like my friend Derek Kirk Kim, who can pretty muc...
GENE LUEN YANG

Writing, for me, is very inspiration-dependent. And inspiration can be a jerk.
GENE LUEN YANG

I was a huge fan of the Bruce Timm animated series and, of course, the live action 'Lois & C...
GENE LUEN YANG

It's just nerve-wracking in general to write 'Superman,' right? I'm a life-long supe...
GENE LUEN YANG

Ch'in Shih-huang is the first emperor of China. He united seven separate kingdoms into a single ...
GENE LUEN YANG

My first job was as a programmer. So I feel like I'm familiar with the information technology se...
GENE LUEN YANG

The premise of 'Secret Coders' is reminiscent of 'Harry Potter.' An intrepid band of...
GENE LUEN YANG

In 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized 120 saints of China, 87 of whom were ethnically Chinese. My hom...
GENE LUEN YANG

The rumor is Chu Hing really wanted the 'Green Turtle' to be Chinese American, but the publi...
GENE LUEN YANG

Nobody really knows for sure how the Boxer Rebellion started. It began among the poor, and the histo...
GENE LUEN YANG

[S]ometimes, a fight you cannot win is still worth fighting.
GENE LUEN YANG

Many Japanese families moved to Taiwan during the occupation. Then, when the war ended, they were fo...
GENE LUEN YANG

I've tried to write from my own understanding of identity in all my comics, whether it's abo...
GENE LUEN YANG

'Boxers' was more time consuming simply because it was longer, but 'Saints' was defi...
GENE LUEN YANG

We've invented a way to grow the film using a slow-growth method.
YANG YANG

Starting in 1999, I began to join some of the international meetings. Through these activities, I ha...
YANG YANG

The biggest benefit I get from the curriculum supermarket is to find my unknowing things. To answer ...
YANG YANG

I was impressed he donated his prize money. Joey would be happy if I just said he is a nice man, a g...
YANG YANG

As in any research, achieving precise efficiency benchmarks is a critical step. Particularly in this...
YANG YANG

Of course, this 100 percent is not the same as four years ago. Last time I was strong physically but...
YANG YANG

In 1994, after four years of talking about travel on my first show, I realized I knew so little abou...
YANG LAN

In China, the rules of the market are not always that transparent. So it's very hard. Also, the ...
YANG LAN

On my show 'One on One', I interview leaders from around the world - in politics, business, ...
YANG LAN

I'm very curious to witness the historic transformation of Chinese women.
YANG LAN

I think nowadays, women are breaking the borders or the boundaries and also trying to give a new int...
YANG LAN

I believe in persevering. If you persevere, success lies ahead of you.
LIU YANG

Baby eagles can never soar under their family's wing.
LIU YANG

Scanadu is right at the heart of the next generation of computing, which combines mobility, sensors,...
JERRY YANG

As a female pilot, the sacred rose garden in my heart is the motherland's blue sky.
LIU YANG

Companies such as Microsoft, Cisco and Intel were just starting at their 10-year anniversary.
JERRY YANG

In a time of modern warfare it is requiring joint exercises or operations to deter the enemy. But wi...
ANDREW YANG

Craig brings a wealth of industry experience and knowledge to Apache at this critical juncture of th...
ANDREW YANG

They will be happy about the upgrading of relations, even if it comes at the expense of more tension...
ANDREW YANG

Performing tai chi in space - it is comfortable; we got more outer space chi.
LIU YANG

There is also the personnel training and cost to consider, since it would take naval officers at lea...
ANDREW YANG

It is very possible that the Japanese government ... decided to either leak this story or gave the J...
ANDREW YANG

This one is more dangerous than the 1996 missile crisis,
ANDREW YANG

President Chen has been constrained by both the opposition parties and factions in his own party. I ...
ANDREW YANG

The number of missiles has been steadily increased. In another 2 to 3 years, Beijing will deploy ano...
ANDREW YANG

From production to delivery, it would take five years for the destroyers to reach here.
ANDREW YANG

(It's) like a dream ? hard to believe.
AMY YANG

I just want to go home and sleep.
AMY YANG

I've put in so much effort that, now I have won this, I am so happy.
AMY YANG

People are looking for some miracle cream, but it's about maintenance.
AMY YANG

My grandmother used to play the organ. She has Alzheimer?s and is in a nursing home. Music helps her...
BROOKS YANG

We talk about music and how we got involved.
BROOKS YANG

We have played hymns and songs that people know like ?The Star-Spangled Banner? or ?Battle Hymn of t...
BROOKS YANG

We need to remember that we won?t always be playing for our parents.
BROOKS YANG

There's definitely a huge opportunity for businesses to transform their operations and decision ...
JERRY YANG

In 2010, when the Lotus Sutra was made available to me by a private dealer, I was very fortunate to ...
JERRY YANG

The Internet's a driving force in the change from mass media to 'my media,' in which con...
JERRY YANG

[We] were so surprised?the answer is probably about two days, the longest around two months. That's ...
KEVIN YANG

The Internet, as a First Amendment medium, hinges on free expression, and that means free advertisin...
JERRY YANG

I am excited to join the Workday Board at an exciting time in the company's growth and look forw...
JERRY YANG

The world is constantly changing. And it's up to you to make sure they're for the better. Take a loo...
ROYCE YANG

It helps to change a situation where there was no legal base to tackle sexual harassment.
YANG DAWEN

Everything is going well except for JVC. There's no reason to keep JVC at this point.
JOHN YANG

He is the only heir-apparent. I don't see any negative impact to the share price.
JOHN YANG

This is a very positive move for Matsushita and it's long overdue. I'd rather have them do that than...
JOHN YANG

I'm still not convinced that Sony can stir growth. They have to come up with something nobody can im...
JOHN YANG

If I had to give a grade to Howard Stringer, I'd give him a C-plus. Sony still wants to be the maste...
JOHN YANG

[NOT SAYING YET. Without selling off those units, it's not clear where Sony will come up with money ...
JOHN YANG

It's still unclear how Mr. Stringer will create growth, ... If I were to give him a grade, it would ...
JOHN YANG

If I had to give a grade to Howard Stringer, I'd give him a C-plus. He talks a lot about restructuri...
JOHN YANG

Using FGF signaling we can actually rescue the cell proliferation defect, but so far we have not bee...
YANG CHAI

It will not be as bad as the one that has swept over Beijing with an estimated 300,000 tons of dust ...
YANG WEIXI

People will be encouraged by the upgrade of U.S.-Taiwan relations from Chen's high-level exposure an...
ANDREW YANG

The Openbucks Gift Card Payment Network taps into a whole new market of consumers that either by cho...
JERRY YANG

Curbside is primed to fundamentally change the way people shop - by creating a seamless way for cons...
JERRY YANG

We stand ready to hold exchanges with other countries on the question of the exchange rate.
YANG JIECHI

The Chinese side attaches great importance to the concerns of the US side regarding the imbalance in...
YANG JIECHI

Terry has said he's been very clear about the fact that the habits and the desires of the consumer a...
JERRY YANG

I think that it's always possible to have a great company if you have great ideas. I will say that s...
JERRY YANG

If you look at what we've done in Japan..., we've built a great asset there.
JERRY YANG

We did not know what they wanted information for, we are not told what they look for, if they give u...
JERRY YANG

We are all here in China that represents quite a lot of opportunities, not only on the business side...
JERRY YANG

To be doing business in China, or anywhere else in the world, we have to comply with local law. We d...
JERRY YANG

With our integration of IBM's PC division on track and our organizational integration complete, we a...
YANG YUANQING

Some scrap metal dealers have become a channel for fencing stolen material.
JIAO YANG

People should firstly protect their own belongs to prevent them from being stolen.
YANG MIN

I respect the hell out of everyone who does a network show. That is a marathon. It's so many epi...
ALAN YANG

This is the first time since 2001 that the annual number of deaths in traffic accidents has fallen b...
YANG JUN

They prefer to keep a low profile.
ANDREW YANG

Frequent exchanges of visits between top leaders of the two countries are conducive to expanding com...
YANG JIECHI

I can't guarantee the effects of voodoo dolls. But if you believe in it, it will surely bring some c...
YANG MIN

2005 was a pivotal year for Apache. By achieving profitability, we have proven our long-term stabili...
ANDREW YANG

It is necessary for tourist agencies to solace tourists who had unpleasant journey due to impersonal...
YANG TAO

When you get thousands, or millions or billions of them together in one spot, it is a fantastic, dea...
LOUIE YANG

They are not very agile fliers, and they don't seem to be very skilled at avoiding predators.
LOUIE YANG

President Bush's visit has greatly increased mutual understanding, deepened mutual trust and strengt...
YANG JIECHI

The acquired business has now been profitable for three consecutive quarters, in line with the board...
YANG YUANQING

I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honored to fly into space on behalf of hundre...
LIU YANG

Thank you for the confidence put in my by the motherland and the people, for giving me this chance t...
LIU YANG

I am too tired and I even forgot to be excited.
YANG JIEQIAO

As temperature increases, leakage increases exponentially. TSMC [Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ...
ANDREW YANG

If you knock out this gene in every single cell in the body, the embryos die very early. That doesn'...
YANG CHAI

The above strategies have helped to improve the gross profit of the group and helped to maintain ave...
YANG YUANQING

I only knew him as an excellent painter. I don't know he is an archeologist, let alone anything abou...
YANG YUXIN

China is the injured party. First of all, the responsibility issue must be clearly defined,
YANG JIECHI

In 2006, further development of the country's economy and the expansion of investment channels for i...
YANG CHAO

Chen is using the tactic of violating the 'five noes' with the argument that the situation has chang...
PHILIP YANG

I kept my eyes on the road, and felt tunnel vision setting in. I wanted to talk—I wanted Weaver to...
ATOM YANG

Our results validate the expectations we have when we acquired the business and reinforced our convi...
YANG YUANQING

In 2006, our number one task is to persist in the Strike Hard campaign, strictly punish crimes that ...
XIAO YANG

The contradiction between demand and supply of military funds remains obvious.
YANG XUHUA

They want to make sure they capture Japan first. Sony is not in such a hurry to market this overseas...
JOHN YANG

We always describe a piece as 'really lively' where it seems the work dances off the paper o...
JERRY YANG

It is undesirable for China to see other Asia Pacific countries becoming a 'sandwich' between the U....
YANG YI

We hope that the reform of the recruitment system for judges and the introduction of assistants will...
XIAO YANG

The relevance of search is still the Holy Grail for any search application,
JERRY YANG

People regard Yahoo as a platform for essential services, and it's had a profound impact on the ...
JERRY YANG

First, we lack airports and pilots.
YANG JIE

My time at Yahoo, from its founding to the present, has encompassed some of the most exciting and re...
JERRY YANG

What authority does the United States have to gesticulate and make improper comments about China's d...
YANG JIECHI

To date, China's criminal, civil and administrative procedure laws have combined to form a relativel...
XIAO YANG

Laotian students are treated equally to other Chinese students - we pay the same tuition fees as the...
DONGLING YANG

Laotian students are treated as equals to Chinese students - we pay the same tuition and can be gran...
DONGLING YANG

In Laos, my Chinese language skills and knowledge in international trade are sure to be in great dem...
DONGLING YANG

There are indeed people with ulterior motives who don't wish Chinese swimming well; they even do...
SUN YANG

I started collecting in the late 1990s. My first purchase was from an auction, a scroll by Dong Qich...
JERRY YANG

I'm a huge believer in story being this invisible scaffolding that no one ever recognizes or rea...
ALAN YANG

The call-and-response rituals of geeks were a thing of beauty, and allowed said geeks to identify ea...
ATOM YANG

But in 2000, a friend told me Mr Sun has a big collection of ancient tea sets. He wanted a stable pl...
YANG YUXIN

This is the first time since 2001 that the annual death toll from road accidents has dropped below 1...
YANG JUN

Certainly Yahoo! wouldn't exist without the sort of environment that Stanford gave us to allow u...
JERRY YANG

China's current policy regarding death penalty is to preserve it but use it cautiously.
XIAO YANG

It was a dark period of my life when William Hung was the most famous Asian man.
ALAN YANG

There is a psychic gulf that exists between myself and my grandparents because they don't really...
ALAN YANG

On 'Master of None,' the majority of the episodes were just one story, and that was by desig...
ALAN YANG

I think L.A. is underrated, and I love L.A., and I was born in California. But I'm pretty sure N...
ALAN YANG

We got kind of into a rhythm at 'Parks' because there were so many characters that we had an...
ALAN YANG

Some of the most exciting moments in 'Star Wars' are when you're cutting between stories...
ALAN YANG

Even as dead bugs they are still influencing these forest ecosystems, ... Science.
LOUIE YANG

They are not very agile fliers, and they don't seem to be very skilled at avoiding predators,
LOUIE YANG

I think these are pretty charming and mellow insects,
LOUIE YANG

These cicadas are everywhere, so everyone knows them. All the people on the street know your bug, an...
LOUIE YANG

What we found was that these plants are actually taking up nitrogen that comes from cicadas.
LOUIE YANG

They probably need the funds to prepare for a substantial acquisition. The company already has quite...
LIU YANG

Before they opened I'd go to department stores, and they were okay, but they didn't have as much, an...
LIU YANG

There isn't much downside for oil stocks right now, and oil is strategic for China. Investors will c...
LIU YANG

As are many Chinese, I am very ambivalent about this decision,
LI YANG

I urge the Chinese people -- my compatriots -- to rethink what role China should play in the interna...
LI YANG

The trip was very good. I like the scenery. I really enjoy the love here. I didn't enjoy the trip in...
LI YANG

The government has taken urgent measures, and the insufficient supply in southern Guangdong Province...
LI YANG

We look forward to working with Chartered on the production of such an important component of our Xb...
LARRY YANG

It's a great time (to start a search-related company), although it is very competitive.
MICHAEL YANG

I don't think Ma can please everyone in Taiwan ... but probably some middle-level voters will feel m...
PHILIP YANG

That is not true. It is impossible for an individual to change the legislation process.
YANG JINGYU

Since it failed last year, the possibility of this kind of large-scale release is low.
YANG JUN

The existence of symmetry laws is in full accordance with our daily experience. The simplest of thes...
CHEN-NING YANG

In the final analysis, the incident is seen as originating from an emotional expression of the frust...
CHEN-NING YANG

The three discrete invariances - reflection invariance, charge conjugation invariance, and time reve...
CHEN-NING YANG

The law of right-left symmetry was used in classical physics but was not of any great practical impo...
CHEN-NING YANG

A graduate student who is still learning courses is not really taking a maximum advantage of a resea...
CHEN-NING YANG

You want to ask people to snoop around? What kind of culture (is this)? In the year 2006 in Malaysia...
YEO YANG POH

They can be informative or even sound positive, but not overly laudatory.
YEO YANG POH

I should like to say that I am as proud of my Chinese heritage and background as I am devoted to mod...
CHEN-NING YANG

The great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and to continually make a new ma...
WANG YANG-MING

As long as there are unjust laws, especially criminal laws, it would be doubly unjust if the defenda...
YEO YANG POH

Qinghua was first established as a preparatory school in 1911. In 1928, it became a university. In 1...
CHEN-NING YANG

In the latter half of the last century the impact of the expanding influence of Western culture and ...
CHEN-NING YANG

There's a real difference of what one believed was one's chief responsibility between Americ...
CHEN-NING YANG

Love is the reason why my mother and father stick together in a hard life when they might each have ...
KAO KALIA YANG

I think America is a new country. It is a young culture. The spirit of the opening of the West is st...
CHEN-NING YANG

The application of group theory to physics became one of the main branches of physics that I special...
CHEN-NING YANG

The question was heatedly debated of how much Western culture should be brought into China.
CHEN-NING YANG

As I stand here today and tell you about these, I am heavy with an awareness of the fact that I am i...
CHEN-NING YANG

Science has become something that everybody knows he has to pay attention to, but not everybody is a...
CHEN-NING YANG

The strongest interactions are the nuclear interactions, which include the forces that bind nuclei t...
CHEN-NING YANG

I think in the sciences there is still the general belief that America is still tops. For America to...
CHEN-NING YANG

I was later to receive an excellent first two years' graduate education in the same University a...
CHEN-NING YANG

I never thought of it as God. I didn't know what to call it. I don't believe in devils, but ...
GENE WILDER

I don't wait for the calendar to figure out when I should live life.
GENE SIMMONS

Never underestimate the power of being popular in pop culture. You have to be able to do something. ...
GENE SIMMONS

The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways.
GENE HACKMAN

There are enormously gifted Episcopal priests around this church who are gay and lesbian, some of wh...
GENE ROBINSON

After 27 years, I walked out of my first one a few months ago. Black Sheep with Chris Farley.
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The project that I did between 'Boxer & Saints' was 'The Shadow Hero,' which is illustrated by Sonny Liew, an artist who lives in Singapore.

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