Business When I was building the Vietnam Memorial, I never once asked the veterans what it was like in the war, because from my point of view, you don't pry... Maya Lin 2
Freedom To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom. Maya Lin 0
Death If we can't face death, we'll never overcome it. You have to look it straight in the eye. Then you can turn around and walk back out into the light. Maya Lin 0
Architecture I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of... Maya Lin 0
Architecture The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it's magical. Maya Lin 0
Architecture I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination. Maya Lin 0
Architecture Art is very tricky because it's what you do for yourself. It's much harder for me to make those works than the monuments or the architecture. Maya Lin 0
Architecture I left science, then I went into art, but I approach things very analytically. I choose to pursue both art and architecture as completely separate... Maya Lin 0
