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# Yiyun Li

Yiyun Li (born November 4, 1972) is a Chinese-American writer.

## Quotes

* I always used to say strongly that I was not an autobiographical writer, so strongly it was clearly suspicious…Even without this book, I can now say that is just a lie.
** On her book Dear Friend in “Yiyun Li: ‘I used to say that I was not an autobiographical writer – that was a lie’” in The Guardian (2017 Feb 24)
* I always feel that how people treat animals is not too far from how people treat each other, especially under stress or under certain circumstances…
** On including animal deaths in her work as symbolism in “An Interview with Yiyun Li” in Brick Magazine (2019 Feb 19)
* I like to think a thought and then I like to follow it, like a little seed, for a long time and see where that growth leads me. Sometimes it leads me to an entirely different place from where it started and that gives me joy.
** On her thought process in “What I think: Yiyun Li” (Princeton University; 2018 Dec 10)
* There is a beginning, a middle and an end. And I think for those of us who have crossed borders, the artificial beginning is interesting to me. There is a clear-cut — old life, that’s old country, and there’s new life, new country.…
** On the duality of immigration in “Interview with Yiyun Li” in The Nassau Literary Review (2018 May 3)

## Quotes about Yiyun Li

* Among Chinese-American writers, two immediately come to mind: Yiyun Li and Ha Jin, with their particular mix of displaced characters, circumstances and past. Their stories often have tragedy, but rise above that. They elicit discomfort and compassion — good and necessary conditions that change me, as any writing is capable of doing by putting me in unfamiliar situations and magnifying the details I would have overlooked.
** Amy Tan interview (2013)
# Yoda

Yoda is a character from the Star Wars franchise. He was created by George Lucas and is usually portrayed by Frank Oz. He is an extraterrestrial green man who is among one of the leaders of the Jedi Council. He later exiled himself to Dagobah knowing that the Galactic Republic became a Galactic Empire. He first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), where he teaches Luke Skywalker the ways of the light side of The Force.

## Film quotes

* Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. I sense much fear in you.
** Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
* Into exile I must go. Failed I have.
** Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
* Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.
** The Empire Strikes Back
* Twilight is upon me and soon night must fall. That is the way of things; the way of The Force.
** Return of the Jedi
* [strains to speak as voice gradually grows softer] Remember, a Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware: Anger, fear, aggression - the dark side, are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. [Whispering now] Luke... Luke... do not... [struggles to speak] Do not underestimate the powers of the Emperor... or suffer your father's fate, you will. Luke... [Luke leans in close] ...when gone, am I, the last of the Jedi, will you be. Luke... the Force runs strong in your family. Pass on what you have learned. Luke... [with great effort] ...There... is... another... Sk... Sky... walker... [Yoda dies, then disappears into thin air]
** Return of the Jedi (final words)
* Heeded my words not, did you? Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery, hmm... but weakness, folly, failure, also. Yes, failure, most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is. Luke... We are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters.
** Star Wars: The Last Jedi

## External links

Encyclopedic article on Yoda on Wikipedia
# Yochanan Afek

Yochanan Afek (born 16 April 1952 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli chess player, composer, trainer and arbiter. He is the only person to possess an international titles at four different facets of chess, being an International Master, International Master of chess compositions, International Arbiter and International Arbiter of chess compositions.

## Quotes

* I achieved more than I could dream of in chess and in chess composing.
** From an interview with Tibor Károlyi, Genius in the Background (2009), p. 59.

## Quotes about Afek

* Going through Yochanan's studies I got the impression that he is like a music composer who creates many lovely songs with charming melodies, but rarely composes operas.
** Tibor Károlyi, in his Genius in the Background (2009), p. 41.
# Yoel Esteron

Yoel Esteron (Hebrew: יואל אסתרון‎‎) is the founder and publisher of Calcalist, the leading business newspaper and media group owned by Yedioth Ahronoth.

## Quotes

* While technology can be instrumental in closing gaps and reducing social inequality, not everyone feels invited to the party. Religious extremists, fundamentalists and racists of all sorts, find an easy foothold for spreading hatred and anger among youngsters who feel they’re missing out on the spoils of technology.
** Can technology trump Trumpism?, Ynetnews (21-11-16)
* Technology and innovation must act as a means of just social change—to reduce social gaps and inequality, to ensure that every person on this planet has a chance to enjoy the fruits thereof, and to make the world a better place.
** Can technology trump Trumpism?, Ynetnews (21-11-16)

### Who's for destroying democracy? (14-02-2016)

    Who's for destroying democracy?, Ynetnews (14-02-2016)
* Do nine tenants in a residential building have the right to place the dumpsters in front of the tenth tenant's door? Seemingly, they enjoy a clear majority. But the role of democracy is not only to assure the governance of the majority, but to protect the rights of the minority.
** About the tyranny of the majority.
* The Netanyahu government was chosen lawfully, in alliance with the rules of democracy. Those who cry out: "They've deprived us of our country," are, well, no more than crybabies. The rules of democracy haven't been broken. No one has altered the rules, not even the bastards. Yes, but the fact that a government is chosen lawfully, abiding by the rules of democracy, doesn't necessarily mean that the country will be run as a law-abiding state and that democracy will be protected from those who try to undermine and destroy it, including the government itself and the prime minister himself, with his own bare hands.
# Ymir

In Norse mythology, Ymir, also called Aurgelmir, Brimir, or Bláinn, is the ancestor of all jötnar.

## Quotes

* Ymer's flesh produced the earth; Ymer's bones, its rocky ribs; Ymer's skull, the skyey vault; Ymer's teeth, the mountain ice; Ymer's sweat, the ocean salt.
** From the Poetic Edda (Vafþrúðnismál), as translated by W. Taylor in H. W. Longfellow, The Poets and Poetry of Europe, 2nd ed. (1870), p. 42

### Modern influence

* It was Atali, the daughter of Ymir, the frost-giant! To fields of the dead she comes, and shows herself to the dying! Myself when a boy I saw her, when I lay half-slain on the bloody field of Wolraven. I saw her walk among the dead in the snows, her naked body gleaming like ivory and her golden hair unbearably bright in the moonlight. I lay and howled like a dying dog because I could not crawl after her. She lures men from stricken fields into the wastelands to be slain by her brothers, the ice-giants, who lay men’s red hearts smoking on Ymir’s board. The Cimmerian has seen Atali, the frost-giant’s daughter!
** Robert E. Howard, "The Frost-Giant's Daughter" (first published as "Gods of the North")
# Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is a cellist of world renown and the winner of multiple Grammy Awards.

## Quotes

* I figured out that my passion is not really for music. My passion is actually for people. So the exploration into different musics of different times has to do with trying to figure out who these people are, what this music represents and what context do we want to give it and what does it mean to us right now.
** National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday Jan. 14, 2007. NPR. Retrieved on 2009-02-03.
# Writer's block

Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown. The condition ranges in difficulty from coming up with original ideas to being unable to produce a work for years. Throughout history, writer's block has been a documented problem.

## Quotes

* In any other job in the world, if you wasted all your time fucking around and didn’t get any work done, you’d get fired. Writer’s Block is a filthy lie. I couldn’t have Accountant’s Block. Oh, woe is me, I can’t make these spreadsheets because I’m just not feeling it today—FIRED.
** Larry Correia, "A Capitalist Novelist’s Guide to Fan Expectations and How Not To Be A Douche", 2017.
* I’ve realized over the years that, with rare exceptions, most writer’s block isn’t writer’s block at all: It’s necessary time that allows the unconscious mind to do its deep work. The great “Ah-Ha!” moments don’t usually come at the keyboard. They come when I’m lying on the floor, staring into space (or banging my head against the wall in frustration). All of a sudden the Unconscious Camera turns on, a movie starts playing in my head-and there it is: The Big Moment. Or the Whole Damn Story. And, in many ways, I had nothing whatsoever to do with it.
** J. M. DeMatteis, in A Conversation With The Legendary J.M. DeMatteis! (2004).
* He had writer's block once. It was the worst ten minutes of his life.
** Harlan Ellison, about Isaac Asimov – quoted in Page Fright : Foibles and Fetishes of Famous Writers (2009) by Harry Bruce
** Variant: Most writers hate to write, and will grasp any excuse to do something else … There are exceptions. Isaac Asimov actually was never happier than sitting at a keyboard — first, his old typewriter; then, the TRS-80; and later, a more conventional PC. But then, Isaac was unusual, and his experience with writer's block was the worst 10 minutes of his life.
*** Jerry Pournelle, in "Chaos Manor: Is there an Upgrade in your future?" in Dr. Dobb's Journal : Software Tools For The Professional Programmer (2005), Vol. 30, Issues 374-379, p. 9.
** Dennis Upper, "The unsuccessful self-treatment of a case of 'writer's block'", Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis (Fall 1974), Volume 7, Issue 3, p. 497.
* The imagination only becomes becalmed if and when your tale has sailed you into lifeless waters, and you are too stubborn to throw pages away and start over. If your imagination is going into rebellion against you, start throwing pages of the manuscript away, starting with the most recent and moving backward. At a certain point, you will discover the writing block has vanished. Writer's block is your muse's way of telling you that your tale is going wrong. Listen to the muse and try a different approach.
** John C. Wright, in "The Creative Catholic: John C. Wright", The Catholic World Report, June 22, 2017.
# Zekarias Yohannes

Zekarias Yohannes (13 May 1925 – 1 December 2016) was a prelate of the Ethiopian Catholic Church.

## Quotes

* In the formation of lay faithful, in particular with regard to the family - a living cell of society and the domestic Church - one should specify the various dimensions of formation.
** Bishop Zekarias YOHANNES, (Bishop of Asmara, Ethiopia) (1994) The African Synod
# Zelig

Zelig is a 1983 film about a man who can alter his appearance to match any of the people around him.
    Written and directed by Woody Allen.

## Leonard Zelig

* [to Dr. Eudora Fletcher] Oh . . . the pancakes!
* I love baseball. You know, it doesn't have to mean anything. It's just very beautiful to watch.
* [to Dr. Eudora Fletcher] I have an interesting case. I'm treating two sets of Siamese twins with split personalities. I'm getting paid by eight people.
* [to Dr. Eudora Fletcher] I worked with Freud in Vienna. We broke over the concept of penis envy. Freud felt that it should be limited to women.
* [to Dr. Eudora Fletcher] My brother beat me. My sister beat my brother. My father beat my sister, my brother, and me. My mother beat my father, my sister, my brother, and me. The neighbors beat our family. The family down the street beat the neighbors and our family.
* But I've never flown before in my life, and it shows exactly what you can do, if you're a total psychotic!
* I would like to apologize to everyone. I . . . I'm awfully sorry for, for marrying all those women. It just, I don't know, it just seemed like the thing to do. My deepest apology goes to the Trochman family in Detroit. I . . . I never delivered a baby before in my life, and I . . . I just thought that ice tongs was the way to do it. And to the, to the gentleman who's appendix I took out, I... I'm, I don't know what to say, if it's any consolation I... I may still have it somewhere around the house.
* [to Dr. Eudora Fletcher, under hypnotism] I'm 12 years old. I run into the synagogue. I ask the rabbi the meaning of life. He tells me the meaning of life, but he tells it to me in Hebrew. I don't understand Hebrew. Then he wants to charge me $600 for Hebrew lessons.

## Narrator

* That Zelig could be responsible for the behavior of each of the personalities he assumed means dozens of lawsuits. He is sued for bigamy, adultery, automobile accidents, plagiarism, household damages, negligence, property damages, and performing unnecessary dental extractions.
* The Ku Klux Klan, who saw Zelig as a Jew, that could turn himself into a Negro and a Chinaman, saw him as a triple threat.

## Bruno Bettelheim

* The question of whether Zelig was a psychotic or merely neurotic was a question that was endlessly discussed among his doctors. Now I myself felt his feelings were really not all that different from the normal, what one would call the well-adjusted, normal person, only carried to an extreme degree, to an extreme extent. I myself felt that one could really think of him as the ultimate conformist.

## Cast

* Woody Allen – Leonard Zelig
* Mia Farrow - Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
* Patrick Horgan - Narrator
* Bruno Bettelheim – Himself

## External links

* Zelig quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* Reviews at RottenTomatoes
# Zeki Müren

Zeki Müren (born in Bursa, on 6 December 1931, died in İzmir on 24 September 1996) was a prominent Turkish singer, composer, and actor.

## Quotes

* Three things I hate in life: Ria, lies and ungratefulness.
** What we do not know about Zeki Müren... First episode
* Just have a listen to my songs. If you still want to beat me up, you can.
* Fame has earned me great applause, thanks to our generous people. of course, this fortune brought my financial situation. and the increasing love of the people who did not decline for years. Everything is mutual. I liked it very much, too many listeners, my followers ... I paid my price with my heart, unfortunately. my heart is tired and said that this event comes from the stress of the scene that lasts for 25 years; doctors. And I said goodbye to the stage for 4 years. I gave my heart. I bought a lot but I gave it my heart, sir.
** What did your honor stole from you?

## External links

* What do Tarantino and Zeki Müren have in common? "Misirlou"
* ↑ Selin Girit (29 January 2015). Turkey's 'David Bowie': Crowds flock to remember Zeki Muren.
# Zef Simoni

Zef Simoni (1 December 1928 – 21 February 2009) was an Albanian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Shkodër.

## Quotes

* The opening of the canonical process for the beatification of the servants of God killed for the faith, is of utmost value and significance for Albania, because saints and martyrs are not only mediators between God and mankind, they are also models from which to draw inspiration in the work of giving a new face and a new future to this people who has suffered so much.
** Beatification Process Begins for Albanian Martyrs (14 November 2002) Zenit
# Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon

Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon is an action-adventure video game developed by Animation Magic and published by Philips Media for the CD-i video game console.

## Dialogue

    King Harkinian: Zelda, Duke Onkled is under attack by the evil forces of Ganon. I'm going to Gamelon to aid him.
    Princess Zelda: But father, what if something happens to you?
    King Harkinian: I'll take the Triforce of Courage to protect me. If you don't hear from me in a month, send Link.
    Princess Zelda: Impa!
    Impa: Don't worry, Zelda. The Triforce of Wisdom promises the king will safely return.
    King Harkinian: Enough! My ship sails in the morning.
    [a bell is ringing]
    King Harkinian: I wonder what's for dinner.
    Link: Oh, boy! I'm so hungry, I could eat an Octorock!
    [One month later]
    Princess Zelda: A whole month gone and still no word.
    Impa: I'm certain he's alright.
    Link: Yeah, that old Ganon is no match for The King.
    Princess Zelda: Link, go to Gamelon, and find my father.
    Link: Great! I can't wait to bomb some dodongos!
    [Later still]
    Zelda: Wake up, Impa. We're going to Gamelon.
    Impa: Alright, dear. I'll get the Triforce of Wisdom.
    [last lines]
    Princess Zelda: Father!
    King Harkinian: You've saved me!
    Lord Kiro: Here's the traitor, your majesty!
    Duke Onkled: My liege, your omnipotence, have mercy!
    King Harkinian: After you've scrubbed all the floors in Hyrule, then we can talk about mercy! Take him away!
    Lord Kiro: Yes, my liege!
    Princess Zelda: I wonder what happened to Link?
    Lady Alma: Oh, he was a bore anyway.
    Princess Zelda: Stop looking at yourself!
    [throws the mirror she was holding and Link appears]
    Link: What happened?
    Princess Zelda: Nothing, Link. We were just about to have a feast.
    Link: Great!
    Princess Zelda, King Harkinian: [laughing]
# Titi Akinsanmi
## Quotes

* "Inspire. Inform. Involve. Impact.
These four simple but ‘complexly’ connected words are key principles underpinning how I live my life. An unconventional connector – with an innate ability to link what more often than not is boxed as disparate. My super power is to learning from yesterday to anticipate and prepare today so it can be the best tomorrow, ever."
* “Digital identity is very much at the core of a lot of the adoption of technology that’s happening.”
* "Everything I do resonates and returns to the place of putting in the right structures whether they be policies, regulations, laws, legislations. Find whatever label you want to find for it but ensuring that the digital world cannot just grow and continue to innovate. But that the end user, the consumer, the human being, at least for now, the human being behind it or making use of it does not get lost."
* "Digital identity is a set of potentially credentials, things that can be presented in the digital space that helps confirm that you are who you are. So in light of that very simplistic definition, right, we’ve only got so many minutes, a trust framework typically describes a set of auditable, technical or even legal rules that apply to the identification, authentication and authorisation of accessing resources across organisations or across a network, right?
So that such a framework then enables that these systems and the services that they offer can be trusted and ultimately mass adopted, and that’s on the side of those offering particular services.
On the side of the end user, trust frameworks are in place to be able to verify, authenticate that you are who you say you are when you want to access those services. So I will talk real quick around the kind of trust frameworks that we are finding in general, starting with my current home here in Canada"
** by Francesca Hobson, December 15 2021, Retrieved 13 November 2023
# Titi Ogufere

Titi Ogufere is a Nigerian interior designer, critical design thinker and publisher at Essential Media Group. She is the Creative Director at Essential Interiors Consultancy, a pioneer interior designing company in Nigeria.

## Quotes

* Putting your ideas out is sometimes the most important thing to do. Once released, it takes on a life of its own. Stop procrastinating, just do it!
# Titilope Sonuga

Titilope Sonuga also known as Titi Sonuga, is a Nigerian poet, civil engineer, and actress who spends her time between Lagos, Nigeria and Edmonton, Canada. Titilope Sonuga, who was born in Lagos, Nigeria, relocated to Edmonton, Canada, when she was 13 years old.[1] Sonuga spent five years working as an engineer while pursuing her interests in poetry and performing in her free time.

## Quotes

* Do not romanticize suffering. There is nothing poetic about a love that breaks your spirit.
** Titilope Sonuga's quote
* Know when to leave. Some bridges need to be burned. Use the light to find a better way.
** Titilope Sonuga's quote
* Practice forgiveness. Start with yourself. Nobody ever actually forgets. Remember the lesson.
** Titilope Sonuga's quote
* Say no. Do not negotiate with terrorists. Do not bargain for anyone's love.
** Titilope Sonuga's quote
* Friendships end. Let go. Stay open.
** Titilope Sonuga's quote
* Save emotional real estate for the ones that will stay. Stay soft. Be a safe place for the people you love.
** Titilope Sonuga's quote
* Create time for yourself. Create something that will outlive you.
** Titilope Sonuga's quote
* Do things that move your spirit. Laugh. Cry. Pray.
** Titilope Sonuga's quote
* Love yourself as urgently and completely as you want to be loved.
** Titilope Sonuga's quote
* Becoming is hard work. Staying the same is even harder.
** Titilope Sonuga's quote
# Titi Horsfall

Titi Horsfall is a Nigerian author. She is a recipient of the African Literature Prize from African Achievers Awards.

## Quotes

* One that captures the true essence of the reality of life from diverse perspectives; merged into one piece to paint a beautiful picture.
** Titi horsfall spoke about picture Pulse
* Poetry is a literary art that deploys the aesthetic qualities and brevity of language to stir meanings that are literal and implied or imaginative through deliberate form and structure.
** Titi Horsfall's tweet about poetry twitter'
* You do not wake up one morning a bad person. It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interests.
** Titi Horsfall talked about character LinkedIn