Quotes by taiwanese authors

The thing about Instagram and fashion is that is has absolutely taken down the sense of the velvet rope and has pulled the curtain aside on the entire experience that used to be for a select 100 people in the world. Now it is there for millions of people to consume. Eva Chen

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I know how I shop and how I am inspired to buy things, and the majority of it is from Instagram. I look at people like Yasmin Sewell and Leandra Medine from the Man Repeller, as well as the countless models that have really cool street style, for inspiration all the time. Eva Chen

There are different ways to show and tell through Instagram. What's right for one designer will be very different for another designer, and everyone's going to be figuring things out, but it's a great opportunity to use it for feedback. Eva Chen

To say I like social media is an understatement. Eva Chen

Social Media Say Like Understatement Social Media

Fashion appeals to everyone... Everyone gets into it. Eva Chen

Fashion Everyone Gets Appeals

I would say I am unapologetically nerdy. I was always a little awkward. Eva Chen

Say Would Nerdy Always Am Little Awkward

Beauty is the lowest common denominator: I don't care what they say - every girl, every woman, wants to feel pretty and empowered and beautiful, within their own definition of beautiful. I love fashion, I love shopping, but I love beauty more because I love the science of it. Eva Chen

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I've been trying out all these bronzers, and By Terry has an amazing one called the Bronze Expert. Eva Chen

Amazing Out Bronze Terry Been Trying Expert

There are a lot of people on Instagram desperately trying to keep up with the Joneses. Eva Chen

People Desperately Instagram Lot Up Trying Keep

It's more instructive to learn what you don't like than just to like everything. Eva Chen

You Everything More Like Learn Than Just

I was very focused on school. No social life whatsoever. Eva Chen

Life School Focused Very Whatsoever Social Social Life

When my alarm goes off between 6 to 6:30 A.M, the first thing I do is reach for my phone. I look at Twitter to see the headlines. It's become my news aggregator. Then I check my Instagram. Eva Chen

News Phone First Become Twitter See Instagram Between Check Headlines Reach Look First Thing Off Goes The First Thing Then Alarm Thing

My work life is pretty much the opposite of what you would expect. Eva Chen

Life Work You Would Pretty Opposite Expect Much

I bought my first pair of pointy-toed Miu Miu shoes with a kitten heel from Barneys. They were $200, and it was a big deal. I wore them with a pleated black Benetton skirt and a white shirt. I looked like a waitress. Eva Chen

Black First Big Shoes White Kitten Bought Like Looked Deal Big Deal Were Waitress Shirt Heel Wore Them Skirt Pair

I finish off my manicure with Dior's Gel Coat, which has a thicker consistency than most top coats. It dries quickly and leaves your nails really shiny. Eva Chen

Consistency Top Dior Gel Finish Nails Most Leaves Off Shiny Quickly Than Manicure Which Really Your Coat Coats Thicker

During Fashion Week, I tend to do a gel manicure because it's easier. Eva Chen

Fashion Easier Gel Tend Week Because Manicure

When I use a polish, I end up changing my nail color 2.5 times a week. The '.5' is when I get them done and notice it's not perfect - I'll fix it myself. Eva Chen

Myself Not Perfect Changing Perfect Color Week Nail Polish End Up Times Fix Get Done Them Notice Use

It's interesting because diversity doesn't just happen by garnishing your omelet with a little bit of parsley. Diversity happens because the people that are telling the stories - the writers, directors, storytellers - want to tell their story. Kelvin Yu

Personally, sometimes I'll lament the journey of an Asian-American actor, walking into audition rooms in 1999. Kelvin Yu

Journey Sometimes Audition Walking Lament Personally Asian-American Rooms Actor

When my dad came here, he came on a scholarship in the late '60s, and he went to Mississippi State. My dad is not a large man. So there's a little Taiwanese guy walking around Mississippi in, like, 1966, and I cannot imagine what that must have been like. Kelvin Yu

The rise of civic society is not a negation of politics, but marks an opportunity for the involvement of the people. Ko Wen-je

Politics People Opportunity Society Negation Marks Civic Rise Involvement

When we understand and respect Beijing's insistence on some aspects, we hope Beijing can understand and respect Taiwan's insistence on democracy and freedom. Ko Wen-je

Hope Freedom Democracy Respect Some Insistence Taiwan Understand Beijing Aspects