Best Asian Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“I think being Asian or Asian American, there are always barriers to break, especially in sport.”

“I can tell you as a kid who went to a multiracial High School, Nashville Public School, everybody loved - White, Black, Asian and Hispanic - the 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air.'”

“If you're Black or Asian and you want to be a country artist and hopefully have a no. 1 record, you can. I somehow did it.”

“Coming up against South American, Asian or African sides is always a little bit different in terms of the mentality of your opponents. On the one hand, as I've just said, it's the mindset and the way the players are set up, but you also come across the occasional new concept as regards the way you imagine and eventually play the game.”

“When I first ran for City Council in 2013, I was told over and over again that I would likely lose, and for reasons beyond my control: I was too young, not born in Boston, Asian American, female.”

“We saw David Carradine, who is not of Asian descent, playing an Asian man on the show 'Kung Fu' that originally should have, and was developed for, Bruce Lee. To have that be the legacy that quote-unquote inspired 'Shang-Chi' in the beginning obviously doesn't put us off to a great start.”

“It's hard enough to celebrate being Asian in normal times. But now, when the whole world is kind of coming down, with all this rhetoric and people getting attacked on the street, you really need to deliberately try to celebrate Asian-ness.”

“We are Asian champions, but we cannot take chances.”

“The Asian Championships are like the Olympics because the top 6 or top 8 are already here.”

“It is wrong if nearly every time we hear a black or Asian actor portraying their lives they are actually speaking the words of someone who has never experienced their reality. And to effectively silence disabled people from telling their own truth on film or TV is close to criminal and will not help wider society understand their reality.”

“There are many things to do to make Asian tennis strong.”

“I have so much gratitude and love for Lena Dunham. She was one of the first people who saw me as a person first and wrote for me on 'Girls,' as opposed to writing for an Asian woman or an Asian American woman.”

“Everybody loved - White, Black, Asian and Hispanic - 'Family Matters.'”

“I love Southeast Asian cinema.”

“I have been called racist slurs and been treated differently because I am Asian American.”

“I'm proud of being British. I'm proud of being Asian. I'm proud of being a Muslim. I'm proud of being Pakistani.”

“If we don't qualify, if we didn't win the Asian Cup, if we went into the last World Cup and you know, we got embarrassed in any way, I would be the man in front of that.”

“I feel like it's a bit of a misconception that all actors have to be expert martial artists if they're Asian.”

“Just because there's one Asian American superhero in the MCU, it does not by any means imply that our fight is finished right there.”

“We cannot say that Asian Champions Trophy is that easy a contest.”

“And I always talk about how when you're mixed race, you often get told you're this, you're not that' or you're not enough that, you're not Asian enough, you're not white enough.'”

“With more Asian players on the tennis circuit, there's more awareness about tennis and knowledge about various tennis tournaments.”

“It's tough situation for Asian players because all the tournaments in Europe and U.S. It's not easy to go and come back all the time.”

“I am very honored to be named Asian Player of the Year.”

“If someone's personality is 'punch an Asian grandma,' it's not a dialogue. I have an Asian grandma. You want to punch her? There ain't no common ground, mama.”

“There have been times where I have said, even in a sketch that I'm not in, 'I don't think you should be making that joke at the expense of Asian people.'”

“Holding those two identities of being gay and Asian have, I guess, made my skin a little thicker.”

“In my immigrant family we revered Margaret Thatcher. She was aspiration personified. She understood what it took to smash the glass ceiling. She shared our values and she empathised with our experiences. She really was the first British Asian Prime Minister.”

“I moved from Australia to Manhattan five years ago and realized I was very well-accepted in the South Asian industry there.”

“We have many different kinds of global centers like the global business center or the special center for Mongolian and Central Asian residents in Seoul.”

“If I'm chosen for the Asian Cup, then I must help the team win. That's the bottom line.”

“The Asian woman in Hollywood movies has usually been one of two extremes - totally submissive or totally ruthless. In either case her primary function has been decorative.”

“I've never claimed myself to be a particularly Asian R&B singer. I'm R&B, pure and simple, regardless of my skin colour. Should that matter? I think not.”

“I married an Asian. I have eight biracial children, therefore I'm quite certain that I'm the last person that could be called a racist.”

“I grew up in a predominantly Asian and Mexican community, and because I did breakdance and poplock and all that, I did get a lot of criticism: 'You're Mexican, why are you doing that?'”

“We recognize Taiwan as the beacon of Asian democracy.”

“It would be great to see more Asian women playing cricket at every level.”

“My job is to go into that audition and be good enough of an Asian actor - or an actor in general - to land that role so they don't have to go out and hire a white guy. My job is to make sure I capitalize on these opportunities that other people created.”

“When you're 1 out of 5 Asian people on TV, all the pressure is on you and you have to represent.”

“I'm Asian. Anything Boba please.”

“I want to show people out there that there's such a huge spectrum of people within the queer and Asian community.”

“I should have been born a crazy rich Asian because I do have expensive taste. I have champagne taste but I'm on a beer budget.”

“First of all, Asian representation hardly exists to begin with.”

“As the Chinese girl, you don't fit in with anybody. It wasn't a large Chinese-American population, so I didn't grow up having a community of Asian friends. Even when there were Asian people, we sort of existed on our own.”

“Because if Asian American content is seen as a trend, the way that like leggings are in, then that's not true representation or inclusion. The mainstream doesn't have to worry about that.”

“Europe is leading the world in the sport of football. I want to utilize my experience from Europe to support the development of football in Asian countries.”

“My first goal is the World Cup, and then my second goal is to win the Asian Cup.”

“Being an Asian person on SNL,' when people are like, 'Why did it take so long?' It's sort of a question that doesn't fully understand the idea that there is no developmental experiential process for a queer Asian person to get into comedy in a way that feels inevitable.”

“There was never a point where I thought, 'I'm going to do something Asian American.'”

“I feel like, of course, Houston has Asian fans and Japanese fans, and Asian fans live all over the place.”

“I've always been very passionate about trying to have Asian-Americans or Asian faces be more prominent in mainstream media.”

“My kind of cooking is not a single style - French, Asian, Australasian or British - it's not modern, old-fashioned or classic; it's a mix of all these things. And at its core is a boy who loved to cook with his Nanna.”

“The Asian Cup is an important tournament.”

“Sometimes in Asian homes it is all about where we've come from, which is important too, but it is about where you live and where you're born and the people who are the same as you.”

“My dad moved to Britain from Bangladesh in the 1960s to work as an actuary for Prudential. However, after seeing an empty retail space in Soho, he decided to open an Asian restaurant instead, despite not having any business experience.”

“After I made 'Better Luck Tomorrow' and started taking meetings in Hollywood, I quickly learned that Asian Americans weren't even in the conversation as a minority, since there wasn't even a significant enough audience, and especially an audience for Asian American content.”

“That makes a difference when you have all these Asian faces running then getting elected. You have some 30 people, many of them Democrats, running for Congress. When the community sees the other faces who look like them can run and win, I think it encourages them.”

“We always talk about how important representation is. It's so important to see someone that looks like you - whether you're African American, Asian, Indian or whatever your background is - doing incredible things. It's just motivation to go out there and do incredible things yourself.”

“Asian parents generally tend to channel their children, especially their daughters, into studying and not sport.”

“There isn't a traditional background of Asian women playing sport, but that's changing.”

“I have Asian friends - second generation - and I am the worst in terms of being in touch with my heritage.”

“Whatever ethnicity you are, yes, absolutely you have to be proud of who you are man. I am really really proud to be Asian, I got to say.”

“You'd see Asian faces on TV, but it was so rare, especially in the comedy space - that for me was Ken Jeong doing stand-up... it's amazing that I can call him a friend now and a colleague.”

“Like, in Asian culture, you have to be down with the family. You have to be down with all the crazy traditional or non-traditional things we do.”

“I never thought in a million years I'd be involved in a project that celebrated the fullness of my identity of being queer and Asian.”

“The fact that I'm able to portray these complex, fully realized, queer Asian characters? I never thought it would be in this position. You just never see those types of characters and that type of representation.”

“The fact that I am a Filipino actor playing a Filipino role is crazy. Filipinos are the second largest Asian minority in the United States, and we're hardly represented in the media and on television.”

“I've always looked up to Dr. Reita Faria, the first Asian to win the Miss World crown. Despite many offers from the glamour industry, she followed her passion and went on to become a gynaecologist.”

“Asian players have more in common with the Bundesliga than with Italian or Spanish leagues because they are wedded to the team cause, are hard-working and disciplined.”

“Against Japan and any Asian teams, we've had good results, so I would say that history proves we are the best Asian team.”

“All the Asian people respect me and watch me. But I don't want people to think of me as an Asian player. I am just a football player.”

“I do not think of myself as a standard bearer for Asian players. I just try to work hard for myself.”

“Asian fans chase me and shout; it is different in England.”

“When I was with PSV Eindhoven in Holland, some people still thought Asian players weren't good enough to play in Europe. It's always good to rise to the challenge and prove them wrong. When I first came to United, I had to prove my ability again.”

“Asian culture is that people are quite excited about the players.”

“Asian players are very eager to work hard, but they don't have the physicality of the Europeans, so they might actually need to work twice as hard. With street football, their skills will improve a lot, and so will their tactical awareness, because by playing within a limited space, you need to be very focused on your game.”

“As an Asian guy, I would love to see a big blockbuster with Asian lead characters.”

“Asian online games are far ahead of Western games in terms of business model, but the Western games do have a real advantage in terms of production values.”

“Normally, people think of Asian women as timid, but I think I'm very strong.”

“Compared to some Asian countries, I think Koreans like to keep a clean, fresh, and lively look: A well-moisturized face, a light, sheer base, natural, colorless eye makeup, and a slight stain of color on the lips.”

“I'm half English - and it has been highlighted by people who tell me that I'm not Asian enough.”

“I was raised on Hong Kong movies with Asian stars, so I'm still learning about Hollywood underrepresenting certain people.”

“I feel more Asian than anything.”

“It's pretty hard as an Asian rapper to not be put in a box. I do my best to avoid that.”

“I think that's what we need more of: Asian-Americans on movie screens and TV screens where they're normalized. Where it's not about them being Asian or a person of color. It's just about them being a human. I think that's why sometimes when I see movies with an Asian family, but it's very stereotyped, I don't find that relatable.”

“Young Asian people who come up to me have a certain vibration, and I receive it, and I understand it, and I feel emotional just talking about it. I'm here for you. And I'll continue doing everything I can to fill something that I know you need right now that we don't yet have as a community.”

“I hoped that I would be a lead in my career; of course that was a hope of mine. But I never thought I would be so lucky to be the lead of a romcom. Simply because I don't get those opportunities, for probably many reasons, but one of would likely be because I'm Asian.”

“I never considered myself as part of a biracial family - we're just a family - but my parents are white, and my brother is Asian.”

“It's far too rare an experience for Asian American girls to see themselves in media.”

“We promote Asian storytelling - not just Asian stories but Asian people in stories with the full spectrum of the human experience. When you say, 'Oh, it's not enough attention on Asians. It's more black and white,' that game becomes like you're playing the discrimination Olympics.”

“If you walk into any magazine store, I guarantee that nine out of 10 covers will feature white, blonde, blue-eyed, slim women because that's still the ideal of beauty. When a black or Asian figure shows up in a fashion magazine, she's the exception, not the rule.”

“Quite a few people who are in the media and in control of the big money seem to want to see these Southeast Asian countries - and, in particular, Malaysia - stop trying to catch up with their superiors and to know their place.”

“Growing up, the only Asian face I saw on air was Connie Chung or extras on M*A*S*H. That was it. You could either be Chinese delivery guy No. 4 or maybe one day read the news.”

“In Hollywood, there's not a ton of roles for Asian people. So a lot of it is waiting and waiting and waiting.”

“I grew out of the habit of thinking or worrying about being seen as the typical Asian. I don't even know what that means anymore. I'm not really concerned with it.”

“I think that a lot of actors of color have said that it's a wonderful thing to play a role that doesn't have a race and that is kind of open to any sort of interpretation. I completely understand that, but at the same time, I just want Asian characters that are well-written.”

“I love how British people call Asian people 'oriental' unless they're talking about Indian people, who get to be called Asian.”

“Comparing Asian writers mainly to other Asian writers implies that we're all telling the same story - a disappointingly reductive view.”

“There aren't many Asian players in Europe or the Premier League, so that's more attention for me.”

“Many Asian players have seen they can play in Europe at a high level.”