Alan Turing
Mei Lin
"Those who can imagine anything can create the impossible."
I quite admire Alonzo Church, who also worked on the Entscheidungsproblem and recommended me for publication. He was a great inspiration for me and was able to do high levels of mathematical thinking that, in my mind, were unparalleled.
Alexander Hamilton
Elissa Liu
"Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many."
If I were to have a dinner party, I would invite my wife, or make her the hostess, George Washington for giving me opportunities, John Laurens for always being there for me, and my old friends from college.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Nika Neely
"I'm not running from the left; I'm running from the bottom. I'm running in fierce advocacy for working-class New Yorkers."
Opportunities, good education, and healthcare are things that everyone deserves and should not be kept from someone because of their class. I want people to reflect on their privilege.
Bruce Lee
Jake Myring
When asked if I identify myself as Chinese or North American: "I want to think of myself as a human being...because under the sky, under the heaven, there is one family, it just so happens that people are different."
The person I most admire is Muhammad Ali. I tried to mimic some of his moves; I always hoped to have faced him in the ring.
Gloria Steinem
Jeanette Pan
"If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot?"
I will continue with activism until I die. Although we won a fight, the battle isn't over yet. There are still a ton of issues in our society to this day and as a part of the women's movement, I will continue supporting others in the fight.
Hedy Lamarr
Lindsay Bowlby
I admire confidence to do what you love. I had loads of confidence, even when I was a young 15 year old, but in my time I did not feel I could invent publicly and instead tinkered quietly in my acting trailer. I admire those who go for it.
"I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don't have to stay that way."
Marco Polo
Andrew Xu
My state of mind is one of peacefulness and calm because I have already travelled to far away places that Europeans have never seen before and I am not scared of anything in the world now.
If I hosted a dinner party, I would want to invite Kublai Khan and high-ranking officials in the Mongolian court.
Mary Pickford
Tiffany Spurgeon
"You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down."
I dislike those who try to fracture my ego by talking down on me and saying things like being an actress is so easy especially when they have no clue how hard I've worked to get to where I am today.
Michael Phelps
Ethan Cau
My advice to future generations is that there will be traits about you that you may not like. You may be different than everyone around you and you will face challenges. There is no changing that, but with hard work, you can accomplish anything.
"There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits."
Publius Aelius Hadrianus (Hadrian)
Winnie Zhang
"You don’t win battles with hate. Anger and hate can make you brave, make you strong, but they also make you stupid. You end up tripping over your own two feet."
My advice to future generations is that people should continue to follow their passions, despite possible disapproval from others.
