V. S. Naipaul Quotes
I grew up in a small place and left it when I was quite young and entered the bigger world.
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I turn into a crying, hysterical maniac when I see a spider. It's pathetic.
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We are living in difficult times. There are a lot of people out of work - am I going to stand there and whinge? No, because I am lucky to have such a wonderful job.
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I've always really been interested in the Pygmalion myth and both what it has to say about creativity and what it has to say about relationships between men and women.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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I think there are ways to get so caught up in your career and being so heavy and dramatic, and everyone wants to be a tortured genius.
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There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.
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In the process of evolution, the body lasts for some time and then will take other body and take other body and take other body until the final redemption from diversity is transcended.
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The fact that Western Muslims are free means that they can have enormous impact. But it would be wrong to claim that we are imposing our ways on the West. New ideas are now coming from the West. To be traditional is not so much a question of protecting ourselves as to be traditionalist in principle.
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Acting offers me an outlet. Here is the perfect opportunity to spend fleeting moments becoming an entirely different person; to experience a character entirely unlike myself, but to also make such a character a part of me. There is no routine here; there is no boredom.
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When I was 13 or 14, my mother used to gift me books that I was dying to read. Those are my most memorable birthday gifts.
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All too often, the pitchmen are selling the notion that if you gain 'control' over your financial destiny - pick your own stocks and execute your own trades - it will be the first step on a short road to riches.
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Before Booker T. Washington, we have small business owners but we do not have a philosopher of black entrepreneurship, and that's what Washington was.
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I would say to an actor new to the business that it's best to go where you are most comfortable as a person, both in and outside of the business.
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Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.
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'Bruce Lee' didn't work, and there were apprehensions about what the fans might say. People might have commented that Charan could have waited for some time before selecting me again. But that's what makes it a real achievement to me. People want to work with me because of the comfort level; nobody would work with you again otherwise.
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I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.
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I was supposed to do only one or two episodes of 'Big Little Lies,' but I realized I couldn't just step away.
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We're betting he's the next CEO of Oracle so you better get to know him if you don't already
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You've got to appreciate what the worst is. You don't want to find yourself in a situation where you're facing it.
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Till I was 13, I thought my name was 'Shut Up.'
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I grew up in a small place and left it when I was quite young and entered the bigger world.
