Kunal Nayyar Quotes
Sometimes I'll be sitting with my friends; I'll say something Koothrappali-esque and make a face. There is a lot of Koothrappali in me as a human being. A lot of mannerism, humor, mischievousness, my innocence. So I don't know if I bring him home so much as I bring myself to him at work.
Quotes to Explore
-
Most of my friends from college became dental hygienists or went into retail, a lot went into sales. They all started getting married and having kids and buying homes and I was still living like a college student.
-
I live a half mile from the San Andreas fault - a fact that bubbles up into my consciousness every time some other part of the world experiences an earthquake. I sometimes wonder whether this subterranean sense of impending disaster is at least partly responsible for Silicon Valley's feverish, get-it-done-yesterday work norms.
-
Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound.
-
In my relationship with a young guy I was going with in a band - his name was Sylvester, and I think he had another little girl on the side - I told him, 'If you lose me, you're going to lose a good thing.' And I went home and put that poem to music.
-
How do you deal with a criminal that will not listen to what you have to say and who continues his policy of violence? Some say you continue to talk and let him tire himself out. But nearly 40 years after the institution of apartheid, is there anyone who still believes that verbal persuasion will work?
-
I love the Americans. They are my best friends.
-
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
-
But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history.
-
People who work 44 hours per week make 50 percent more than people who work 34 hours a week.
-
You come in to work, put that game face on, leave your problems at home, stay strong.
-
Don't you stay at home of evenings? Don't you love a cushioned seat in a corner, by the fireside, with your slippers on your feet?
-
I cannot imagine a more enjoyable place to work than in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology where I work.
-
I think it's very hard to find a good friend. That's why I'm so lucky to have two sisters, because they're my best friends, and they have to be with me forever. They're stuck with me.
-
Every year, I take 10 of my best friends from high school on a trip. That's kind of my way for saying thanks to them for being so loyal, for keeping me honest, and for just being great friends throughout this craziness.
-
Today's kitchen is all about a well-planned space that makes cooking a completely interactive experience among family and friends.
-
I have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them.
-
Special-interest magazines are dangerous places for writers to start out in because the writing quickly falls into a routine and people are likely to find themselves artistically exhausted when they want to work on something of their own.
-
Oh, mercy, I think we're all storytellers, you know. You think of the excuses you told your parents for why you got home late. I just never gave it up.
-
I call myself a geriatric starlet.
-
To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.
-
Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.
-
When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.
-
Sometimes I'll be sitting with my friends; I'll say something Koothrappali-esque and make a face. There is a lot of Koothrappali in me as a human being. A lot of mannerism, humor, mischievousness, my innocence. So I don't know if I bring him home so much as I bring myself to him at work.
