Nandan Nilekani Quotes
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I am a hopeless romantic and I love to spoil my girlfriends.
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I am Damian Lewis, not Daniel Day-Lewis.
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The music comes through me, and I let it come the way it comes, and it shapes itself. I just hold space for it. I don't intend to write it for a purpose, but it comes as it comes and am proud of the way it can support change because I believe strongly in what I sing about.
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I'm a wonderful editor. That's what I do best. I know exactly what I want. If I have to decide whether to wear the red dress or the blue dress or what should I have said, I am constantly changing my mind.
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I am a being of Heaven and Earth, of thunder and lightning, of rain and wind, of the galaxies.
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I'm so proud and honored to have been in 'Lonesome Dove' and 'Eight Men Out.' How come I'm not known for one of those?
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I am a fashion designer, so I guess that makes me an overpacker.
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When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy Chihuahua. A stuffy fellow in a tuxedo was to host, and the losing chef's dish was then fed to the dog! I am not kidding, I saw it! I think it is genius! Twisted, but genius!
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But generally I am fine with a capital F; probably in extraordinary shape for a man of my age.
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The No. 1 thing I am earnestly attracted to is intelligence.
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I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.
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When I talk football with my friends, I don't talk about Tom Brady's hair. I talk about how he handles the blitz, or how he runs his offense. I talk as a fan. I don't want pink jerseys, and I don't want dumbed-down content. I want to be treated as a real fan - because I am proud to be one.
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I've always prided myself on being myself and trying to stick true to who I am and how I was raised.
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I am also a Kentucky Colonel and an Honorary Mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, among other things.
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I'm proud of the fact that I've taken a lot of big directors, such as Trevor Nunn and Nick Hytner, who were musical virgins, and introduced them to the form.
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I am bullish on the global development. I am bullish on billions of people getting out of poverty.
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I am a total workaholic. If I don't shoot for two days, I get uncomfortable at home. I won't comment on my personal life. That is totally out of bounds. When I do get married, everyone will know.
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I am a great procrastinator. When the writing is going really well, the laundry piles up.
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I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt proud.
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Time narrows or expands according to how we approach it. It varies with a man’s breadth, with his heart.
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You know, it's fashionable right now for people to be cynical. We go in cycles like this and right now a lot of people are saying, 'Oh, America is doing terribly' and 'What are we going to do?'
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I knew I was going to do something great. I knew I wasn't going to die 20 miles from where I was born, no 20 miles from where I lived.
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My heart reaches out to those whose loved ones were lost on MH17.
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I am proud of the fact that my wealth is completely transparent.
