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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Well-gotten wealth may lose itself, but the ill-gotten loses its master also.
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With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become children of wonder, grateful to be walking on earth, grateful to belong with each other and to all of creation. We can find our true refuge in every moment, in every breath.
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What I would do in order to be popular was, I'd put myself on line and joke around and be funny, and I was always known as the crazy kid.
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Anybody who gets into bed and turns out the lights the first night in the White House probably feels a little bit of a start, where you say, "Goodness ... "
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I'm a huge fan of the Bay Area so I always love coming to San Francisco.
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I am proud of the fact that my wealth is completely transparent.
