Nandan Nilekani Quotes
You don't choose a party because it's the flavour of the month. I feel I will be able to work under a political system. I feel if people like me don't enter politics to bring change, who will?
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I'm ready to stretch my legs. I'm ready to jump in the ring.
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Ozzy has dyslexia.
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The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.
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I traveled so much to dance that I feel a part of many places, but New York is where I spent most of my life and where my career has been - it's the place where I exist.
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When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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I've always been excited by rotoscoping, the technique used in films like 'Waking Life,' which fuses animation with real-life emotion. It seemed like it was a process ripe for innovation.
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I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.
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I had Hallowe'en parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.
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The bottom line is the Kiss Army is growing by leaps and bounds.
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The whole fame question is one that is constantly intriguing to me. I think that fame is something that other people create about you. Whether you jump into that or not is up to you – and whether you have the talents for jumping into it or not.
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I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.
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When you decide to do this kind of music then you just accept the facts.
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My bag always weighs a ton. I carry my whole bathroom with me. You never know what's going to happen in a day!
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It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.
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Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
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My forte is awkwardness.
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I think media people know we're good at making content and how we can be smart about how to consume it. It's always a balance.
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Malaysia-Singapore bilateral relations can blossom beautifully if cultivated and nurtured like an orchid plant.
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For a long time I wanted to be a comic strip artist but when I started doing them in my teens they were getting really elaborate with tons of poses and a lot of information.
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Tupac is huge; he's an inspiration. Arguably, he's probably the biggest, most analyzed and loved artist of all time.
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There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life. The fact that her past is always her lover, and her future invariably her husband.
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There's nothing romantic about my work... I don't believe in inspiration. I believe that you get to your desk, you stay there, you work, you think of nothing else. You write and you write, and in the end, you write something good.
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You don't choose a party because it's the flavour of the month. I feel I will be able to work under a political system. I feel if people like me don't enter politics to bring change, who will?
