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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Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen.
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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've never been comfortable as a lead performer, and I never wanted to be a singer, particularly.
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I've made a dog's breakfast of English history, geography, 'King Lear,' and the English language in general.
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Most directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with.
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To be known by the public, honestly. People come up and tell them how good I make them feel.
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The hope that they have legs. That's the biggest fear you always have creating new people. You love them, but then they kind of dissipate. Sometimes you don't get to write them as much as you'd like, like me and Harper Row.
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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?
