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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Trust me, I know, you can make mistakes with money and still raise money-smart kids. You can start a new family tradition of handling money the right way.
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When I was a kid, we never heard of smog, ozone depletion, acid rain, green house gasses.
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At some point in your life, if you're lucky, you get to design the way in which things evolve.
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Any work that's worth doing has its challenges as well as its opportunities. That's true if you're running a business, it's true if you're trying to help on a campaign.
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I think the way I love talking about my faith is through my story because I think that's all we have to work with sometimes. I think it's the most moving way to share your story, too - is what you know, what you've seen and heard and tasted and felt.
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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?
