Pranab Mukherjee Quotes
I come from a political family. My father was a freedom fighter. He was a prominent leader of the locality and member of the Congress party. He spent 10 years in British prisons. In the evening, in our living room, the only subject we used to discuss was politics. So politics was not unfamiliar to me.
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You must respect people, and you must respect money. My father said to me: 'When you respect money, money will respect you.'
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All I ever wanted to be was president of the American League.
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A bad hair day for me is when it gets flat and greasy.
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There is simply no room for racial, hurtful language spoken to your colleagues or anyone else.
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My aunt took me to see 'Salad Days' when I was seven. This story of a magic piano that infects everyone who hears it infected me, too. It was a Road to Damascus moment in my life.
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Reform is the mission from which we shall not digress; it is an expression of belief and determination between us and our people. With the help of Allah, we will proceed forward in this promising national process within the natural progress of the life cycle and the development of people and nation.
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Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.
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Tonight, I want to say to every member of the democratic party, who believes in limited government, in personal opportunity and the united States constitution, and a safe and secure America, come home. To the Reagan Democrats, your party has left you. And the Republican party wants you, we welcome you back.
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I want to, at the end of the day, be able to say, 'I am a runner.'
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I love Costco.
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The magic of creation has always fascinated me.
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There was no being displeased with such an encourager, for his admiration made him discern a likeness before it was possible.
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I actually started as a model builder and quickly progressed into production design, which made sense because I could draw and paint. But I kept watching that guy over there who was moving the actors around and setting up the shots.
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I've been interviewed for hundreds of magazine articles, and they come out incredibly goofy about 90 percent of the time.
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I come from a political family. My father was a freedom fighter. He was a prominent leader of the locality and member of the Congress party. He spent 10 years in British prisons. In the evening, in our living room, the only subject we used to discuss was politics. So politics was not unfamiliar to me.
