Payal Kadakia Quotes
Whenever people are trying to give you money, and you're like, 'No! Don't,' you have to stop and consider, what am I saying no to?

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It is easy to remove the mind from harping on the lost illusion of immortality. The disciplined intellect fears nothing and craves no sugar-plum at the day's end, but is content to accept life and serve society as best it may.
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I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.
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What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.
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I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who are not allowed to do whatever they want to do in their life. I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
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How much do you engage yourself in what's truly real and important in life? That's the individual question.
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As an actor, you read so many scripts and parts written for Asian-specific characters, and you see a lot of stereotypes and a lot of one-note characters, especially in comedy.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
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Without being aware, I think I was being indoctrinated into what was called Vitalism, the idea that what makes life worth living, the good life, consists of accepting challenges, solving problems, discovery, personal growth, personal change.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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The tempo is the suitcase. If the suitcase is too small, everything is completely wrinkled. If the tempo is too fast, everything becomes so scrambled you can't understand it.
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I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
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Smoke machines are the best!
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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I have me. I have God. I have my son. Everything else is extra.
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I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.
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I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan.
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I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
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This is going to sound terrible, but once I moved to New York, I never did a civilian job. I was extraordinarily lucky.
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The older I get, the more I appreciate the idea of being thrown together with a group of people you might have a lot in common with, or nothing at all. You don't have the option of doing anything other than making your family relationships work - forever. I like that.
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I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time. The people who are in charge of what people see or hear are afraid. What you hear on top 40 or what you see on BET or MTV is not a fair representation of what is really going on...
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We got food stamps. Glad to get the food stamps. Why wouldn't you want to get free money?
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Whenever people are trying to give you money, and you're like, 'No! Don't,' you have to stop and consider, what am I saying no to?