George Packer Quotes
A religion is not just a set of texts but the living beliefs and practices of its adherents.
George Packer
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In an Indian kitchen, the focus is on getting the job or dish done right in whatever way possible; however, in a French kitchen there's a clear hierarchy, and a chef has to know where their skills are and not go beyond them.
Manish Dayal
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Dancers, many dancers today can do so much technically. You can give them steps that are complicated, then more complicated, pyrotechnical - and they can execute these steps to perfection. But to do simple steps with a pure classical line, that is truly difficult.
Natalia Makarova
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The independence project in Catalonia is... a peaceful revolution, carried out in suit, shirt, and tie.
Carles Puigdemont
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I guess I'll go to my grave as the Dodger, but at least I've made my mark on show-business history.
Jack Wild
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I handle screenings and award ceremonies really badly.
Damien Chazelle
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I have always wanted an Olympic medal. I always wanted to see India's national flag going up at the podium.
Saina Nehwal
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The cookbooks and the writing in general have been a real bonus, but it's not something I've ever pursued... I've been lucky, I guess.
Padma Lakshmi
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A man´s taste is formed more by his culture, his profession, and the period in which he is young than by his race or politics.
A. J. Liebling
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Journalism is a good place for any writer to start - the retailing of fact is always a useful trade and can it help you learn to appreciate the declarative sentence. A young writer is easily tempted by the allusive and ethereal and ironic and reflective, but the declarative is at the bottom of most good writing.
Garrison Keillor
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Ambedkar was the first person to attain escape velocity and run away to US.
Rahul Gandhi
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If there's a particular problem that Perl is trying to solve, it's the basic fact that all programming languages suck. Sort of the concept of original sin, applied to programming languages.
Larry Wall
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When occasions present themselves, in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons whom they have appointed to be the guardians of those interests, to withstand the temporary delusion, in order to give them time and opportunity for more cool and sedate reflection.
Alexander Hamilton
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I grew up in Mexico, not the U.S., and the fact is that there just aren't any parts for Latin actresses. I have to persuade people that my accent won't be a problem, but an asset.
Salma Hayek
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I think it's a violation of user privacy to continue storing email addresses if you tell users your service is shutting down. I sign up for a service, and if you're no longer providing that service, why should you keep my information?
Cheryl Yeoh
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I wasnt privy to all of the intelligence that was coming in about Guatemala, but I did see the traffic that was coming in from Guatemala City, because it was very relevant to me, and of course I exchanged what I had with the chief of station in Guatemala City.
E. Howard Hunt
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To be completely cured of newspapers, spend a year reading the previous week’s newspapers.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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I truly believe that it's all of the hard times that make you step up to the next level, and that's what makes you a champion.
Caroline Buchanan
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A religion is not just a set of texts but the living beliefs and practices of its adherents.
George Packer
