Aasif Mandvi Quotes
The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
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My sister, mom and I all wear the same size, so I shop a lot at a boutique called 'my mother's closet' that is right down the hall from my bedroom. She has vintage Comme des Garcons dresses that I feel so elegant wearing.
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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All the things that happen to people in the industry today, the actors, what they have to put up with, all the people wanting to know every single moment of their lives - I think it's really sad.
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I'm a little angry in life.
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I grew up in a cloistered, conservative culture that adhered to strict gender roles. So it's easy to understand why the 'girl dressed as a boy' trope resonated so much. In a world that didn't want to give people like me adventures or significance, books with cross-dressing girls were treasures.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
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Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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I don't do nostalgia. It just doesn't occur to me. I'm living in the moment, and I don't have that gene.
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National partition is a sorrow that touches all Koreans, but for me it is brought to the fore by unimaginable personal suffering.
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I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin.
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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
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Every artist will one day face the moment when he or she is doing what he or she does after the style has passed and the art-world heat-seeking machine has moved on.
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Art and science have their meeting point in method.
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I like my world to be calm.
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I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity.
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I think that a lot of people just don't understand creativity.
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The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
