Aasif Mandvi Quotes
The longer I spent time on 'The Daily Show,' standing in front of a green screen pretending to report from war zones and hot spots around the world - most often from somewhere in the Middle East - the more I began to realize that 'The Daily Show' was radicalizing me.
Quotes to Explore
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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All truly historical peoples have an idea they must realize, and when they have sufficiently exploited it at home, they export it, in a certain way, by war; they make it tour the world.
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I'm a proud family man.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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If I am honest, my food is actually quite far removed from both the food of my mother and my father.
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Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence.
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I'm an honest, open father.
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Cambridge was the place for someone from the Colonies or the Dominions to go on to, and it was to the Cavendish Laboratory that one went to do physics.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
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Men are every bit as gendered as women.
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I'm ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I'm really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.
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My first big influences were more hip-hop based - people like DJ Shadow and Four Tet.
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I don't have many friends.
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Contemplation is a luxury of the middle class, the very rich.
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The Chinese people have been forced to forget the Tiananmen massacre. There has been no public debate about the event, no official apology. The media aren't allowed to mention it. Still today people are being persecuted and imprisoned for disseminating information about it.
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Living in New York for 10 months was incredible; it was everything I thought it was going to be and more.
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I guess taking a stand is valid for a commentator. But that's not what I am.
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I don't have friends, and it's hard for me to make new friends. Right now, the people that are in my life are the people that I work with.
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While awareness-building is a crucial first step, cohesive efforts are needed to translate this into real-world change.
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I want to play a princess or some woman from royalty or aristocracy. If I get to have an accent, even better. And I want to play a butt-kicking superhero, like Catwoman.
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Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration.
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My first book, 'Running Loose', was censored back in 1983 or '84. Every book I've written since has been censored somewhere.
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The longer I spent time on 'The Daily Show,' standing in front of a green screen pretending to report from war zones and hot spots around the world - most often from somewhere in the Middle East - the more I began to realize that 'The Daily Show' was radicalizing me.
