Roland Joffe Quotes

Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box.

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• I think President Obama is trying to deceive the public in pretending that he was not a part of Congress that has made some decisions in the past that got us to where we are today.

  

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• Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box.

  

  Roland Joffe
  • Thinking
  • Giving
  • Culture