Veerappa Moily Quotes

It's a voluntary act. I cannot punish anyone not taking the public transport, but I want everyone, from the highest ranking officers to the lowest, to take public transport every Wednesday.

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• Basically, when I went to school in Sri Lanka from age five onward, the classes there were sometimes sorted into a hierarchy of your skin tone. So the fairer-skinned kids sat at the front row, and the darker-skinned kids sat at the back by the poor ones who played out in the street all day long.

  

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• There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.

  

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• I come from nothing, and growing up, I really didn't have many people to inspire me, at least no good people to inspire me.

  

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• Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

  

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• I was very shy and reserved, so it was a bit contradictory to get into politics.

  

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• The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.

  

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• If I can save 25 billion dollars in terms of reduction of import, I will be adding one percent to the GDP. By conserving the oil energy by the people, the GDP will become 5.5 percent, and this will change the economy of the country.

  

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• I don't think you get to be pope without making some enemies, like you do when you're president.

  

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• Honestly, at times, I still get bored. 'Dancing with the Stars' kept me busy, and that's what I like. When I first started fighting, I was working two jobs, and I was still going to school at the same time while training. I'm meant to be a busy person.

  

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• Los Angeles can be a really sad city.

  

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• In many ways, anger is a misdirected plea for love.

  

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• A solid family, as they say. They join me on location if they have a chance, but I can also be home three or four months doing nothing, so I probably see my kids more than people who work constantly all year long. If that changes, we'll have to have a family meeting.

  

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• Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.

  

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• I had a long period of writing what I think of as 'save the world' novels. 'Fledgling' was a chance to play.

  

  Octavia E. Butler
  • World
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• My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what.

  

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• Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.

  

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• America is huge.

  

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• I went to see 'Phantom of the Opera' with my grandma and my mom when I was very little. The stage, the voice, the music... Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been a massive inspiration to me for some time - the storytelling, that deliciously somber undertone in his music.

  

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• I've been telling my students, 'Imitate, imitate.' And they say, 'Well, what if I plagiarize, or what if I'm not original? I want to be myself.' And I always tell them, 'Your self will shine through'... If you allow yourself to feel deeply and honestly, what you say won't be like anyone else.

  

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• When you're a big sister, it's a great job. I don't know how little sisters feel about their job, but when you're a big sister, you're supposed to take care of everything. And you feel good about it. I do.

  

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• I don't really yell at people.

  

  Nancy Reagan
  • People
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• It's a very enticing, very seductive place, but once you get to know what L.A.'s really like, you don't want to live there.

  

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• It's a voluntary act. I cannot punish anyone not taking the public transport, but I want everyone, from the highest ranking officers to the lowest, to take public transport every Wednesday.

  

  Veerappa Moily
  • Want
  • Act
  • Wednesday