Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Quotes
It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated.
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My life and my work are very interlocked. That's partly why I like to keep my private life private.
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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 defensiveness in life really helps me as a driver.
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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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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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England was the first true colonial power to use its dominion over a large part of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, North America, and many Caribbean islands, in the first half of the 20th century.
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Common man is always benefited by a rate cut.
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I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.
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I still don't know what Episcopalian means.
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When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles an hour.
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I certainly didn't have a nanny.
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The Supreme Court has insulted you over and over again, Lord. They've taken your Bible away from the schools. They've forbidden little children to pray. They've taken the knowledge of God as best they can, and organizations have come into court to take the knowledge of God out of the public square of America.
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I adore the designer B. Michael's curve-flattering gowns, but there is nothing better than jeans with a crisp white shirt.
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Here's a bunch of people practising a new set of behavioural norms. Apparently it didn't work because a lot of them got sick. That's the conclusion. You don't necessarily know why it happened. But you start there.
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I think you need to love giving compliments as much as you love receiving them.
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I don't go looking for stories with the idea of wrongness in my head, no. But the fact is, a lot of great stories hinge on people being wrong.
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It is like the thirteenth stroke of a crazy clock, which not only is itself discredited but casts a shade of doubt over all previous assertions.
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I had an obsession with underarm shields - pointy ones, round ones, full ones, half ones.
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I'm the luckiest broad on two feet, I'll tell you that. They say once a woman passes 40 she doesn't get any good parts, so I'm blessed.
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For me it came from the material. It was so well written and brought the opportunity to work with great actors. And of course the opportunity to 'mince about' was an added element that I wanted to take advantage of!
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The sheer density of advertising creates a psychic mass, an overlay that can sometimes be very tense or aggressive. As a citizen, you have to participate in that every day. You have to walk by until it's changed.
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I plan to be running as long as I can and have no plans to stop.
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The more I know, the more sure I am I know so little. The eternal paradox.
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It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated.
