Saadat Hasan Manto Quotes
I wondered why people consider escapism so bad, even the escapism on display right then. At first it might appear unseemly, but in the end its lack of pretension gives it its own sort of beauty.Saadat Hasan Manto
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I like the term 'misunderstood.' But I am a bit of a bad boy.
Zayn Malik One Direction -
The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all have one vote.
Larry King -
I don't mean to offend anybody, but I think that we get a lot of scientists now who are bent into a system, and we lose some of their boldness by that. Obviously, you have to learn the ropes, but I think it's important to do that without hammering out the radicalness that makes innovation happen.
Taylor Wilson -
I would have liked to be - indeed, I should have been - a second Rembrandt.
Victor Hugo -
Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.
Victor Hugo -
During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.
Ingrid Betancourt
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Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
I really don't like going out anymore. I used to love it, but now it's not fun. I'd rather have friends come over and hot have to worry about crazy people taking pictures.
Paris Hilton -
We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away.
Walker Percy -
I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
Cameron Mackintosh -
Speed can't always get you wickets.
Kapil Dev -
I'm focused on getting to a place where we can prove that journalism can make good money on the web.
Kara Swisher
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Challenging and highlighting abusive power dynamics in our culture is my goal; replicating them is not.
Kara Walker -
Young men should prove theorems, old men should write books.
G. H. Hardy -
During my adolescence, our family dwelt in rural Alaska. We were dirt poor, Depression-era poor. Tarpaper shack and kerosene lamps. In those days I read because that's all I had. I wrote because that's all I had.
Laird Barron -
I'm fascinated by sports, the buzz of winning, and the buzz of losing.
Jack Lowden -
I don't get hung up on weight.
Jack Black -
Once you join the queue for the immigration line, pay attention to what the expeditor tells you. Have your papers ready. Don't have your cell phone out. Take off your hat. Open your passport to the page with your photo and present it to the immigration officer already open.
Hanya Yanagihara
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I'm a sponge when it comes to stories. I'd say everything influences me in some way, but for 'Red Queen' in particular, I was really affected by the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R. R. Martin.
Victoria Aveyard -
I call Pluto the harbinger.
Alan Stern -
I have a terrible habit of shopping after I go to the gym or hitting eBay.
Edie Campbell -
I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium.
Carl Zeiss -
I wondered why people consider escapism so bad, even the escapism on display right then. At first it might appear unseemly, but in the end its lack of pretension gives it its own sort of beauty.
Saadat Hasan Manto