Vandana Shiva Quotes
The spinning wheel became the symbol of Indian independence. So we always say, "if the spinning wheel was the symbol of our first independence, then the seed is the symbol of our second independence."
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Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts.
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Bollywood has always pampered heroes and treated actors as second class citizens. But, of late, it has realised that there has to be space for actors who can connect with people.
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This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.
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Indeed, throughout much of history and in many cultures, redheads have been viewed with suspicion and fear - and even killed - because of their hair.
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I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.
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For me, the highest level of sexual excitement is in a monogamous relationship.
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Thus the same object may supply a practical perception to one person and a speculative one to another, or the same person may perceive it partly practically and partly speculatively.
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I don't think any relationship responds well to pressure.
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I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school... I wasn't a popular kid. I was an outcast.
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It rests in the hands of the common person as well as those with the power to shape humanity's course toward a world where every child, woman and man's most basic needs are met.
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People have to do what they want to do.
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'Crystal Fairy' was one of the first movies I did after I recommitted to the idea of acting.
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Though not a true cereal but a fruit, buckwheat seeds resemble cereal grains and are often used in a similar way to rice, barley, bulgar or quinoa, usually as a side dish.
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There are hits and misses, and as an actress, we are mentally ready for all that.
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There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear terrorist event.
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The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor.
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Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it.
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For 8 years now I've been addicted to cold turkey. When I tell people I'm quitting cold turkey, they say,'What are you quitting?', I'm fucking quitting cold turkey.
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God is good for everybody. The sun shines on good people and bad people, and it rains on both, too. God doesn't choose rain only for bad people.
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Nobody ever made a grammatical error in a non-literate society. (p. 271)
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The most successful terrorist group in the United States for almost 70 years was the Ku Klux Klan. They hated Catholics, Jews, and blacks. They were prone to violence.
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At the end of the day, I let myself have a glass of wine.
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The spinning wheel became the symbol of Indian independence. So we always say, "if the spinning wheel was the symbol of our first independence, then the seed is the symbol of our second independence."
