Vijay Mallya Quotes
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In our culture, the shame about accidental pregnancy is inextricable from the shame about having had sex. That disapproval of sex is one reason our record with contraception is so poor. If you're not supposed to be sexual, you don't plan for sex. You cross your fingers and hope for the best.
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The idea that computers can ever replace teachers and schools reveals a deep lack of understanding about the role leadership plays in student success.
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My great fear of being attacked or trivialized by my contemporaries made me concentrate on what I was trying to do as a writer. It forced me to draw some conclusions that were my own.
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I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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I used to do school plays. I never really took any acting classes. I'm just a natural ham, I guess.
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Partly because the town is just finicky, there are strange Catch 22 clauses in the consciousness of this community and one of them was that you, I found out, you can't do a comedy unless you've just done a comedy.
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I'm very realistic. I know my boundaries - I know what I'm good at and what I'm not good at.
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For most inhabitants of the Arab world, the prevailing cultural attitude toward women - fed and encouraged by Wahhabi doctrine, which is based on Bedouin social norms rather than Islamic jurisprudence - often trumps the rights accorded to women by Islam.
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When you listen to my music, you hear that there are all these voices going on in different parts of the song. That's because I was always around so many voices in church.
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In a city, it's very hard to do a restaurant, an avant-garde-cuisine restaurant, where each year you need to change the whole menu.
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I love sportswear in my own weird way. Fashion is such a personal journey for me. I'm much more of a girl that's a T-shirt, legging, layering kind of thing, and outerwear.
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In fiction, you know, there are no borders. You can go anywhere.
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I can make my own decisions, I can do the music I like. If I fail, it's me failing - you know.
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People will see me at Chelsea the way I am and judge me the way they want to.
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No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.
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Bad stories are written about me because the press knows they can make me into a weeping dog and few people will object.
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On the day long after childhood when I suddenly heard of his death, the sky grew dark above my head. I was walking on a Southern highway, and a friend driving in a pony carriage passed me, stopped and said, "Have you heard that Charles Dickens is dead?" It was as if I had been robbed of one of my dearest friends.
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At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.
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Actors don't really get into their stride until they're in their late 30s and 40s.
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My grandparents from the old country, Latvia, were all musical on my father's side.
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Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs.
