Mindy Kaling Quotes
Write your own part. It is the only way I've gotten anywhere. It is much harder work, but sometimes you have to take destiny into your own hands.
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There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.
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Some people ask, 'How do you attract the young and so many different people when your poetry is complicated and different?' I say, 'My accomplishment is that my readers trust me and accept my suggestions for change.'
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I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
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We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been threatened by terror.
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Our fresh technical resources have furthered the disintegration of solid masses of masonry into slender piers, with consequent far-reaching economies in bulk, space, weight, and haulage.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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I never feel there's anything I can't do.
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I never said most of the things I said.
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I actually wanted to first direct and produce, but then I got this very cool opportunity to be in front of the camera once.
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How can we educators claim credit for understanding, let alone teaching, the 'global mind' without a single course on the impact of religion on every day life?
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Hindi films are so deceptive. I thought Mumbai was this big, grand, beautiful city with sea-facing flats.
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You need to make sure you hire people who are capable of being strong team players. Team members should fit the company's culture, be committed to the team, and be capable of being genuinely vulnerable and selfless.
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Against barbarity, poetry can resist only by confirming its attachment to human fragility like a blade of grass growing on a wall while armies march by.
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Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
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Going back to my film education, I always have that voice in my head that's always screaming, 'Sell out!' And that's good: you want that, because it keeps you on your toes, and it's important to remember what's actually important.
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We live in a democracy, and people are free to sometimes choose the wrong leader.
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A lot of people use a smiley face when they write letters. But it's this huge insane compulsion, like 'I'm happy! I swear!' I'm not buying it.
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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
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Letting go of the need for perfection releases a burst of energy - and guess what - you may accidentally do a good job.
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Unless you choose to take action on what you want, nothing is ever going to come out of it.
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There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre.
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Prowling about the rooms, sitting down, getting up, stirring the fire, looking out the window, teasing my hair, sitting down to write, writing nothing, writing something and tearing it up...
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What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you.
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Write your own part. It is the only way I've gotten anywhere. It is much harder work, but sometimes you have to take destiny into your own hands.
