Mira Nair Quotes
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Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
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From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
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In 1953, Mom and Dad, living in Toronto, discovered, to their shock, that Mom was expecting. I was born in June 1954. My parents, thrilled, showered me with love.
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I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.
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It's hard because I think I fall into this in-between space where there's something that's innately feminine about me, and there's also something that's kind of androgynous. I carry myself somewhere in between, and I think my music lends itself to that as well.
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I suppose anybody just losing it and sputtering curses is pretty funny. But I think it would be more of a challenge, much more of a challenge, to make a cursing dad funny.
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I don't ever want to stop making country, and I don't want to stop making electronic music, either.
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I don't believe love goes away just because you're buried in a casket.
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I want to reach as many women throughout the world as I can.
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Ulysses, obviously. It was an elaborate prank, and our supposed intellectual elite continue to fall for it.
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The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election.
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Maybe one of the only things I do well: I cook like a maniac! I would be a chef if I weren't an actor.
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To win a championship, you have to have a little bit of luck on your side.
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If I played tennis, I had to be in a dance class. I always had multiple activities, so I never had to count on any one of them to feel successful.
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No dream is ever chased alone.
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I love proving that I can do something.
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I grew up around horses, but acting and riding on camera is a whole different thing.
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Look at you, you madman! Screaming you are thirsty and dying in a desert,
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I have a strong personality, and I say what I think.
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If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.
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It is because my roots are so strong that I can fly.
