Mohsin Hamid Quotes
When we aren't collectively imagining hopeful futures, then the way things are going almost invariably seems negative and frightening.
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Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
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God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era.
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I can't even be around children. It's a problem. My ovaries start screaming.
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Fashion anticipates.
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I'm a great believer in the experiential theory of writing.
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I love boliche, roasted pig, and black beans and rice. When I need a quick fix, I head to Cafe Cortadito on Avenue B and 3rd here in New York City.
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I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech.
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'Duty' is a refreshingly honest memoir and a moving one. Mr. Gates scrupulously identifies his flaws and mistakes: He waited too long, for example, for the military bureaucracy to fix critical supply issues like the drones needed in Iraq and took three years to replace a dysfunctional command structure in Afghanistan.
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We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
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Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the world.
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Sometimes I write about my own life. And sometimes I write about situations I see my friends going through. Sometimes I write about a scene I saw in a movie. I take inspiration from all different places.
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India should walk on her own shadow - we must have our own development model.
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Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.
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Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.
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We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
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It's very important, at least for me and for Cynthia, to get outside input.
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I felt that if I'm serious about acting, I would like people to see me as an actress. It's less of a stretch if I'm singing, unless I'm playing a character who sings.
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Nothing is so hateful to the philistine as the 'dreams of his youth.' ... For what appeared to him in his dreams was the voice of the spirit, calling him once, as it does everyone. It is of this that youth always reminds him, eternally and ominously. That is why he is antagonistic toward youth.
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The motions of men must be such as suggest their dignity or their baseness.
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Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.
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To achieve lasting literature, fictional or factual, a writer needs perceptive vision, absorptive capacity, and creative strength.
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I'm very involved in FIU. I'm class of '96 and my wife is class of '97. I'm a member of the foundation board. We talk about where the university is strategically and the evolution of programs for the near and distant future.
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My dad's family were pretty working class, actually.
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When we aren't collectively imagining hopeful futures, then the way things are going almost invariably seems negative and frightening.
