Anoushka Shankar Quotes
“I have an adult perspective now about getting to do something I love for a living.”
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I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was his own aphorism, and I think it's the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject.
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends.
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When I'm in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off onto other paths creatively for a while and see what comes to me.
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I produce for a low price and I sell it on my own to 80 countries.
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As an actor, I'm always up for exploring and trying new things.
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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If I'm elected president, we will repeal every word of Obamacare.
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I like to eat meals I will remember. Otherwise, what's the point?
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History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education.
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I don't watch my own films very often. I become so jittery and ready to cry... and miserable. I think it's awful.
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I am willing to lend that hand, I will continue to stay involved with my charities as long as they need me.
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I'm somebody who listens to a lot of funk, a lot of James Brown, and I want to be somebody who contributes all that energy to the mainstream.
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We have shown that Islam can rule the world perfectly for 14 centuries, and during this time of Muslim power we did not borrow ideas like democracy from others, so why do we need to learn democracy from them now?
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People get so trapped by their technology now. Real life is so much better. I love talking with my mother and father. We really enjoy staying in and making a meal together. I'm very close with all four of my older sisters as well.
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No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation.
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It was very difficult to control the descent. At a height of seven kilometres, I catapulted out of my capsule and parachuted down to Earth. I was very familiar with parachutes because I was a sky diver before.
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It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
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Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life.
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To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Songwriting is Hell on Earth. If it isn't, then you're doing it wrong.
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Economic systems rise and fall just like empires. That's the kind of perspective we need to take if we hope to prosper for centuries rather than for the next quarter.
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It seems there's always another rumor about my life; some people are simply talked about more than others.
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There are people with vested interest who do not want us to reform our energy sector so that we remain dependent on imports. All reform moves are resisted. Bureaucrats are hesitant to take bold decisions.
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“I have an adult perspective now about getting to do something I love for a living.”
