Hari Kunzru Quotes
Say there are three identical-looking pizza joints on a street. Two of those will always be empty. The third will have a line of people patiently waiting, checking their phones. There's always one place that's the place. That's how it works.
Quotes to Explore
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Claiming to 'fight for small business' is often used as a political tool in Washington D.C., but it is actually the policies behind that battle cry that small firms care about.
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I usually get all my stress and anger out at the gym. But when I get out, I'm kind of a pleasant person - really.
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I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn. So it's important to get on and have another go.
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I think it's always best to be who you are.
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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My dad was pretty strict. We didn't even get to watch any of his movies until I was, like, 17 years old. I didn't even see his stand-up, really, until I started doing stand-up, and that was when I was 22. So he's pretty strict. We had curfews until I was 17... he didn't play around.
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There are a million great books out there if you just go to Google. There's a lot to pull apart. A lot of crazy, unbelievable stuff that's all completely true. I get into little obsessions, and I read everything I can find on one thing, and then I move onto another.
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I think it just came to a point where I made a decision to do better with my life and health. And that is only by God's grace because there are no guarantees.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations.
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Facebook can be an accumulation of different intelligences. Ask a question, translated into many languages and somebody, somewhere in the world, will have an answer.
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I do everything in a straightforward manner.
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I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a label for certain kinds of arrangements.
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Geek and Sundry has an eclectic line-up of shows all targeted around things I love: Comics, Tabletop Games, Books and more.
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I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've just got to do what you do. Just listen to your soul and do your art and do it for the right reasons, and then you can't fail.
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It has been a great working experience with Sreenu Vaitla.
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No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
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Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two.
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I'm a cat whisperer. When I go to people's houses, their cats always like me better than the owners.
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A lot of people - a lot - have urged me to seek political office. All kinds of different jobs. Everybody has got a different idea for me, except all roads lead through my wife.
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I had written 'Cafe de Flore' with 'Stairway to Heaven' in mind.
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Approach each new day as a new opportunity to be the person you aspire to be.
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Say there are three identical-looking pizza joints on a street. Two of those will always be empty. The third will have a line of people patiently waiting, checking their phones. There's always one place that's the place. That's how it works.
