Padma Lakshmi Quotes
My mom was scared of the old Times Square so I was never allowed to go. Now I'm scared of the new Times Square, so I still never go.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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I like sitting close to windows.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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When you commit to something and have fun with it, it appreciates you, the gift, and it starts to help you out.
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Corruption is everywhere. It's not just in the Congress. Corruption is not just your prerogative or mine.
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Breaks in trust are infuriating and hurtful, but they don't entitle you to flame out, throw a fit, or stomp around rolling your eyes. Try to keep the steam from coming out of your ears.
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I've always wanted to do a period piece.
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I don't like talking to celebrities.
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I love Tom Kenny. And Jill Talley. And Jennifer Aniston, too!
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When people asked me what I was going to do when I grow up, I always said, 'I'm going to be a writer. I'm going to write screenplays. I'm going to write books. I'm going to write plays. That's what I'm going to do.'
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The trains were the beating heart of the New York graffiti scene.
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We've heard that the hookup culture is destroying us. We've heard that it's saving us. We've heard that it's racist. We've agonized over which one of these is true.
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It's great to play someone who's so unafraid of being who she is.
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I feel very, very, very intent on only releasing things that I believe are fully worthy.
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My customers are successful workingwomen.
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In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation.
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I was very driven in high school. I worked a bunch of odd jobs. I never partied. I never drank. I was just a theater geek who was obsessed with movies.
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In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
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We must have a clear head and a clear-cut stand to confidently boycott those trains of thoughts that attempt to Westernise China, separate China and bring chaos to China.
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Arianna Huffington is one of the greatest champions of this idea - that anyone can make a difference.
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Well, first I have to make the team, of course.
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With acting, I didn't get much from it.
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My mom was scared of the old Times Square so I was never allowed to go. Now I'm scared of the new Times Square, so I still never go.
