Padma Lakshmi Quotes
I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece.
Quotes to Explore
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The disappearance of MH370 has tested our collective resolve.
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In some ways, jazz is the most precise of art forms and the loosest in the sense that it's all about improvisation, but the musicianship required is kind of insane. To actually play with real jazz musicians is a different level of musicianship that almost has no equal in any other form of music in the world.
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We as children went up the mountain to find feed for livestock, like goats, cows and horses, and because in the winter time we would light the fire in the house, we would climb the mountain to collect firewood as well. Because of that, I suppose I became used to climbing mountains.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book.
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I intend not to do an item song ever. I find the term 'item songs' bizarre. I do not want to comment on its presence and its popularity, but I would rather avoid it.
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I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.
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Can I eventually take classes and eliminate my accent? Sure. I guess anybody could. But this is who I am, and this is what I got. And there are millions of people who sound just like me. Millions. It's not like this is some novelty.
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Midi is my hobby.
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My brother and I had many games. We were inseparable. We had a little team going on between us. We had even a language that was kind of like pig latin. So we'd speak in the language. It's called Op.
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
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Back in the '70s - I remember the '70s: we were told there was global cooling. And everyone was told global cooling was a really big problem. And then that faded.
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No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
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Sometimes I'll have an idea for a story or have a subject, and that will inspire lyrics, but most of the time, hopefully, they already exist somewhere else.
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I think it's a fundamental responsibility of the federal government to enforce our nation's borders.
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The first thing I do when I get to any town is find a gym and a breakfast place, because I love breakfast.
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Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal.
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Democracy arose from men’s thinking that if they are equal in any respect they are equal absolutely in all respects.
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I'm very happy being big and effeminate.
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I never really fitted in, because I've always been interested in really dark things.
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I was fascinated by a compelling character embroiled in a controversial topic that told the story from a different point of view.
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I think it's really important to remind, reinforce people that their lives have value, you know? That their lives have worth.
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I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece.
