Padma Lakshmi Quotes
In a way that somebody else converts to Judaism or becomes a Hare Krishna, I belong to the church of fried chicken.

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I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.
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As long as I have my health, I want to be reporting somewhere.
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Of course my parents are picky about the girls I date; my parents watch out for me.
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Urban America is like a foreign country in a sense.
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I grew up very differently than a lot of other people in my hometown in Mississippi. But I can't imagine my life any other way. I flew home and surprised my best friend at his graduation, and I remember turning to my mom and saying, 'My graduation was so much cooler than this.' I had Melissa Joan Hart give my commencement speech.
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Single mums do come in for a hard time. Society is incredibly judgmental. I know this.
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You know, every time a summer movie comes out, people think they're gonna get rich off of the merchandise.
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I've taken clowns into the war in Bosnia, the refugee camps of Kosovo, and none of those are any more important than clowning in a subway or an elevator or just walking down the street.
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I was really ambitious, so I was innovative. I was one of the first DJs to do live calls, 'cause I found this phone device that would pick up other people's voices.
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'Shocking' is like a bolt from the blue. It is something external that ruptures your world.
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I don't go to the sale rack. But I wouldn't say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful.
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I never like to be the same, whether it be comedy or drama, funny or serious.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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On TV, if you fluff your lines, nobody gives a toss. But if you fluff a penalty in the World Cup, well - we all know how much that matters.
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Kibbeh comes in all forms, but most feature bulgur and meat.
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I don't bring expectations to any of my books. I don't tell people what to do. I want to invite them in.
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On the retail side, I particularly want to emphasize the use of the unique ID, Aadhaar, in building individual credit histories. This will be the foundation of a revolution in retail credit.
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Life is good - we forget that.
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You can never predict a hit.
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One thing I'm most passionate about is that I'm geared up and ready for another cycle of touring, to go out in the world and be whoever I need to be for someone. For a lot of people they just want to see you or want to take a photograph of that moment. Some people they simply just want to hear you. And others actually have things they want to share and talk with you about.
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Doubts about the fundamentals of the gospel exist in certain churches, I am told, to a large extent. My dear friends, where there is a warm-hearted church, you do not hear of them. I never saw a fly light on a red-hot plate.
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I grew up in the Methodist church and taught Sunday school, and one of my favorite passages of scripture is, 'in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.' Matthew 25:40.
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In a way that somebody else converts to Judaism or becomes a Hare Krishna, I belong to the church of fried chicken.