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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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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We are the mimics. Clouds are pedagogues.
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America, 5 years after this brutal attack, is testament that a Nation conceived in liberty and equality will endure. It is a triumph of millions of Americans but it is also the triumph of an idea larger than any one person, larger than any one nation.
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I feel honored that the Hispanic community in the United States have embraced me. I'm really happy and honored to receive their support.
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All parties without exception, when they seek for power, are varieties of absolutism.
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When you're a young boy, you're looking at older men for role modelling. Before I loved De Niro, I loved Clint Eastwood; I loved John Wayne. And James Bond.
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'Mudbound' highlights the fact that we're still battling a lot of the same issues as we were all of those decades ago.
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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.
