Padma Lakshmi Quotes
Every country I would go to, even if it was just on a modeling job, I would go to their markets. If I went to Morocco for 'Elle' magazine, I would be in the spice markets during my off time and just come back with a suitcase full of stuff that I really wanted to try.

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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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I have a love/hate relationship with just about everything, but certainly with America.
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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They're anti-government ideologues who dominate the Republican Party.
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It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed.
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You feel it in there, pacing your heart sometimes, and it has what's called a defibrillator. Should I suffer that arhythmia, it's generally sudden death. And the paddles that are internal shock you back and restore your rhythm to its normal and natural state.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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The history of business has shown that companies usually only regulate themselves if they're forced to by legislation, or out of self-interest - often in the shape of a marketable message that will help sell more products.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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A lot of times, losing a fight is tough. In your darkest hours, I guess your true colors show.
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There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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I've never had any desire to be good. I don't like goodness particularly.
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Over and over again women and men ... come to me saying, I don't know enough to write a book for adults, and so I'd like to try a book for children. And I tell them that when they have learned enough to write for an adult perhaps a child will listen to them.
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Sexism, racism, and other forms of discrimination are being built into the machine-learning algorithms that underlie the technology behind many 'intelligent' systems that shape how we are categorized and advertised to.
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When I was young, watching historical movies made me feel absolutely sublime. But the first few times I visited costume museums, I was really disappointed because it was not at the level I saw in movies. It was not the level of the image I'd imagined.
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I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.
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As long as we’ve got somewhere to sleep, a bowl of cereal, and a coloring book we’ll be fine.
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Every country I would go to, even if it was just on a modeling job, I would go to their markets. If I went to Morocco for 'Elle' magazine, I would be in the spice markets during my off time and just come back with a suitcase full of stuff that I really wanted to try.