Pankaj Mishra Quotes
As in the early 20th century, the elemental forces of globalisation have unravelled broad solidarities and loyalties.
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I don't think people are ever going to a place where they're like, 'I'm over stories about character and love.'
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What happens also is that a lot of those people and reporters who vote for Hall of Famers, some of the people who were around when Ray Guy was around, are deceased. And some of the reporters don't remember Ray Guy. He should have been in the Hall of Fame 15 years ago.
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The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.
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I live with my mum and my nan. I think I will leave eventually, but not at the moment when they look after me so well. If you came to my house, they'd make you eat something.
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A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth.
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Rupert Murdoch is the most dangerous man in the world.
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I always had a dream to play for India but I never let it put pressure on me.
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Fantasy is my favorite genre for reading and writing. We have more options than anyone else, and the best props and special effects. That means if you want to write a fantasy story with Norse gods, sentient robots, and telepathic dinosaurs, you can do just that. Want to throw in a vampire and a lesbian unicorn while you're at it? Go ahead.
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The fan support was the greatest. It's everything.
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Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
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The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.
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Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war or pugilism.
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You have to embrace the people that love you because you're making a difference in people's lives, and you're making them feel something with your music. That, I think, is the biggest key: to stay grounded and focused and stay true to who you are as a person.
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If you want to get along, go along.
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I think I will always stay involved in tennis and would like to give back by helping out young players. I have done a little commentary and may one day enjoy doing that again.
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Every citizen has the real right to receive general education and professional training at no cost, something that the United States has not been able to ensure for all its inhabitants.
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Rock n' roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world.
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I fell in love with science and decided to continue for my Ph.D., and from there on, I was a scientist.
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Even as a kid in drawing class, I had real ambition. I wanted to be the best in the class, but there was always some other feller who was better; so I thought, 'It can't be about being the best, it has to be about the drawing itself, what you do with it.' That's kind of stuck with me.
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Genius always finds itself a century too early.
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When I was a child in the 1940s and early 1950s, my parents and grandparents spoke of Britain as home, and New Zealand had this strong sense of identity and coherence as being part of the commonwealth and a the identity of its people as being British.
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Indy is the next race and it's part of the championship and ... it's kind of special. I know the team and everything is going in the right direction, but it's too early to get emotional.
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You know, there's always someone in mind when I'm writing. You know, it's all comes from somewhere inside.
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As in the early 20th century, the elemental forces of globalisation have unravelled broad solidarities and loyalties.
