Pankaj Mishra Quotes
The Dalai Lama can claim the sanction of the Buddha, who is said to have altered his teachings in order to reach a diverse audience.
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Good things happen when you meet strangers.
Yo-Yo Ma
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The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?' My answer to that would be, 'No.'
Aaron Copland
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A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
Ovid
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
Magic Johnson
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I have earned wages as a waitress, a nanny, a librarian, a personnel officer, an agricultural laborer, an advertising secretary, a typesetter, a proofreader, a mental-health-care provider, a substitute teacher, and a book reviewer. In and around the edges of all those jobs I have written poems, stories, and books, books, books.
Karen Hesse
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Beauty pageants work as a platform from where you can reach out to many.
Rakul Preet Singh
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It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
Joanne Rowling
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There aren't a lot of roles written for women who are strong willed.
Samantha Mathis
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
Felix Dennis
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If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.
Samantha Morton
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You know what black hatred women feel toward me as soon as they see me, until I return inside my shell, they use every possible weapon. As soon as a generous man tries to help me out, a woman is here to hold his arm and prevent him from acting.
Camille Claudel
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Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their real owners.
E. Joseph Cossman
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Privatization of the state-owned economy is not yet on the agenda. We cannot do it immediately; my colleagues would not agree to it. But we must put all forms of ownership on an equal footing immediately and let different types of ownership compete with the state firms.
Vaclav Klaus
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I do think, even though you are a public figure, I do think you should be entitled to your privacy, and I do think that there are things that go on in relationships and behind closed doors that are completely private.
Tamara Ecclestone
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Anyway, I tried liking Jimmy Corrigan but I couldn't.
Ted Rall
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Internal security implies also an external dimension, a defence capacity.
Federica Mogherini
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When the 'New York Times' revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous.
Barton Gellman
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It is over one hundred years since the abolition of slavery. The Negro people in the United States have taken plenty and they have reached a stage where they have decided that they are not going to take any more.
C. L. R. James
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Once you get rid of integrity the rest is a piece of cake.
Larry Hagman
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Don't take this the wrong way, but all my life you've been the weirdest person I've ever met. That doesn't make you not a real person. In fact, it makes you pretty goddamn specific.
Brenna Yovanoff
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I regret not dancing more, just cutting loose on the dance floor. I still admire those who don't care much about what others think of them.
Neil Patrick Harris
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I'll work with Jerry Seinfeld any day of the week. Get a nice little paycheck there, but you do it for free. It's just good to be associated with that man. He's a great guy.
Patrick Warburton
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The Dalai Lama can claim the sanction of the Buddha, who is said to have altered his teachings in order to reach a diverse audience.
Pankaj Mishra