Pankaj Mishra Quotes
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 briefly disrupted celebrations of a world globalised by capital and consumption.
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In this time the enemy began to undermine our fort, which was situated sixty yards from Kentucky River.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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I cannot go to Montreal without going to Beauty's, my favorite place for breakfast, where I have the Mish-Mash omelet with hot dogs, salami, eggs, green peppers, and onions, and the best banana bread in the world. It's legendary!
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If you've followed my career at all, you will know that I perform best in comfortable surroundings. Though other leagues may seem more enticing to other players, it's something I'm just not interested in doing personally.
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When I had no money, I would find out which friend had work and money at that point in time and would go and stay with him for a week. All of us theatre guys did that.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Whatever the situation at hand, that's what I'm dealing with and trying to be true to it in that moment.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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I think I happened to work with sort of a bunch of slightly difficult male directors when I was a kid. I've since worked with lots of male directors that I love, so I no longer see the distinction gender-wise.
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Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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I'm someone who likes plowing new ground, then walking away from it. I get bored easily. For me, the big thrill comes with the discovering.
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The Washingtonian said it shouldn't be built. The gallery's East Building is now considered a triumph, and members of the American Association of Architects have voted it one of the best buildings of all time.
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Stories are the common ground that allow people to connect, despite all our defences and all our differences.
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Nobody believed in the success of the Internet.
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Thus, races arose from an original coding which God pulled out as needed for adaptation to the environment.
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I was a confident, outgoing little boy. If you're an only child, you're living in a very linguistically adult world, and you've got to keep up. So I did. Maybe I was slightly annoying.
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It's great living with your best friends.
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I think the players like to play with sunny days and warm weather.
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Why not help one another on the way..makes it much easier...
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For some reason, our media are fascinated by stories that appear to harm American National interests.
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I am basically a citizen of the modern world, as we all are, praise the Lord and damn us all to hell.
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I felt deeply loved, highly respected by my colleagues and everybody in the world of motorsport.
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The terrorist attacks of 9/11 briefly disrupted celebrations of a world globalised by capital and consumption.
