Pankaj Mishra Quotes

The clash of civilizations or the clash between Islam and the West may be cliches. But there is an even bigger cliche around: that this clash actually goes on within Islam, between reformists and fanatics.

Pankaj Mishra

Quotes to Explore

That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.

Mahatma Gandhi
- Service
- Own
- Which
Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned by me.

Carl Sandburg
- Life
- Best
- Unexpected
I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it, not by reading a book about it.

Kacey Musgraves
- Music
- Book
- Reading
On the Web, we can be whoever we wish to be, editing the face we show to others in ways that aren't possible in physical space. We can also fine-tune the complexity and depth of our interactions and relationships.

Walter Kirn
- Wish
- Space
- Relationships
I don't write listening to music, and in a way it seems silly that any writer should have to explain why not, as it's possibly no different from saying you don't eat gourmet dinners or play tennis while you're at the keyboard.

Rachel Kushner
- Music
- Different
- Why
The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.

Harrison Ford
- School
- Word
- Performance