Vikas Swarup Quotes
The first thing you have to understand is that I was not desperate to be a writer. I was never a closet writer filing away notes in a cupboard.Vikas Swarup
Quotes to Explore
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You're not a historian, but most historians will tell you that they make very discrete judgment as to what facts to omit in order to make their book into some shape, some length that can be managed.
Oliver Stone -
At the age of 13, I felt it was up to me to decide whether I wanted to go to church or be with my mates, and I chose to go to church.
Gareth Gates -
Wikipedia is kind of extreme, where a very, very small group of people contribute pretty much everything.
Adam D'Angelo -
My style is all I have. When I go on stage, that's me in my comfort zone. It's not a costume. It's just me. And I want every woman to feel that way.
Yuna -
I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen -
I was complexed and awkward that I was good for nothing and was always lying. I would lie to my school friends that I was a stud in my colony and to my colony friends that I was a stud in the school cricket and football teams, though I was in no team.
Imtiaz Ali
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
Taylor Hicks -
I've done comedy most of my career, which I love, but I wanted to expand.
Katey Sagal -
I view my role now as providing more of a macro-level skepticism, rather than saying this poll is good or this poll is evil.
Nate Silver -
Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
Valentino Rossi -
Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion.
D. H. Lawrence -
It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of kings? Yes.
Victor Hugo
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Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else's pain is as meaningful as your own.
Barbara Kingsolver -
I don't care about how much other actors get.
Daniel Craig -
I don't prepare for anything very well. I am not a good actor. I don't read scripts.
T. J. Miller -
The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed.
Edna O'Brien -
Being mean just for being mean's sake isn't funny.
Kaitlin Olson -
You do not need a therapist if you own a motorcycle, any kind of motorcycle!
Dan Aykroyd
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I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is good, it doesn't mean it's not going to trigger a self-destructive impulse.
Adam Ferrara -
When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.
Zig Ziglar -
My kitchen looks like the one from my childhood - very homey, with a little bit of Alice in Wonderland!
Paris Hilton -
You lose your individuality a huge amount when you have no money, and I certainly had that experience.
Joanne Rowling -
I passed the Bar on the first shot, But I have never practiced law.
Walter Wager -
The first thing you have to understand is that I was not desperate to be a writer. I was never a closet writer filing away notes in a cupboard.
Vikas Swarup