Aly Khan Quotes
The emergence of Pakistan, a decade ago, was an act of protest against the existence of privilege in the social order of the subcontinent of India.
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There are as many ways to help another human being as there are people in need of help. For some, the urgent need is as basic as food and water. For others, it is an opportunity to develop a talent, realize an idea, and reach one's full potential.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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We Americans, who invented traffic, are always being startled by the forms into which it has evolved around the world.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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No one ever became, or can become truly eloquent without being a reader of the Bible, and an admirer of the purity and sublimity of its language.
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My kitchen looks like the one from my childhood - very homey, with a little bit of Alice in Wonderland!
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I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion.
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I'm never running for office. I love being able to speak to members of Congress or members of the Senate and floating on either side, because it takes all of us. It's going to take both of them.
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It would definitely be fun to do a musical one day.
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The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
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A lot of people think that public speaking means that you are standing at a podium giving a speech, but public speaking comes in lots of different formats.
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I've kept my phone on silent for a year and a half. For me, it's too much noise. It's not my jam. I like to keep things a lot more easygoing. The world's not going to stop if you don't pick up your phone.
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I'm constantly questioning the effects technology has had on our lives and the effect that monetary debt has had on all of us. We keep this as a dark little secret: 'This is how much interest I owe.'
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The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.
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I had never heard of Cingular, but they needed people to jump on trampolines. Well, when I was 13, I was a trampoline gymnast. I had actually won nationals in my age group. So it was like one of those perfect, unbelievable miracles.
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I hope that they are finding satisfaction. I'm in no way making a judgment. I know it doesn't make me happy.
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There are no gods, we are told, so I must make my own salvation.
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That is the most stupid thing yet. I tell you that I could despair of human intelligence when I see what can exist in men’s minds.
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When I was about 4, my mum had a lime-green Versace jacket with massive shoulder pads, and I remember thinking, 'Why does her head look so small? Why is she doing that to herself?' But she loved it!
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How do I confront aging? With a wonder and a terror. Yeah, I'll say that. Wonder and terror.
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The past depends on the angle from which it is seen and from which it has been lived.
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My senior project was about solid-waste management. They nicknamed me 'Trash Queen'.
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The emergence of Pakistan, a decade ago, was an act of protest against the existence of privilege in the social order of the subcontinent of India.
