Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Quotes
Inherently, I have a social conscience which my late father inculcated in me. He was not exactly a very wealthy man, but he was very concerned about the underprivileged, about the people who didn't have equal opportunities.
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You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I figured I'd make one movie where they didn't have to do this.
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited.
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If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' – the variety of characters was so amazing to me.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.
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As I grew up in that world and saw how much it affected her world and how much it affected our childhood, it made me very aware of politics. Of course, I have my own private feelings and thoughts, but I don't care to share them.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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Every time I write a new novel about something sombre and sobering and terrible I think, 'oh Lord, they're not going to want to go here'. But they do. Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave.
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I have super-supercurly hair, and it's a constant struggle.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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The majority of the time, they take air out of the football. I think that, for me, is a disadvantage.
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Let's say I was a plumber, or I worked at a factory, I would download music, you feel what I'm saying?
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Eurasia is home to most of the world's politically assertive and dynamic states.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
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When I was kid, yeah, my family, my parents wanted me to marry a Jewish girl because that was what they taught their children, and thought it would be an easier life for me to raise a Jewish kid. And I have a Jewish wife, I have a Jewish kid. They seem pretty happy about it.
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I think technology is us, not something we invented. I think we are more psychic now because we have cell phones and you can look and see who's calling you. When people start seeing technology as us, as humanity, our whole idea of what existence is, is going to shift.
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For me, every opportunity is a golden opportunity, so I just need to work as hard as I can to maintain credibility and respect and hopefully people enjoy watching me as an actor.
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Having the person that you love by your side and starting a family with them is the best thing that can happen to you in this life. You can't ask for more.
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Inherently, I have a social conscience which my late father inculcated in me. He was not exactly a very wealthy man, but he was very concerned about the underprivileged, about the people who didn't have equal opportunities.
