Twinkle Khanna Quotes
By the time I was in my teens, I was reading science fiction. I had this maternal uncle who had cartons of books. It's important to read because you have to fill your head with words.
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Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
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My maternal grandmother, Penelope, was a very big figure in my life. She was a child of the Raj, born in India, a debutante who hobnobbed with royals, then married a Canadian, Bill Aitken, who became MP for Bury St Edmunds.
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It's really hard for me, every day, to confront my writing. It never gets easier over time.
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I love the holidays on 'The Middle' because I feel like I'm getting that very traditional American holiday experience that I never had growing up.
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My mail address is open for anyone, and I read all my mails by myself.
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Practically, I am interested in television because it keeps me home and it's fast, and I exist in independent films mostly, and you don't get paid for those, or you don't get paid enough.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
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I love gardening, and I love cooking. I love things like that. I love creating things.
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Now, as a nation, we don't promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea everybody should have an equal opportunity to succeed. No matter who you are, what you look like, where you come from, you can make it. That's an essential promise of America. Where you start should not determine where you end up.
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I'm very tomboy, and I'm inspired by hip hop artists.
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The drama and the trauma of the relationship you have when you're 16 can mirror the one you have when you're 26. Life repeats itself.
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The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!
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There's nothing better than people talking to each other, sharing best practices, and opening up communications.
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Everyone says romance goes flying out the window when you've been together for an X amount of time. I think it's all up to you.
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I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'
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I think hype is a good thing. You need it and it'll teach you valuable things and you'll grow stronger, which is what I've done.
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I like to maintain a certain sense of fantasy. At home, do I have the full hair and makeup? No. But I might have the nice dress on.
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There is only one answer to destructiveness and that is creativity.
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For a long time, I so badly wanted to work with Jeremy Piven, and I ended up on 'Mr. Selfridge' with him. He was such a character - so brilliant to work with.
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When I come to Chicago, I gorge myself. I get off the plane and start with Gene and Jude's for two hot dogs with everything, swing by The Fudge Pot for a taffy apple and a turtle, chocolate clusters at Sarah's Pastries and Candies and steak at Smith and Wollensky. I find time for Gino's pizza within the next 12 hours.
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By the time I was in my teens, I was reading science fiction. I had this maternal uncle who had cartons of books. It's important to read because you have to fill your head with words.
