Anand Giridharadas Quotes
In my reporting, I've found that real change escapes many change-makers because powerful illusions guide their projects.

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When I first met Elvis, we had so much in common and became fast friends.
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Microcurrent devices are actually really good because they stimulate the muscles, but I'm not a big fan of injectables. You don't know what they'll do to your face in the long run.
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I saw a picture of Elvis in blue lame, and thought that if I could recreate that suit and walk down the King's Road in it, someone might pick me up and take me off on a crazy adventure.
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There is a recognition that Second Amendment rights, like First Amendment and other rights, come with responsibilities and limitations. There is no reason both sides of the gun debate can't support policies that both protect the right to legally own guns for sport and safety, and reduce the likelihood of mass fatalities.
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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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I like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's, like, sweat on people's backs.
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I saw Mercury Prize-winners Alt-J for the first time recently, touring their debut album 'An Awesome Wave,' and I'm still riding the high: they're the most musically dynamic and exciting band to have poured tune into my lug holes live since Bellowhead.
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Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
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I was only 11 when we filmed the pilot. The idea of a rapper being a star on a sitcom just wasn't heard of.
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I generally have a brand of brief on every day.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.
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One thing is certain: our families are important. Don't get so stressed out and so preoccupied that we neglect one of the greatest things that God has given us, and that's our families.
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Modern politics today requires a mastery of television. I've never really warmed up to television and, in fairness to television, it's never warmed up to me.
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A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
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To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.
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The scariest thing about receiving praise at a young age is the fear of burning out or losing it, or proving people right that you were just a novelty. Obviously, I can see mistakes in things that I've done or said and can see flaws in things I've made, but that's just part of growing.
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If we'd beaten 'em, I wouldn't be going out.
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I know having a Jason Bourne all alone in a field firing at bad guys is much more dramatic, but it's not real.
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I'd rather have a real South Dakotan who has lived in this state and made her living here instead of someone with a fancy East Coast law degree any day.
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You could argue people are generally better off now mentally than they were back then. We follow the natural cycles. We eat real food instead of processed crap full of chemicals. We're not jacked up on coffee and television and sexy advertising all the time. No more anxiety about credit card bills.
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Nobody wants to go through divorce, especially when there's young children involved.
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It was as though she practiced some shameful art: black magic, voodoo, or poetry.
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In my reporting, I've found that real change escapes many change-makers because powerful illusions guide their projects.