Anand Giridharadas Quotes
Our technology promises the magic of constant connectedness. Yet we feel loss in being atomized on separate screens, trapped in filter bubbles of belief, bobbing in a sharing economy in which the technologists seem to own all the shares.
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Progress, real progress, makes me cry harder than anything. When the world itself grows.
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I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.
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In the district of Hizan, through the influence of Shaikh Abdurrahman Tagi, known as Seyda, so many students, teachers, and scholars emerged, I was sure all Kurdistan took pride in them and their scholarly debates and wide knowledge and Sufi way. These were the people who would conquer the face of the earth!
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Being able to walk out of the studio after a week of intense recording and jump into a cold sea and sit in a hot spring and soak for a few hours completely resets the whole system. Really refreshing. For me, it's all about stepping out of the ordinary. Even psychically.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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We must draw on the unique strengths of the Japanese economy, seek an open and cooperative approach with our international partners, and intelligently exploit the promise of new growth areas.
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An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
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I want people to recognize me for the work I do now as a model, and not something I did three years ago.
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Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.
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Have a little faith. Don't give up.
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When we look around the world today, when we see in Afghanistan that 10 million people have registered to vote in their upcoming elections, including 40 percent of those people are women, that's just unbelievable.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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Everyone has a temper. A temper is an emotion.
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I'm a private intellectual, not a public one.
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I just love scary movies. I love the thrill.
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Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
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They hate whom they fear.
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I don't know how many hills and valleys I've had, how many times I've had to refocus my world and my life and my career.
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My whole philosophy has been to let the work speak for itself, because that's really what you want to show.
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I don't know if it's because of 'Scandal,' but I am a huge wine and popcorn fan.
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I would never bring a kid to a comedy show myself, but I have noticed that I can't stop other people from bringing their kids.
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Contradictions, most of all, a balance between chaos and order. It needs neighborhoods vibrating with energy just as much as cozy little corners and parks; well-tended, middle-class sections as well as an alternative scene; technology centers for innovative youth and social facilities for older people.
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Our technology promises the magic of constant connectedness. Yet we feel loss in being atomized on separate screens, trapped in filter bubbles of belief, bobbing in a sharing economy in which the technologists seem to own all the shares.
