Anand Giridharadas Quotes
Though it is perhaps expected for the bishop of Rome to warn against the idolatry of money, what is striking is how Francis suggests that not only God but also secular politics must outrank economic imperatives.
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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
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From the age of eighteen to twenty-one, I worked any job I could get my hands on. One of these jobs was selling fake paintings door-to-door.
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I want to pursue a career in film.
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I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.
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I've read science fiction my whole life. I never really dreamed that I'd be a published science fiction writer myself, but a short story I started years ago sort of demanded to be turned into a novel.
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The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.
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I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'
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And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II.
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I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in.
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A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.
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For single women, admitting that you want kids when you're still unattached can feel like exposing a vulnerability. It did to me.
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When I started playing in bands, we had to be apologetic for what we did. We had to be apologetic because the mainstream was so bad.
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I sold a bunch of stuff. I sold Omaha Steaks, vacation packages... the worst, though, was Time Life Books, because no one wants Time Life Books. No one wants an 'Encyclopedia Brittanica' showing up at their house.
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I love going to the local market and seeing friends that I grew up with... and having conversations. I love the community of Bayonne.
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I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.
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Scientific advancement should aim to affirm and to improve human life.
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Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an Olympics for the third time with people I like.
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Age, like distance lends a double charm.
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I cried to my mother that I wanted to go to Hebrew school; I wanted Jewish friends. But when my mother took me, the kids there all knew each other, and somehow I was even more of an outcast.
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I think it's good to explore it. I don't feel bad about that... I mean, I think everyone has a sense of - has a dark side, has a - carries some sort of pain with them. And I find it fun to crack it open and go there.
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Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.
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After putting the kids to bed, I would think about what I wanted to write.
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You can never tell when princes will get squinty on you. You can never tell when they might suddenly feel their blood and go all royal.
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Though it is perhaps expected for the bishop of Rome to warn against the idolatry of money, what is striking is how Francis suggests that not only God but also secular politics must outrank economic imperatives.
