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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One of life's fundamental truths states, 'Ask and you shall receive.' As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We come up with all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection.
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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've always been a writer. I've always loved words, ever since I was a kid.
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The thing that is cool about my come up is that I dealt with fame and having money gradually. It didn't happen overnight. It was something that took a while to happen. It was something that humbled me and made me very appreciative of my blessings more than I would have been if it had happened faster and easier.
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I always feel that crime films are about capitalism because it is a genre where it is perfectly acceptable for all the characters to be motivated by the desire for money. In some ways, the crime film is the most honest American film because it portrays Americans as I experience a lot of them, in Hollywood, as being very concerned with money.
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I like the idea of getting money from corporations to do funny bits as long as they don't meddle.
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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.
