Andrea Hirata Quotes
I changed the course of my life, from the rigidity of mathematics and the corporate rhythm to a more bohemian world.
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We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.
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After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.
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Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance.
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The rehearsal is where it all happens for an actor.
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I love Nelly. He's such a great performer. He's so hyper and so am I.
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My father had a flourishing business as a publisher in North India.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.
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I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear.
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You can crush any woman by suggesting that she's fat, not even saying the word 'fat' but just suggesting she's fat.
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Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.
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The only routine with me is no routine at all.
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My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill.
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My mother was always supportive.
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After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to decide if I wanted to continue in economics.
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Running for me is a sport. It's not a joke. It's serious.
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If you want to get across an idea, wrap it up in person.
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I go to my kids' sports games and don't have to carry the enormous burden of secrecy with me every day. However, adrenaline still courses through my body whenever I go through passport control to another country.
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Contrary to what President Obama said in his inaugural address, going on Medicare and food stamps does not strengthen us. Just ask people who are fourth-generation welfare recipients.
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I don't think literature would be possible in a determined world. We might go through the motions but the heart would be out of it. Nobody could then 'smile darkly and ignore the howls.' Even if there were no Church to teach me this, writing two novels would do it. I think the more you write, the less inclined you will be to rely on theories like determinism. Mystery isn't something that is gradually evaporating. It grows along with knowledge.
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I was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy.
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My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.
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No process of reform will succeed without national reconciliation. ... National reconciliation will take time, but for the sake of our common humanity, and for the sake of this country’s future, it is necessary to stop incitement and to stop violence.
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I changed the course of my life, from the rigidity of mathematics and the corporate rhythm to a more bohemian world.
