Aravind Adiga Quotes
The dreams of the rich, and the dreams of the poor—they never overlap, do they?See, the poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of?Losing weight and looking like the poor.
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I work in the most non-Communist job. I work for 'Martha Stewart Living.'
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I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics.
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Unless one is a religious fundamentalist and believes that man was created in the image and likeness of God, it is foolish to believe that human beings are exempt from biological classification and the laws of evolution that apply to all other life forms.
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The college years are when you sow all your wild oats and become a vampire. By 40, you've lived it up. At least, you hope.
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I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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The worst affected from corruption is the common man.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
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I've only dressed in drag three or four times.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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I didn't intend to introduce food so early, but she became very interested at about 5 months, and I just gave her whatever sort of nutrient-rich food I had. Her first food was smoked trout.
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People don't know how to listen, and it's not their fault. In school, we learn how to read, we learn how to write - but nobody teaches you how to listen.
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I have never spoken for anyone but myself.
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You can observe a lot by watching.
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You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
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My job is being 'Mrs. Ronald Reagan.'
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No matter who you are, the grass is never greener on the other side.
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Mentorship plays such an important role in business - we know it's a must - and I believe schools should embrace it in a much fuller way.
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When I went to college, I went to a junior college. I wanted to go to the University of Alabama but had to go to junior college first to get my GPA up. I did a half-year of junior college, then dropped out and had my daughter. College was always an opportunity to go back. But she, my daughter, was my support. I gave up everything for her.
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I am a big fan of smelly cheeses but the rest of the family don't seem to be particularly keen on them.
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The physical stamina [in Revolution]. I was just shocked by it. I didn't think I had it in me ever, and I wasn't terribly young when I did it. I was in my early forties. That was the first thing I was struck by, not by the acting, not by anything else, but by the physicality.
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I don't think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.
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The dreams of the rich, and the dreams of the poor—they never overlap, do they?See, the poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of?Losing weight and looking like the poor.
