Arundhati Bhattacharya Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
And in the Second World War, you didn't just read about it in the newspapers because you weren't allowed to read it in the newspapers. It was all censored, you know? So nobody knew what we were doing.
-
Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
-
I have not seen 'Vaalu' yet, but I am sure it will be good.
-
The American landscape has no foreground and the American mind no background.
-
The Backstreet Boys were so ten years ago. Whatever.
-
If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people.
-
The village I come from is the most ruthless, lawless land one can encounter.
-
I was amazed to realize that for many Westerners, Scheherezade was considered a lovely but simple-minded entertainer, someone who relates innocuous tales and dresses fabulously. In our part of the world, Scheherezade is perceived as a courageous heroine and is one of our rare female mythological figures.
-
Worry about going out there and making your own legacy.
-
If you're true to yourself, you just do what you do.
-
As my early drawings warned me, where humans go, lions and tidal waves follow.
-
The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.
-
If someone says you're a reporter and doesn't want you to anchor then you wonder why you worked so hard at it.
-
I just love to work hard.
-
In the 'Dreamblood' books, I'm focusing more on what I like about epic fantasy: the layering and depth of tension; the chance to really delve into the minutia of an alternate society and its politics; a large cast of characters to love and hate.
-
My level of cynicism about the reasons that took us to war against Iraq remain just as well-developed as they were before I went.
-
If I could choose something besides fashion, I would love to be a ballerina.
-
Democracy cannot be imposed on any nation from the outside. Each society must search for its own path, and no path is perfect.
-
If the fire of hell is not literal, it is worse than actual fire, and if the gates of the Celestial City are not actual gold, they are far finer.
-
Everyone has a different path. I knew no one in the acting industry growing up. I never did a play until college. I was not outspoken when I was younger and I hated being the center of attention. But I had a dream of being an actor. I went to NYU and studied theatre. I learned a craft. And began my career straight out of college.
-
Marriage is probably the chief cause of divorce.
-
You can cage the singer but not the song.
-
I believe that that's why you see all these Pew studies that come out that a lot of people are walking away from the faith. A lot of people are changing what they believe because they really feel lied to. I think that it's very important for people to know what they're signing up for.
-
PSU banks are sole lenders to capital-intensive firms.
