Arundhati Roy Quotes
There is only one dream worth having...to live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead.
Quotes to Explore
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.
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We need to find the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.
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I'm more of a 5 Live man. But I might listen to a bit of Coldplay or The Smiths.
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America is the student who defies the odds to become the first in a family to go to college - the citizen who defies the cynics and goes out there and votes - the young person who comes out of the shadows to demand the right to dream. That's what America is about.
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There are many things which swallow up men's thoughts while they live, which they will think little of when they are dying. Hundreds are wholly absorbed in political schemes and seem to care for nothing but the advancement of their own party. Myriads are buried in business and money matters and seem to neglect everything else but this world.
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One cannot understand what's happening to women in the Middle East if they don't realize that the mothers are a strong, progressive force. The mothers push the daughters to get out of the harem, to get the education, to achieve what they could not even dream of.
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I try hope that in the end, we will live in a cancer-free world. We want to live disease-free lives.
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India can live without nuclear weapons. That's our dream, and it should be the dream of the U.S. also.
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All roads lead to Wall Street, but we feel the effects of Wall Street on every street corner. Certainly in Syracuse, N.Y., where I live.
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Make big pots of soups, stews and chilis - they stretch a buck, and you can live off them for days!
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Learn about the world, the way it works, any kind of science and anthropology, it's really an interesting place we live in. Evolution is a really fantastic idea, even more than the idea of God I think.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.
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We have people around the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors.
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I had always wanted to be on SNL, it's not always great, but it's this leftover childhood dream.
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I don't diet, I don't do fads, I've just decided to not eat carbs. So no more bread and pasta for the month. I can't live without chocolate, though. I've always got a bar in my handbag. It has to be 72%. Any less and it's too sweet, any more and it's inedible. Like I said, I'm very particular.
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Kubrick's films have life - they just never die.
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My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers.
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I live in a bad neighborhood. Why, I saw two complete strangers share a taxi - yeah, one guy took the radio and the other guy took the tires.
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Chumps always make the best husbands. When you marry, Sally, grab a chump. Tap his head first, and if it rings solid, don't hesitate. All the unhappy marriages come from husbands having brains. What good are brains to a man? They only unsettle him.
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I did 'The Vow' because I really love being in love.
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There may be a hundred stances and sword positions, but you win with just one.
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If you're looking for a boyfriend, you aren't gonna find one. They seem to come into your life when you least expect it.
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There is only one dream worth having...to live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead.
