Arundhati Roy Quotes
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One of the most sacred purposes for which the scriptures were written was to make it possible for all to know Christ. The scriptures teach and testify of Jesus Christ. They teach us much that we need to know and to do to return to the presence of the Savior.
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The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.
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I bought a girl roses once.
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Walking by water frees your creativity. I don't know how it works - there's something about it that's liberating.
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I like a fresh face. I like clean skin. Fresh skin, cute color on the lip, cat eye, mascara, and I'm good to go!
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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything except what the decree requires me to do.
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The reality is the majority of us will not get off this planet. So the long run is, some kind of space exploration has to benefit us here on Earth.
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No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
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We deem those happy who from the experience of life have learnt to bear its ills without being overcome by them.
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In the past, the West had tried to export one formula of democracy which should fit to the rest of the world, and they discovered that this doesn't work.
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The awkward thing for me is when the realization happens that I actually might like this girl. Then I become awkward.
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The whole purpose of those attacks was to drive those contractors out. Lots of them had to leave. They were terrified.
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A lot of people love the idea of improvising but are terrified of it, so I tried to make a book that was not a chef's book about improvising but a real home cook's book with a real home cook's pantry, supermarket ingredients, that sort of thing.
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Well, you know, I - again, even in the context of BP, I wonder about this government's priorities. The federal government's top priority right now should be the cleanup. And BP certainly has done so many things wrong. They need to be held to account.
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Filmmaking is a much more collaborative thing than literature, so you know you're going to be working with a group of people at the start. You know it's going to be a compromise.
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How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world's main religions?
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literature is the record of our discontent.
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Various circumstances, mainly to do with my military service, prevented me from doing a Ph.D., and I have often regretted it, though you do need to choose the 'right' supervisor in the 'right' discipline - no easy task when you are totally inexperienced.
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You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.
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Literature is the opposite of a nuclear bomb.
