Aziz Ansari Quotes
Modern life. Where are we running? Sometimes what we want is not always where we are... Are we alone? Is the real winter inside our hearts? We are all struggling for definition in a world that resists our increase.
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I'm known for having crazy shoes. I have a total Napoleon complex - I'm only 5'4", and every heel I have is four inches or more.
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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I never left doo wop.
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After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war.
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When I came to MSNBC, its identity as the place for politics was growing.
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Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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I'd love to have our trains, our subway cars and our taxis built right here in New York City. You can create 40,000 living wage jobs... the city's contracting power is huge.
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Sweden is the home of my ancestors, and I have reserved a special place in my heart for Sweden.
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As it is, relationships are difficult, aren't they?
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One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves.
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With evolution, things are always changing, so I sort of think: Should we all be growing three heads?
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I love getting people's opinion of what I'm doing.
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My protest about the post exchange seating bore some results. More seats were allocated for blacks, but there were still separate sections for blacks and for whites. At least I had made my men realize that something could be accomplished by speaking out, and I hoped they would be less resigned to unjust conditions.
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I was a little nervous backstage. But I had this book, Gandhi. I just read his quotes, closed my eyes and focused my thoughts. Presently, this book is my prized possession.
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When it comes down to hardball, we have a veto pen, and I've used it in the past, and I expect we will have opportunity to use it in the future. That's the nature of the business.
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I don't consider myself a fashion designer.
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A family has its own rituals and its own superstitions.
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The experience of reading a book is always unique. I believe that you render a version of the story, when you read a book, in a way that is unique and special to each person who reads it.
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I'm going to go in and play, because the most important thing is playing on the field and being able to contribute. I really am ready.
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My attitude toward graduate students was different, I must say. I used graduate students as colleagues: I gave them the best problems to work on, and I encouraged them.
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Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it.
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The time to realize that you need to transition out of your job is when you know that you've grown out of the role that you were doing before.
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Modern life. Where are we running? Sometimes what we want is not always where we are... Are we alone? Is the real winter inside our hearts? We are all struggling for definition in a world that resists our increase.
