Jhumpa Lahiri Quotes

I think there are a lot of misconceptions on both sides, the developing vs. the developed world, especially about America. I've felt the frustration in my lack of belonging to any one place, but I've also felt it liberating to be able to appreciate something without feeling disloyal to my own culture.

Jhumpa Lahiri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 11, 1967

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You don't realize it until you go out and take a look, but there are so many ways in which sexism is just allowed in our culture, not just in the entertainment industry. It's just allowed to be there, and that's not acceptable anymore. And I think it's really important to be very vocal.

Jenny Slate

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There are atheists and Christians, and there are people in both groups who are a little too heavy-handed.

Andy Dick

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When people are taking something extremely seriously, that's the time to take out the pig's bladder.

John Lithgow

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You have to approach it the same way with any quarterback. You're going to try to do the best for your guy.

Stefon Diggs

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When I got into this sport, I thought all I had to do was beat people and finish fights, and everything else would take care of itself.

Demetrious Johnson

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Logistically, working on a television show and hitting your mark and leaning to your right and knowing where the camera is - I literally felt like I was on another planet.

Donna Lynne Champlin

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I surf; I skateboard. I'm from Southern California. I never thought I was going to be an actor. And to be honest with you, I never really thought of myself as one.

Paul Walker

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There are a lot of things that can be learned from the darker corners of athletics. You have doctors who view bodybuilders as cavalier amateurs of science. And then you have the bodybuilders who view the doctors as too conservative to do anything interesting. So I've tried to become the middleman for putting some of those pieces together.

Tim Ferriss

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Roads are necessary, but the fact that we don't fully recognize that when you build a road you're doing more than building a road - you're building the future development of your city. And, that's what's never dawned on people. It still doesn't, in a way.

Richard Lamm

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I don't really see myself as famous.

MyAnna Buring

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We are going to have to have different ethics for different artificially intelligent machines. You obviously want a different set of ethics for a military artificially intelligent machine or robot than you have for a care-taking robot.

Gray Scott

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I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in.

George Lopez

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