Jhumpa Lahiri Quotes

A lot of my upbringing was about denying or fretting or evading.

Jhumpa Lahiri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

UpbringingAboutLotDenying

I am not afraid... I was born to do this.

Joan of Arc

MotivationalI AmBornAfraidAm

A seed, after all, is an embryo, a potential plant waiting for its moment to grow. It has what it needs to begin. But it can also put itself on pause. It can wait.

Robert Krulwich

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If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.

John Maynard Keynes

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Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.

Russell Simmons

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'Step Brothers' is probably the film the most people who approach me want to talk about.

Mary Steenburgen

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As I began to discover my own truth and endeavored to possess it with clarity, I became more and more alienated from that which my companions held, or professed to hold.

Juan Goytisolo

TruthClarityMy OwnMoreOwnHold

If I could uninvent anything, I would uninvent Hitler's mum, guns and broccoli.

Dominic Monaghan

GunsAnythingIf I CouldWouldCould

My favorite song as a boy was definitely 'Downtown' recorded by Petula Clark. I still love it! And the original cast recording of 'Gypsy'; I played my mother's cast recordings until there was no vinyl left.

Bryan Batt

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Recently I started to appreciate my body a bit more from before I had kids. But it completely changed, and I have had to work hard at getting it back to where it used to be.... I used to be obsessed with working out.

Britney Spears

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No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

BestReligionPeopleAmericaMatter

I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.

William Henry Harrison

FreeMostWhichGovernmentsContend

Sometimes a creative environment affects what happens within it.

Peter Gabriel

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