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Jhumpa Lahiri Quotes

Part of my whole project from the beginning was to make an absent world present for my parents, which was India.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Beginning Parents World Present Make

The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Love Heart Moment World Feel You

We had 83 different space research projects on my last space flight in '98, and they covered the whole gamut.

Space Research Flight Last Different

I used to pride myself on being the first in the office in the morning and one of the last to leave at night. Now, that's so dated: It's not about effort, it's about outcomes.

Morning Myself Effort Night Pride

Once in a while, I have the chance to speak to students. I learn from them as much as they learn from me. It's a great dialogue to create.

Great Me Chance Speak Learn Create

The why of murder always fascinates me so much more than the how.

Me Why More Always Than Much

In my culture, there's a tradition that when you're in an overwhelming situation and you don't know what to do, you put yourself in a woman's shoes.

Shoes Culture Woman Yourself You

Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and innovation. Societies like the Dutch Republic and the United States used tolerance to become a magnet for enterprising immigrants.

Innovation Tolerance Enlightenment

Everyone has been in a social situation where you say something and it goes unnoticed, then someone else says the same thing and everyone laughs a lot. You learn how to be more creative and whacky and amusing.

Creative Learn Someone You Situation

My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors.

Character Great Influences British

The Republican establishment may in fact be so desirous of getting rid of the Tea Party as its base, they may be willing to lose some elections in order to get rid of their base and put up a new base.

Tea Lose Party New Republican Up

God has given His children a love that is so great in Christ that the world can't touch it with chocolates, roses, or diamonds.

Love God Children Great World Roses

I can finish a show and walk through the audience without being recognized.

Walk I Can Finish Audience Without

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