Anand Giridharadas Quotes

Birthright citizenship in America is part of something larger: The American longing to sever from history, to be a place of new beginnings.

Anand Giridharadas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 27, 1981

Topics

HistoryAmericanAmericaCitizenship

I think everybody does go in expecting they're making 'Gone With The Wind' on their first movie. But you know, that's just not going to be the case, everybody. Hold onto your hat. Buckle in. It's probably going to take a few.

Jimmi Simpson

HatWindThinkYouGoKnow

I pointedly avoid doing sequels, since for the most part I find that a sequel rarely stands up to the original.

Jerry Spinelli

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I love doing theater so much - being in front of an audience and seeing how a character grows and develops with every performance.

Jerry Hall

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I worked for a big department store, and strangely, on my first day, they put me in charge of Christmas wrapping. I didn't know how to wrap a present and make it not look like it fell off a truck.

Joel Edgerton

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In Las Vegas, you confront yourself with your darkest desires, because they're all possible there.

Robert Lepage

YourselfVegasYouPossibleDarkest

I have hosted many shows in the past. Anchoring is something I really enjoy; hence, when I was offered to host the show 'Super Dancer,' I was excited to take it up.

Rithvik Dhanjani

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Weight training keeps you fit and helps build your strength.

Rithvik Dhanjani

StrengthTrainingYouBuildWeight

My secrets must be poetic to be believable.

Mick Jagger

SecretsMustBelievablePoetic

I abhor the rightwing Muslim ideology behind the veils, but I equally abhor the political rightwing xenophobes of Europe.

Mona Eltahawy

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The cynic finds love with the idealist. The rebel with the conformist. The social butterfly with the bookworm. They help each other balance their lives.

Joyce Brothers

LoveButterflyBalanceHelpRebel

I believe there should be political consequences for politicians who commit voter suppression.

Jason Kander

BelievePoliticalConsequencesCommit

I don't know of any other form of life that gathers up all the food it needs in the first two-thirds of its life in order to do nothing in its last third of life. In a utopian presentist society, instead of working extra hard to put money in the bank, you'd be working to provide value for the people around you.

Douglas Rushkoff

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