Anand Giridharadas Quotes

For our family, learning was everything. Homework came first; books, being sacred, were never to be left on the floor.

Anand Giridharadas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FamilyLearningHomeworkNeverFirst

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

Jim Hightower

CourageFishGoFlowDeadOpposite

To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn't know where he is going.

Joe Namath

LeaderPeopleSomeoneYouKnowWant

The war against terror is every bit as important as our fight against fascism in World War II. Or our struggle against the spread of Communism during the Cold War.

Jim Bunning

StruggleFightWarCommunismWorld

I have been told by a member of the board of one of Canada's most prominent literary magazines that a submission of mine once caused a great deal of controversy.

John Barton

GreatCanadaControversyMineBeen

Never give up. Never give in. Never become hostile... Hate is too big a burden to bear.

John Lewis

Never Give UpHateBurdenBecomeBig

I wanted it to be like a high quality, drive-in movie.

Rob Zombie

QualityHighLikeDrive-InMovie

What I'm trying to do is make photographs that are universally understood... that cross cultural lines. I want my photographs to be about the basic emotions and feelings that we all experience.

Mary Ellen Mark

ExperienceTryingFeelingsEmotions

Raising funds for my fourth expedition proved to be very difficult.

Louis Leakey

DifficultFundsVeryRaisingFourth

I can't convince you to put the drink down if you're an alcoholic, you have to want to do that. I can't convince you to stop eating the cookies when you're a diabetic. You have to do that. And that takes responsibility.

Don Young

ResponsibilityEatingYouDownStop

I was surprised I was nominated for an Oscar because 'Cocoon' was such an ensemble picture. But now I'm certain it wasn't only for 'Cocoon.' It was a lifetime award, so I accepted it in that vein, and it probably meant more from a recognition standpoint.

Don Ameche

PictureAwardRecognitionNowMore

My parents were definitely on the incentive side of parenting. Like, they told me that my father had learned to read when he was three. So, of course, I thought I had to, too.

Chelsea Clinton

FatherParentingParentsMeThought

My heart was always dedicated to giving fans around the world the best match possible, and the fans grew with me.

Bret Hart

HeartBestMeWorldGivingPossible

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