Anand Giridharadas Quotes

Right after college, after growing up in the United States, I moved to India, broadly telling the story of how an old and stagnant country was suddenly waking up. And I came home, back to America, in 2009 after telling that story and writing a book about that.

Anand Giridharadas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Unfortunately, there are so many people who live their whole life in a place that is safe and protected and simple and they don't really have that strength inside to fly.

Andrew Shue

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I think people expect me to dress a bit like Veronica from 'Shameless,' in vest tops and denim skirts.

Maxine Peake

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When I first did 'The Lord of the Rings,' I was acting on the set with the other actors, but then I had to go back and repeat the process on my own to do the physical capture on a motion capture stage.

Andy Serkis

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A coal mine greets you with only one sentiment, then hammers it: 'This is not a place for people. This is not a place for people. This is not a place for people'.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

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People have been dealing with health long before there was science, certainly before nutrition science. We're constantly reading about scientific studies that support old wives' tales.

Michael Pollan

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Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and a Tory government at the next election. In terms of international development, this choice is a very clear one.

Lucy Powell

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Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to use competition to improve public education. I don't think it works that way, and I've been watching this for a longtime.

Jonathan Kozol

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Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

Christopher Walken

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For whatever reason, from a young age I've always been able to shoot images and cut them together with sound in a way that was very engaging.

Colin Trevorrow

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There are those people who are in your corner no matter what, you can't do any wrong, even when you do wrong. And then there are those people that no matter what you do they are going to dislike you and that's not going to change.

Brett Favre

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Mahesh Bhatt has changed me a lot. I used to be very held back with my words. He has made me open up. He has taught me how to say what comes to my mind, just as he does.

Ali Fazal

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To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy.

William Inge

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