Amitava Kumar Quotes

Culture survives in smaller spaces - not in the history books that erect monuments to the nation's grand history but in cafes and cinema houses, village squares, and half-forgotten libraries.

Amitava Kumar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: indian
  • Birth: March 17, 1963

Topics

HistoryCultureCinemaVillageBooks

In the '60s, I sat with my dad in frozen Wrigley Field at Bears games.

Jim Irsay

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'Big Brother,' I can't believe people watch. It's just people whispering to each other for hours and then some silly challenge like, who can pull the most stones out of a stuffed alligator, with some product tie-in.

Joel McHale

ChallengeBrotherPeopleBelieveOut

What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told.

Andre Gide

HappinessStoryOnlyWouldDestroys

Your waist size should not be more than half your height.

Mehmet Oz

MoreHeightSizeHalfYourThan

On a TV show, you don't know where the character is going.

Matthew Morrison

CharacterYouKnowWhereGoingShow

Even as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets. I didn't want anybody's name on my backside. I personally don't like to wear clothing that is named for somebody or has someone's likeness all over it.

Matthew McConaughey

NameSomeoneWantKidOverJeans

But I think there's something wonderful and extraordinary about climbing on your own and just that kind of relationship to the environment. I'm very addicted to the mountains. You know, so, I do like that solitude.

Andy Serkis

RelationshipMountainsSolitudeThink

So many women have had to make these sacrifices - putting off having kids, letting their husbands down - for some career opportunity. Mine just happened to be covering the woman trying to become the first woman president.

Amy Chozick

WomenOpportunityWomanCareerDown

My priorities are where they should be, which is making really great, really exciting television.

Steven Moffat

GreatPrioritiesTelevisionWhere

I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out.

Shirley Manson

PeopleMeEnjoyOutFreakStamina

I developed the pilot for 'Entertainment Tonight' with Jack Haley, Jr. and Al Masini, who became my business partner in 'Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous,' 'Runaway' and several other shows and specials.

Robin Leach

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I love the tradition of Dickens, where even the most minor walk-on characters are twitching and particular and alive.

Donna Tartt

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