Amitava Kumar Quotes

I should not romanticize the simplicity of a village. For instance, the place from where I used to buy a packet of glucose biscuits in my village is now selling cellphones.

Amitava Kumar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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In my job, I have many operations, so I tend to use time in my car to think. I get in the car after work and drive all night -11 hours, Vancouver to Banff.

Jim Pattison

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Whenever I want to laugh, I read a wonderful book, 'Children's Letters to God.' You can open it anywhere. One I read recently said, 'Dear God, thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy.'

Maya Angelou

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I am lucky that I get to play a singer and an actress.

Roop Durgapal

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There's no regret. You can't regret. I mean, I've felt regret but I've also refused to allow regret to sow a seed and live in me because I don't believe it. You feel it, it's like guilt, it's like jealousy, it's like all those horrible things. You've just got to snip them and get them out, because they're no good.

Jude Law

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My best memories in life are with my elder sister Priyanka Tiwari and my brother Aishwarya Tripathi.

Divyanka Tripathi

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My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded in action. My father was a great success even though he never had money. He was a very determined man, a great role model.

Arlen Specter

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Look at the American history of slavery. Can you say that hundreds of years later that has been eased? That pain has not yet been eased.

Anohni

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The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration.

Ashton Eaton

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Is there something about the gay experience, being gay and the gay experience, that pushes us even more than other people toward competition?

Peter Thiel

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I realized that, when you're 18, your world is wide open. But as each year passes, one more nail goes into the coffin, killing you dreams and aspirations. And by the time you reach 25, you've been beaten down and become a realist. And my advice is you can't let these things get you down.

Paul Zane Pilzer

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Every show you do, you have to do research, and I love to dig into things. I learned about World War II by doing 'Anne Frank.'

Seth Numrich

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I imagine the time you really want to prove yourself is right before a wedding.

Scott Michael Foster

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