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Amitava Kumar Quotes

I'm generalizing wildly, but academic books find safety in explanations that reduce the chaos of social life.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Safety Chaos Find Academic

Being a global citizen makes you a more interesting person.

Interesting You Person Citizen More

Whenever I hear my playing, I can't detach from my influences: there's my Jeff Beck, there's the Clapton bit, the Eric Johnson bit, the Birelli Lagrene bit, the Billy Gibbons.

Playing Influences Hear Jeff Beck

There is a legitimate role for development education in the UK, but I do not believe these projects give the taxpayer value for money.

Andrew Mitchell

Education Money Value Believe Role

There's an awful lot of us who don't quite speak finance, speak money.

John Lanchester

Money Finance Speak Us Awful Who

Everything that we used to think got taught at home now seemingly has to be taught in the public school system, and something is going to get lost in the process.

Home School Think Process Lost Now

For years, Hizb-I-Islami fighters have had a reputation for being more educated and worldly than their Taliban counterparts, who are often illiterate farmers.

Reputation More Farmers Years Being

I'm not a big guy anyway. I'm only, what, 150 pounds? I was 190 for 'Batman,' 179 for 'Warrior.' Films make you look big.

Warrior You Look Big Guy Batman

I'm always amazed at how much people 'get' when I'm performing overseas. I've never had to change my act on my international shows; I just make sure that I've taken some time to get to know the people in those countries before I perform. That's been really useful.

Change Time People Know Never Act

If you are stymied as a writer, if it's just not coming together, then take the pressure off and don't feel that you need to write 1,000 words today; just write one really good sentence.

Chris Bohjalian

Good Today Together Words Pressure

What I love about Brooklyn is there are more wonderful little joints than anywhere.

Arthur Schwartz

Love Brooklyn More Little Wonderful

People don't realize how amazing elephants are.

People Amazing Realize How Elephants

For the first time perhaps since Margaret Thatcher, we will have at the head of the Conservative Party someone who is genuinely an equal match for Tony Blair.

Time Someone Party Will Conservative

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