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Mohsin Hamid Quotes

I think there's a growing courage among the younger generation of American writers. Because of the more superficial treatment of characters taking place in cinema, they have had to deal with that by digging deeper into who these people are.

Mohsin Hamid

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: pakistani
Birth: July 23, 1971

Topics

Courage People Think Generation More

I always wanted children, to be a dad. That was as important to me as being an actor.

Joel Grey

Children Me Important Actor Always

There are over 2,000 direct clones of the Groupon business model. However, there's an equal amount of proof that the barriers to success are enormous. In spite of all those competitors, only a handful are remotely relevant.

Andrew Mason

Success Business Barriers Over Equal

In my own writing, I tend to be very honest, and my goal is to identify something people think but are afraid to say. That's not the general cultural expectation of women.

Meghan Daum

Women People Writing Think Goal Say

A young female essayist saying they're influenced by Joan Didion is like a young female singer-songwriter saying they're influenced by Joni Mitchell.

Meghan Daum

Saying Young Like Influenced Female

I'm a very private person. I don't go out much. I'm home with kids. I go to work. I don't really like being the focus of attention, which is why I like being behind the camera more.

Angelina Jolie

Work Home Focus Camera Attention Go

When I view the world, I don't think of my own work. I think of my hope that, through art, people can get a sense of the type of invisible fabric that holds us all together, that holds the world together.

Jeff Koons

Work Hope Art Together People World

Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.

Jean Paul

Change Wisdom Strong Situation Out

I watch documentaries for information. I watch films to be entertained.

Meshell Ndegeocello

Information Watch Documentaries Films

When the Nobel award came my way, it also gave me an opportunity to do something immediate and practical about my old obsessions, including literacy, basic health care and gender equity, aimed specifically at India and Bangladesh.

Amartya Sen

Opportunity Health Me Care Award

The studio are making a lot of good noises about 'Bunker Hill;' so it would be great if that goes ahead. We had a riot filming it.

Tony Curran

Good Great Hill Ahead Would Riot

Poetry, being supremely useless, by its very existence represents a protest against the so-called 'real world' of busy-ness and moneymaking, so we must embrace, salute and support our poets.

Tom Hodgkinson

Poetry Support World Embrace Useless

From my experience, I've been honest about who I am and what I believe and the motivation behind my music. But I've played it in arenas that are for all people. I've pretty much stuck to that model my whole career.

Mat Kearney

Music Experience I Am People Believe