Arundhati Roy Quotes

I think many people were surprised by the victory of the Congress, because it was really hard to see beyond the sort of haze of hatred that the Hindu nationalists had been spreading.

Arundhati Roy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: indian
  • Birth: November 24, 1961

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A lot of people have said to me, 'That's a great idea, running for president. You'll get booked for more speeches. You can write a book.'

John Bolton

GreatPeopleMeBookYouSaid

As a society, we haven't spent as much time building the citizen Internet.

Jennifer Pahlka

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If we create enough new companies, there will be additional opportunities for people at every rung of the educational ladder.

Andrew Yang

PeopleOpportunitiesEnoughCreate

We still have to overcome the notion that a clarinet squeaks. People need to remember what a beautiful instrument it is, including in popular music.

Anat Cohen

MusicBeautifulPeopleRememberNeed

Pixar's short films convinced Disney that if the company could produce memorable characters within five minutes, then the confidence was there in creating a feature film with those abilities in story and character development.

John Lasseter

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I used to run home from school, pick up my guitar, and lock myself in my room and play.

Angus Young

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I know this is going to sound very self-serving, and I apologize for it, but if you can write comedy, you can pretty much write anything, because it's the hardest. It's the most technically demanding, the most precisely evaluated form of writing. People know if it works or not. There's a big button marked 'fail,' and that's when nobody laughs.

Steven Moffat

PeopleWritingComedyYouKnow

Don't worry that you can't seem to come up with sure billion dollar winners at first. Just do projects for yourself for fun. You'll get better and better.

Steve Wozniak

YourselfFunBetterWorryYouFirst

Ultimately, knowing God and reading the Word, it helps with patience with people, understanding, empathy and sympathy that they might not have that I have. If God gave it to me, why not exercise it?

Trai Byers

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There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity.

Robertson Davies

TimeStupiditySocietyWillNonsense

Off the floor, I'm really laid back: like, nothing really fazes me too much. But on the floor, I do get emotional and a little carried away. However, I started playing when I was 13 to have fun with my teammates, and that never stopped. I enjoy traveling and having fun in the locker room with the guys. Life is too short to be miserable.

Dirk Nowitzki

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Playing King George, for me, was a lesson in stillness and timing.

Jonathan Groff

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