Shashi Tharoor Quotes

Indian democracy has often been likened to the stately progress of the elephant - ponderous in its gait and reluctant to change course, but not easily swayed from its new path when it does.

Shashi Tharoor

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: indian
  • Birth: March 9, 1956

Topics

ChangePathProgressDemocracyNew

From the time I left the Marine Corps after serving as an infantry platoon and company commander in Vietnam, I decided that I would focus on immediate goals that inspired me to devote all of my energy to them, rather than putting together the more cautious and traditional building blocks of a predictable career.

Jim Webb

GoalsTimeFocusTogetherMeEnergy

People don't understand this, but I started very young, and I became very, very successful at a very young age. By the time I was 26 years old, I was a multimillionaire. And I started with nothing. And I was on the road 10, 11 months a year.

Jerry Weintraub

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If I can inspire some leaders, that would be great. I don't know if I want to be a leader.

Joe Wurzelbacher

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My wife works harder than anyone else with the children around the house. I make the money, sure, but she does everything else.

Melissa Etheridge

ChildrenMoneyWifeHouseSheSure

The populations of Central America are very, very small indeed, so that while no one was denying and this was one of the great debates we used to have, whose fault was it that there were communists were able to do so well down there, well, that wasn't the point.

John Negroponte

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I took the ET job because I wanted to stop traveling and they said I would only work half a day. Then I could work on music the rest of the day. They put in my contract that I wouldn't work after 1 P.M.

John Tesh

WorkMusicDayJobRestStop

I don't think I'm a gay icon. I have no axe to grind. I mean, I'm clearly not homophobic! I'm not pro or con.

Steve-O

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I actually didn't finish NYU. I would have, but I was lucky enough to get my foot in the door before I graduated.

Simon Helberg

DoorEnoughLuckyFinishFootGet

I was hit for the first time before I was married.

Robin Givens

TimeFirst TimeFirstHitBefore

I don't know what it's like to get to face down my attacker in court, but I do know that they lie.

Rose McGowan

LieFaceDownKnowGetCourt

I would love to do a track with Will.I.Am. He's always creating amazing songs. I mean, to be honest, Chris Brown has always been amazing, so I would hop on there and let him do his thing and create some magic there. As for a producer, I would love to work with J.R. Rotem. He's my favorite producer out there.

Roshon Fegan

WorkLoveAmazingMagicCreateMean

Even though I am in my mid-40s, I live like I am in my mid-20s.

Chris Eigeman

LiveI AmLikeEvenThoughAm

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