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Shervin Pishevar Quotes

I am going to spend more time face-to-face with my friends and family. I am going to unplug more.

Shervin Pishevar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: iranian
Birth: 1974

Topics

Family Time I Am Friends And Family

Asian American success is often presented as something of a horror - robotic, unfeeling machines psychotically hellbent on excelling, products of abusive tiger parenting who care only about test scores and perfection, driven to succeed without even knowing why.

Success Parenting Perfection Succeed

How do you rate works of genius? Partly by personal inclination, partly by accepted wisdom, partly by popularity.

Robert Gottlieb

Wisdom Genius You Personal Accepted

I am never worried that I'm not gonna get my work done. I was the kid who got straight As and was a little too intense in school. Like, I am a perfectionist, and I am going to sit at the front of the class with my hand raised.

Work School I Am Done Class Hand

The movie portrayed me as this person who cussed every 10 seconds, and I don't cuss like that.

Me Person Who Like Seconds Movie

I want to eat, cook, meet famous people and make fun of them.

Fun People Famous Want Meet Eat

If I have a male protagonist, it's a studio movie, and if it's a female protagonist, it's an indie movie. That's just how it is. It's not about the studios. It's about America and who goes to see movies. Women are interested in men and women, and men aren't interested in the woman's story. They just aren't.

Women Men Woman Story America See

While I am most at home in London, I cannot really label myself as either British or Trinidadian. I write in the English language and live in the U.K. I find it hard to say that I am an entirely British writer, especially when I supported Trinidad in the 2006 World Cup and also support the West Indies cricket team.

Home Live Myself I Am Support Team

I was bankrolling the games, vetting the players, extending the credit. My life was really stressful.

Life My Life Credit Games Players

I would say television is a focus, and expanding our channel platform is a focus. As for buying libraries, when catalogs are going down in value, the answer is that it's all about price!

Focus Value Television Down Price

I had a drummer I really wanted to move to Nashville with me, and he's like, 'Naw, I can't go, man.' He never could pull the trigger. It's a big move. You just gotta be diehard - you gotta give it your all, you know.

Man Me You Go Know Drummer

Race doesn't matter to the people who are violating our constitutional principles, but they make it matter to keep us divided.

Derrick Grayson

People Principles Matter Race Us

I enjoy fighting. It's one of my favorite things to do in the world, so I'm just enjoying every minute of it.

World Fighting Enjoy Things Just

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