Pankaj Mishra Quotes

In 1919, at the Paris Peace Conference, Japan had put forward a proposal to guarantee racial equality at the League of Nations, but Woodrow Wilson overturned it in the face of majority support.

Pankaj Mishra

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PeaceSupportEqualityForwardFace

If you're wearing something I like, I will come over and ask where you got it from. I'm not shy!

Joanne Froggatt

YouShyWillAskOverSomething

What's different now is that while political leaders used to give talking points to talk radio, now talk-radio hosts are giving talking points to political leaders. It's all part of the suffocating spin cycle we're in. In media, politics and publishing, the conventional wisdom is to play to this base.

John Avlon

WisdomPoliticsPoliticalTalking

My favorite anime movie is 'Fist of the North Star'.

John Cena

StarFavoriteFistNorthMovie

I hate cliche.

Robert Plant

HateCliche

Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are.

Angela Cartwright

GoodBusinessToughRejectionTry

We need a president that's going to be focused on growth.

Steve Mnuchin

GrowthFocusedPresidentNeedGoing

Nobody stands out right now. Everybody has similar styles. None of these fighters have reinvented the wheel and created a new style.

Roberto Duran

StyleNobodyNewNowWheelRight

I enjoy just the raw human visceral reaction of jumping into the arena and just swinging the hammer and seeing what is left over afterwards. Twitter is just modern-day gladiatorial combat.

Mike Cernovich

LiveSocial MediaPeopleMeMedia

I love color and I love to dress like a woman.

Lisa Guerrero

LoveWomanDressColorLikeI Love

A recent police study found that you're much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run.

Dennis Miller

PoliceFatYouRunMoreStudy

Our father taught us such a work ethic that if there's something worth doing, it's worth doing well.

Donny Osmond

WorkFatherWork EthicDoingWorth

The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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