Pankaj Mishra Quotes

I think subsuming political and economic conflicts into some grand 'clash of civilisations' theory or 'the West versus the rest' binary is a particularly insidious form of ideological deception.

Pankaj Mishra

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RestThinkPoliticalDeceptionWest

I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can't get me away from it because I commit that thoroughly. That's in friendship, that's a deal, that's a commitment. Don't give me paper - I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that's for life.

Jerry Lewis

LifeFriendshipLoyaltyCommitment

When we play live, it's always been a do or die effort. And everything we've ever done has always had that approach.

Angus Young

LiveEffortDiePlayDoneAlways

We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.

Jeff Bezos

ExperienceDayJobBetterCustomer

It has been aptly noted that web browsers are less Internet navigation tools than they are ebooks with highly diverse content.

Michael A. Stackpole

InternetToolsContentWebBeen

Maybe it's impossible to spend time with Patrick Stewart and not have the conversation move to the extraterrestrial.

Stephen Rodrick

TimeImpossibleConversationMove

One week, you can have a real heavy romance 'Chuck' episode, and the next week it can be some kind of murdery mystery. It's not like doing a procedural.

Robert Duncan McNeill

DoingMysteryWeekYouKindReal

They would say, 'Okay, do KP,' and I would say, 'Excuse me, but I can't do KP. I'll do it tomorrow if that's all right with you.' And they'd say, 'Hell no, it's not all right with us. You do KP.'

Marvin Gaye

TomorrowMeHellYouSayOkay

People change because of kids. They change how they eat. They change the way they think. They change the way they see one another.

Michelle Obama

ChangePeopleThinkPeople Change

I don't really trust the NFL.

Chris Borland

TrustNFLReally

I've heard stories about authors filled with this kind of Lotto-winner hubris. I'm a Dutch boy from the Midwest. We don't have hubris.

Chris Van Allsburg

KindBoyHubrisMidwestStories

And they do tend to be fast and up, because that's how I like to drive.

Peter Hook

DriveFastUpBecauseLikeHow

Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for.

Nicola Sturgeon

MotivationPoliticalCareerShe

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