Pankaj Mishra Quotes

If you think of India in the 1980s, there weren't many writers in English around. The ones that were there, Amitav Ghosh or Vikram Seth, were living abroad or publishing from abroad.

Pankaj Mishra

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Already renewable energy advocates are noting that the 42 miles of above-ground right-of-way between Yosemite and the city could be fitted with enough solar panels to generate at least 40 megawatts per year - a proposal the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has never seriously considered because they currently aren't required to do so.

Matt Gonzalez

CityEnergyEnoughYearSeriously

If you don't know what is being said, the rest of the actor's work is wasted.

Tom Stoppard

WorkRestYouKnowSaidActor

Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste but they detest at leisure.

Lord Byron

LoveMenNowHatredPleasureFar

Initially I was very drawn to the Tao Te Ching, the Taoist philosophy. It was helping me deal with the balance of these external and internal issues with my chess life. Tai chi is the martial embodiment of Taoist philosophy. Initially, I had no intention of competing in the martial arts; it was just the meditation.

Joshua Waitzkin

LifeBalanceMePhilosophyIntention

Basically, it's hard for me to assess myself, a hardship not only prompted by the immodesty of the enterprise, but because one is not capable of assessing himself, let alone his work. However, if I were to summarize, my main interest is the nature of time. That's what interests me most of all. What time can do to a man.

Joseph Brodsky

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Quit now, you'll never make it. If you disregard this advice, you'll be halfway there.

David Zucker

AdviceYouNowQuitNeverHalfway

I can handle the craziness some of the time, maybe most of the time. But I know I can't handle it all of the time.

Chris Evans

TimeI CanKnowHandleCraziness

Self-control is needed in the age of technology. Folks have to apply their sense in reacting to different things. I don't appreciate perverse and venom-spewing mindset.

Chiranjeevi

TechnologyAgeMindsetAppreciate

Laughter is the best way to get over something or get closer to something. It's one of the things I respect most about Amy Schumer. She's found a way to get us closer to ourselves and see the ugly side of humanity, but not in a way that's pointing a finger or that's angry. She does it in a way that makes us see the absurdity and laugh at it.

Brie Larson

RespectBestAngryUglyLaughter

My dream is to go big someday internationally.

Armaan Malik

DreamGoBigSomedayInternationally

When 'Mohenjo Daro' came to me, I decided to go by my gut instincts. If something big comes up, you need to give it that time and effort.

Pooja Hegde

TimeEffortMeYouGoNeed

We want to be a secure investment, a little bit like a bond.

Sergey Galitsky

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