Pankaj Mishra Quotes

I grew up in small towns in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra - places like Akola, Betul, Wardha, Jhansi; I thought the rise of provincial India would be an interesting subject to tackle.

Pankaj Mishra

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Old beach houses sometimes don't have TVs, or you don't get cellphone reception.

Jim Rash

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From whichever angle one looks at it, the application of racial theories remains a striking proof of the lowered demands of public opinion upon the purity of critical judgment.

Johan Huizinga

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Atlanta is an incredibly cool city.

Andrew Lincoln

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Children enhance you.

Melanie Griffith

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People like Dick Gregory, Paul Robeson, Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone show me what the definition of an artist is - it isn't just to make art but to speak truth to what's happening, speak beauty into the world, speak love into the world and also... get involved.

John Legend

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The difference between a healthy person and one who is mentally ill is the fact that the healthy one has all the mental illnesses, and the mentally ill person has only one.

Robert Musil

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I've come to learn there is a virtuous cycle to transparency and a very vicious cycle of obfuscation.

Jeff Weiner

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I think honestly, some people who think they're gay, they're confused.

Stevie Wonder

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I believe that one can aspire to as much as one wants to.

Trevor McDonald

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It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.

Ronald Reagan

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Before we can talk about a championship, we have to practice like a championship team.

Mike Singletary

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I'm a 'Fast & Furious' fan.

Lucas Till

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