Pankaj Mishra Quotes

No Muslim country has ever done as much as Turkey to make itself over in the image of a European nation-state; the country's westernised elite brutally imposed secularism, among other things, on its devout population of peasants.

Pankaj Mishra

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Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.

John C. Maxwell

ChangeGoodPeopleActionProcess

Sitcoms are what got me excited about show business.

Jen Kirkman

BusinessMeShow BusinessExcited

After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.

Alphonso Jackson

JobSchoolLawSaidLeavingNever

With the exception of China, and perhaps Turkey, no country in the world matters as much to the United States as Mexico.

Stephen Kinzer

WorldCountryMattersMexicoChina

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength, At first it may be but as a spider's web, easily broken through, but if not resisted it soon binds us with chains of steel.

Tryon Edwards

StrengthHabitBrokenSteelChains

It's all about being sharp and not taking too much damage. That's always the game plan.

Robbie Lawler

GamePlanToo MuchAlwaysSharp

This is the problem with language, and this is what makes silent movies fun, because the connection with them, me or the audience is not with the language. There's no question of interpretation of what we are saying it's just about feeling. You create your own story.

Michel Hazanavicius

FunMeSayingStoryLanguageYou

You just watch somebody you love slowly, slowly disappear and go away.

Michael Reagan

LoveYouGoWatchDisappearJust

I actually think I'm still quite childishly optimistic in a certain way, which is maybe why I find life quite shocking.

Julia Davis

LifeThinkFindWhyWayStill

Whenever one pulls the trigger in order to rectify history's mistake, one lies. For history makes no mistakes, since it has no purpose.

Joseph Brodsky

HistoryMistakesPurposeMistake

I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around.

Chuck Close

WorkExperienceThoughtLookWhy

I think interactive television is doomed. It's a dead end.

Brenda Laurel

ThinkEndTelevisionDeadI Think

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