A. R. Rahman Quotes

I follow a simple formula when I compose. I ask myself, 'What would the audience want to hear?' and 'Why would they buy my CDs?' And the process of answering these questions through music follows. Sometimes, it works. Sometimes, it backfires.

A. R. Rahman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: indian
  • Birth: January 6, 1967

Topics

MusicMyselfSimpleQuestionsWant

You know, larger than life is always better than smaller than life in politicians. And, you know, God save us from mediocrities.

Joe Klein

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We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone.

John Abizaid

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Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you're really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I've got a few missing.

John Mayer

LifeMyselfPeopleLookingYouBack

We are running out of time. We need a strategy to win in Iraq or an exit strategy to leave.

Max Cleland

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A good part of the work is just reading a manuscript and coming to the office. I can't imagine wanting to even read an article about book publishing.

Sonny Mehta

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I have seen the face of this country change in 25 years or 30 years. I have seen a equalization begin to develop - in inheritance laws, tax laws, laws for favoring trade unions, protecting them, and so forth. All these are social changes.

Sidney Buchman

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What I have never been afraid of is to be a little silly, and you can engage people that way. My view is, first you get them to laugh, then you get them to listen.

Michelle Obama

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When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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When someone is in our tribe, I think it's particularly easier for us to tell them apart, because we're used to their facial features.

Don Lemon

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I felt that what you should do is really take the best from each party's agenda and come to a solution somewhere above the positions of each party. So from the Left, take the idea that we need day care and food supplements for people on welfare. From the Right, take the idea that they have to work for a living and that there are time limits.

Dick Morris

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I am kind of a freak of nature who has loose joints, and I was able to put my legs behind my head, and it looked weird to people when I was a kid, so I kept doing it. It's a great party gag.

Doug Jones

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I feel I need to have people outside of show business who keep me grounded and define who I am.

Debra Stephenson

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