- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are songs which even if you listen to repeatedly, you don't end up liking them, but there are some songs which have an instant connection with the listener. 'Ruka Hoon' is that song which instantly clicked with me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always chosen subjects which are little different, and not subjects that you see. That challenges me and the actors who work in the project.
- Happiness
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think family, friends and a sense of community give you greater happiness than money. But, of course, one has to have a minimum on which to live. The joy I get from sitting around and having a laugh is immeasurable - much greater than anything that I have ever bought.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum thought my TV and film addiction was laziness. If you're an immigrant, you know you'll never be an accepted part of society, but you hope your children will be, and you try to make them essential to the community in a practical way - being a doctor or a lawyer. Acting was beyond their comprehension.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
The worst moment in my life was when I was seven years old and I discovered that there was a thing such as racism. You don't know you're different until someone lets you know.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was far too embarrassed to share the experience of Indian food at school. As a kid, you're desperate to fit in, to assimilate in some way, and everything about me stood out.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as what you do reaches out to people, I don't think there's any reason to stop yourself from doing anything.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always felt I had to prove myself, and now it has become second nature. When I first went to university, I took lodgings with a woman who said, 'What are the chances of you staining my pans?' I said, 'I don't think I understand the question...' and she said, 'When you cook your curries.'
- Simple
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's fun playing the villain now and again; villains are so simple, and you don't have to worry about the audience loving you.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
Marriage will be happy and blissful if you understand and support each other well.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020