Sunanda Tharoor Quotes & Sayings

Permanent remorse about failing to do your human duty, in my opinion, can be worse than losing your life. — Miep Gies

Confidence is simply knowing what you're able to do. — Lolly Daskal

They thought he was scared all the time because he was a coward. The truth was, only he could see the world clearly enough to know how truly scary it was. — Simon R. Green

If while washing dishes, we think only of the cup of tea that awaits us, thus hurrying to get the dishes out of the way as if they were
a nuisance, then we are not "washing the dishes to wash the dishes." What's more, we are not alive during the time we are washing the dishes. In fact we are completely incapable of realizing the miracle of life while standing at the sink. If we can't wash the dishes, the chances are we won't be able to drink our tea either. While drinking the cup of tea, we will only be thinking of other things, barely aware of the cup in our hands. Thus we are sucked away into the future -and we are incapable of actually living one minute of life. — Thich Nhat Hanh

I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read. — Tracy Kidder

If she'd learned nothing else, it was that sometimes things don't always work out the way anyone planned. Roundabouts and detours in life were often blessings in disguise. — Leah Atwood

Well, welcome to the University of Chicago," Maia grinned.
"Where fun came to die," Kelley added.
Lauren snorted and absently played with a French fry on her plate. "And where the only thing that goes down on you is your GPA. — Eliza Lentzski

Welcome to the figurative world of poetry where nothing is 'real,' but everything matters. — Laurence Overmire

Be the determining factor of your success - define it and own it — Joe Evener

Women never cease to impress and inspire me. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Religion and slavery are incompatible. — B.R. Ambedkar

Not all musicians believe in god but they all believe in Bach — Mauricio Kagel

My brother was an improviser. He's now a lobbyist, but he used to perform improv in the city when he was in high school, and one of the funniest guys I know to this day. — Jake Johnson

I don't like the term "universal bank." The Chinese government legitimately wants to have a very strong economy. When they talk about SOE reform, they know that's part of it. — Jamie Dimon

I look to an out gay man or woman as pretty much what I would aspire to. The strength that it takes to do that and the floodgates that open and what they pay for it. — Ben Folds