Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Priyanka Chopra: Bollywood and henna
“I was very sure I did not want to be the stereotype of what Indian people are seen as, which is Bollywood and henna. That’s all great! It’s what we are, and I love it. I love saris; I love music. I love henna; I love dancing, but that’s not all we are.” —Priyanka Chopra.
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Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad: Build capacities
“Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.” —Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
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Morrissey: Gentle and kind
“It’s so easy to laugh It’s so easy to hate It takes guts to be gentle and kind.” —Morrissey.
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Dana Loesch: Self-defense
“Let me be clear: A woman has the right to make a mess for the medic out of any attacker. It’s the occupational hazard of being a rapist: You may get shot by your victim. And rapists deserve it. A woman has the pro-choice right of self-defense.” ― Dana Loesch, Hands Off My Gun: Defeating…
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George Mikes: Game
“Many continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.” —George Mikes.
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Richard Branson: Capitalism
“Capitalism – which in its purest form is entrepreneurism even among the poorest of the poor – does work; but those who make money from it should put it back into society, not just sit on it as if they are hatching eggs.” —Richard Branson.
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Satoshi Nakamoto: Decentralized, non-trust-based system
“A lot of people automatically dismiss e-currency as a lost cause because of all the companies that failed since the 1990’s. I hope it’s obvious it was only the centrally controlled nature of those systems that doomed them. I think this is the first time we’re trying a decentralized, non-trust-based system.” –Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Saoirse Ronan: Never going to happen
“It’s too distracting to read about yourself. You want to be perfect and you want everyone to love you, and that’s never going to happen.” —Saoirse Ronan.
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Billy Graham: Courage is contagious
“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” —Billy Graham.
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Park Bo-gum: It feels weird
“When I was young, I really wanted to be a part of the end-of-year awards shows, but now that I’m actually there, it feels weird. I used to go to church and ended the year with a prayer, but now I spend it with people I’m not very familiar with at an award show, and…
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Kendrick Lamar: When I look in the mirror
“I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing.” —Kendrick Lamar.
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Michael D Higgins: Own aisling
“Every age, after all, must have its own aisling and dream of a better, kinder, happier, shared world.” —Michael D. Higgins.
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Jennifer Lawrence: That was my choice
“Wow. I don’t really know where to get started on this ‘Jennifer Lawrence wearing a revealing dress in the cold’ controversy. This is not only utterly ridiculous, I am extremely offended. That Versace dress was fabulous, you think I’m going to cover that gorgeous dress up with a coat and a scarf? I was outside…
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Mark Cuban: Leaders
“Leaders don’t look backwards to condemn what has already been done; they look forward to create a better future.” —Mark Cuban.
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George Washington: Preserving peace
“To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.” —George Washington.
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Simon Sinek: Joy of leadership
“The joy of leadership comes from seeing others achieve more than they thought they were capable of.” —Simon Sinek.
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Bill Gates: Best use of extra wealth
“Once you’ve taken care of yourself and your children, the best use of extra wealth is to give it back to society.” —Bill Gates.
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Karla Souza: Society and women
“When we see society telling women that they have a certain time, that they make women compete with each other, the older generation competing with the younger generation. They’ve made us believe that there’s not enough men out there for us or that we’re only hired because of our looks and not because of our…
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Wendy Williams: Change is normal
“The ocean, after all, is not about stability but about change. Change is normal. Everything changes. All the time.” —Wendy Williams.
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George Washington: Freedom of speech
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” —George Washington.
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Jennifer Lawrence: Be your own parent
“When you don’t have anybody to take care of you, then you could go both ways: You could do whatever you want, or you could take charge and be your own parent.” —Jennifer Lawrence.
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Melania Trump: Diminished with them
“Together, we must declare that the era of allowing brutality against women and children is over, while affirming that the time for empowering women around the world is now, for wherever women are diminished, the entire world is diminished with them.” —Melania Trump.
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James Thurber: Before they die
“All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.” —James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (8 Dec 1894-1961).
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Steph Davis: Climbing
“Climbing is really great, we all love climbing. But what’s interesting to me is what happens in my head or in my life because of it. Ultimately, I think climbing is a vehicle for exploration – of the world, of the self.” ― Steph Davis
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Billy Graham: Daily process
“Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.” —Billy Graham.
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Tiger Shroff: Soul-searching
“When I had decided to become an actor, I did a lot of soul-searching to figure out how I could be different. What could I bring to the table that others or my father couldn’t have? That’s when I worked on my strong points, namely action and dancing.” —Tiger Shroff.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Fire with fire
“The American people elected somebody who’s tough, who is smart, and who is a fighter. It’s Donald Trump. And I don’t think it’s a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire.” —Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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Sheikh Hasina: Dowry
“Dowry is still pervasive and spreading like cancer in the society. Apart from legal sanctions, there should be more social awareness on the issue so that people start to practice what they preach.” —Sheikh Hasina.
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W H Auden: What all schoolchildren learn
“I and the public know. / What all schoolchildren learn. / Those to whom evil is done. / Do evil in return” —W.H. Auden, poet (21 Feb 1907-1973).
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Mukesh Ambani: Organizational architecture
“The organizational architecture is really that a centipede walks on hundred legs and one or two don’t counts. So, if I lose one or two legs, the process will go on, the organization will go on, the growth will go on.” —Mukesh Ambani.
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Jack Ma: Someone will succeed
“It doesn’t matter if I failed. At least I passed the concept on to others. Even if I don’t succeed, someone will succeed.” —Jack Ma.
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Harvey Weinstein: Put up or shut up
“If we don’t get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It’s time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties.” —Harvey Weinstein.
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Kamal Haasan: Religious people
“Religious people are so convinced that only their religion is the right one. You will never find them asking for Muslim Blood or Hindu Blood or Christian blood at a hospital.” ––Kamal Haasan.
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Stephen Colbert: Hold my root beer
“There is one group (survivors of the Parkland shooting) that does give me hope that we can do something to protect the children and sadly it’s the children. These students saw their leaders doing nothing and said ‘hold my root beer.’” —Stephen Colbert.
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John Malone: Vertical acquisitions
“… vertical acquisitions are much tougher than horizontal ones because you’re essentially buying a business you don’t know and you don’t understand, whereas buying one like yours, you’re already in it. You understand it, you know the people, you know the economics, much simpler.” —John Malone.
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John Malone: Cultures
“If you try and blend cultures that are two different, it’s very hard and disruptive; it takes years. Usually, it doesn’t work. That’s lesson number one in the merger and acquisition area.” —John Malone.
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John Malone: First thing you learn
“The first thing you learn is, once you make a guy rich, don’t expect them to work hard. Very unusual people do that. Even if they say they’re going to, they’ve ran their own company. They’re not going to work very hard working within your company so that was one lesson. ” —John Malone.
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Jennifer Lopez: Doubt
“Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” —Jennifer Lopez.
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Will Smith: Committed myself to
“If it was something that I really committed myself to, I don’t think there’s anything that could stop me becoming President of the United States.” —Will Smith.
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Chris Martin: Celebrity culture
“Celebrity culture has gone crazy, and I think the reason is that real news is just not bearable, and it also seems impossible to change anything.” —Chris Martin.
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Diane Keaton: Underdeveloped
“I think that people who are famous tend to be underdeveloped in their humanity skills.” —Diane Keaton.
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Simon Sinek: Beautiful, imperfect, human dance
“Sometimes we give too much too soon. Sometimes we hold back for too long. This is our beautiful dance. Our imperfect dance. This is the dance that makes us human.” —Simon Sinek.
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Olivia Munn: Place of honesty
“If you think something’s funny, go with that. Most comedians pull jokes from a place of honesty.” —Olivia Munn.
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Vera Wang: Passion
“When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.” —Vera Wang.
