I believe that only a well-read, well-aware individual can make a great leader and build a progressive nation.
There's only one common element that united every writer I've admired... they're all incredibly well-read.
I'm disappointed by well-written novels that only deal with two or three people.
I don't believe we're only motivated by our own self-interests. Often out of crisis comes this enormous wellspring of generosity and motivation.
Why do our kids need to be protected from flu? Isn't that something only for the cold western countries who have long, cold, below-zero winters? That's what I thought until I learnt that India's tropical weather facilitates circulation of viruses around the year, unlike the West, which sees a peak only during winter.
We have to realize that ISIS and Islamic terrorists are not only a threat to America. They are a threat to all of Western society.
The only thing I've kind of missed is finding a really good western that I want to do, because I watched westerns a lot.
The only language that the Japanese whaling industry understands is economics.
I only have one idea, that is WhatsApp, and I am going to continue to focus on that. I have no plans to build any other ideas.
I see genres as generating sets of rules or conventions that are only interesting when they are subverted or used to disguise the author's intent. My own way of doing this is to attempt a sort of whimsical alchemy, whereby seemingly incompatible genres are brought into unlikely partnerships.
My mom makes something called green pie, which I thought was a delicacy that many people only had at Thanksgiving, but it turns out it was just Jell-O with whipped cream on it. And it's delicious.
I decided to do advertising, as ad films were made in only 10 days, and started assisting Sanjeev Sharma and Mansoor Khan. Surprisingly, I was a whiz kid and soon learnt to edit films and became an expert at it.
Yes, in the commercial world there's room for both McDonald's and Whole Foods, but in the realm of politics, we're told, it's either Filet-o-Fish or line-caught salmon: only one can prevail - and which is up to you.
Individuality is only possible if it unfolds from wholeness.
It's only a very small percentage of creative thinking that ends up connecting with a wider audience, and even then, any success is quite unpredictable.
It was my contention that opera can not only pay for itself if it is well given, but it can also command a much wider audience if given like a play with lots of rehearsals and wonderful singers that fit the role.
How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
Grief is only the memory of widowed affections.
All things must; man is the only creature that wills.
The only thing 'championship' about Wimbledon is its prestige.
