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I realise that the tale of my traffic with a mountain is as valid today as it was then. That it was a traffic of love is sufficiently clear; but love pursued with fervour is one of the roads to knowledge

But I always feel that whatever I do, I could do better. I suppose it is perfectionism.

I wanted to work with Mike Leigh. I had my list of British people I wanted to work with, and I wanted to work with David Lynch and Woody Allen.

Lewat kata, aku melihat telaga di matamu. Darinya, aku mendengar arus di pipimu. Olehnya, aku merasakan ramai kesepianmu. Katanya, dunia ini sudah luber akan kata-kata, dan itu; Iya. Tetapi, bagaimana puisi berkata tanpa kata? Api tanpa nyala. Sial! Aku ditimpa cinta hanya dari potongan kata. Cinta dan kata: Dua hal fana. Sebrengsek-brengseknya kata, paruh tetap butuh berkata. Bisakah cintaku tumbuh pada tubuhmu dari tiadanya kata?

The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage.

The thing about India is that even if the economic backgrounds are different, the cultural background is the same. Somebody who is working as a tailor will also tie a black thread around his kid's wrist; so will somebody in Bollywood. That's the fun of being Indian.

The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.

I remember a good friend of mine whose father worked at Bethlehem Steel for 40 years with just a high school degree. That was a remarkable pathway to prosperity that sustained generations of working families.

The whole purpose of my education ultimately was so I could deliver a statement eloquently before my execution.

From the beginning of this century, for a decade as chief minister of Gujarat and for just over four years as India's PM, Modi has made an indelible mark in the annals of our history.

I sang 'Your Song' by Elton John, and Silva Screen Records were watching. They got in touch with my agent then had the idea of the Christmas album.

It's Russia some people would like to get rid of. They are still afraid of our nuclear deterrent. We have our own foreign policy whether they like it or not.

We are women, and my plea is Let me be a woman, holy through and through, asking for nothing but what God wants to give me, receiving with both hands and with all my heart whatever that is.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

Television probably has become the most evocative, widely observed signpost we have.

If you believe, you believe; if you're faithful, you're faithful. I don't care what your religion is. The same if you're agnostic. That should be accepted, too.

I think my mouth just opens and I spontaneously say things that occur to me.

Under the process of ongoing globalization, advantages are, in the main, created for a minority of countries and development centres as well as powerful transnational companies.

I don't even know how to think about running out of things to talk about. Certain things are inescapable to me. I'm connected by the hip with so many things in the streets.

There are a lot of classic Goapele tracks that are obviously me. And I'm also just trying to keep evolving and grow as an artist. I've always had a wish list of producers I wanted to work with. I just wait until the feeling is mutual and go into the studio to see what we can come up with.