General quotes
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To be very honest, I cannot drape a saree myself. I have never draped one on my own, ever. But it has been done on me so many times, that now I have memorised all the steps, and if someone challenges me, I will surely be able to do it.
Few people know that I am also an artist; I truly enjoy sketching and drawing.
Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.
The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself.
I have been a depressed kid. I wanted to lead a quiet life, never wanted to be an actor.
I really don't like the gym. I like experiences, so I take any chance I get to go on a bicycle or on a hike.
Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.
When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.
Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding.
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
I was born in a middle class Muslim family, in a small town called Myonenningh in a northern part of Bangladesh in 1962. My father is a qualified physician; my mother is a housewife. I have two elder brothers and one younger sister. All of them received a liberal education in schools and colleges.
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.
At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all — liberty!
Parliament of the country is the repository of the sovereign will of the people, and its successful functioning is a joint responsibility of both the government and the Opposition.
There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?
We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all of our loved ones.
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