"I myself, at one time, wanted to be like the explorers of the Himalayas that I used to read about; people intoxicated on the myth of history."

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Pankaj Mishra

#People Quotes #Used Quotes #Himalayas Quotes

“A rare piece of magic, don't let it FLY by you”
“For 'Seabiscuit,' I interviewed 100 people I never met.”
“We shall prosper as we learn to do the common things of life in an uncommon way. Let down your buckets where you are.”
“Don't look for God in the sky; look within your own body.”
“We are to serve everyone we encounter, even those who we might consider "the least."”
“We're not giving what we're called to give, unless that giving affects how we live - affects what we put on our plate and where we make our home and hang our hat and what kind of threads we've got to have on our back. Surplus Giving is the leftover you can afford to give; Sacrificial Giving is the love gift that changes how you live - because the love of Christ has changed you. God doesn't want your leftovers. God wants your love overtures, your first-overs, because He is your first love.”
“There's no job that's more rewarding than being with kids. I adore it.”

Source : "Jenna Bush: 'I'm living my dream job'". TODAY Interview, www.today.com. April 22, 2008.
“I wasn't one of those people who went to see a play and said, 'I want to be an actor.' I fell into it.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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