QUOTA of QUOTES
“Before, I was like a maniac, working day and night. You sometimes miss life when you work too much.”— Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman, saying that he’s slowing down to focus on family and personal growth. (IANS)
“I would never, ever believe anybody in police or a prosecutor telling anything on TV. Show me the evidence, show me the evidence. This guy is innocent until he’s proven guilty. This is how the system’s supposed to work.”— Mahendra Patel, a Cobb County (GA) man who spent 47 days in jail after being wrongly accused of attempting to kidnap a 2-year-old boy at a Walmart store. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
“It is shocking that a life can be snuffed out simply because you raised your voice and spoke your mind. That is not supposed to happen in the United States.”— Republican strategist Rina Shah, on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (CNN)
“It was already there in my mind. . . .If I have a mic with me, I will talk about the miseries around us rather than something happy or sugarcoated.”— Filmmaker Anuparna Roy, on why she expressed support for Palestine while accepting her Best Director Award in the Orrizonti section at the Venice International Film Festival. (NDTV)
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Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
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