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I can't speak for the rest, but I think the little India all of us carry in our hearts should be good enough for us individually to take a step to help ensure that same freedom and justice that our constitution guarantees is given to all. ”
I was born in a free country, which seeked to encourage freedom and justice for all. I want to be a part of that process, just like any other Indian. ”
I do see the ministry of Human Resources Development through the prism of gender. I see it through the prism of capabilities. ”
The country needs fiscal discipline to build a strong economy and for social justice. ”
As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money. ”
Being a writer is an endless study in human transition and lessons learned or forgotten or misapplied. ”
Liberal democracy - as you know, in the old days, we were saying we want socialism with a human face. Today's left effectively offers global capitalism with a human face, more tolerance, more rights and so on. So the question is, is this enough or not? Here I remain a Marxist: I think not. ”
I think one of the reasons I've had success in hip-hop is that I can bring out vulnerability in people who are generally seen as tough guys. To me, when a hip-hop musician always plays tough, I find it annoying because I know they're not really like that - there's something deeper and vulnerable. There has to be, because they're human beings. ”
The human condition is the human condition, and what we try to do is illuminate the human condition. ”
I'm drawn to ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances, which is a big part of the human condition. ”