Aravind Adiga I grew up, as many Indians do, in an archipelago of tongues. My maternal grandfather, who was a surgeon in the city of Madras, was fluent in at least four languages and used each of them daily. – Aravind Adiga Archipelago Quotes City Quotes Daily Quotes Fluent Quotes Grandfather Quotes Grew Quotes Indians Quotes Languages Quotes Madras Quotes Maternal Quotes Surgeon Quotes Tongues Quotes Columbia University, where I went to study in 1993, insisted its undergraduates learn a foreign language, so I discovered French. I want to read Keats and Wordsworth, Hemingway, George Orwell.
FaithJohn Thune I have a Christian worldview and so it shapes the way that I view issues. I don’t apologize for that, and I don’t think people of faith ought to shrink away from being in the public arena. – John Thune
John Shelby Spong It appears to be in the nature of religion itself to be prejudiced against those who are different. – John Shelby Spong
Gonzalo Higuain When I went to Spain, it was a risk because I was really young. But I quickly learned the game, and I grew as a result. – Gonzalo Higuain
Fred Funk The PGA Tour has a lot of interaction with our military, and I’ve grown to have an incredible respect for our troops who are coming home with these horrific injuries, as well as any organization that can not only help them get healed up, but help them get integrated back into society. – Fred Funk
Jason Wu My inspirations come from everywhere. It’s important to look at everything and anything. I think what I create is serious fashion, but I don’t want to keep my focus on that. You have to look at a lot of different things. I mean, people are always surprised when they find out that my favorite show is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’ – Jason Wu
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