In India, we have a saying: 'Always look down, never look up," he said. "When you are trying to determine where you stand in life, don't look upward at the rich people, the people with everything. Look downward at the people who have nothing, those begging on the street, those living in the slums. There's no end to looking up and feeling badly. And if you try to spit upward it only falls down upon your own face. Only by looking down do you understand your dharma.
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Whatever it was I wanted from my m... ALISON BECHDEL It was not a triumphal return. Home, as I had known it, was gone. ALISON BECHDEL Grief takes many forms, including the absence of grief. ALISON BECHDEL It was a vicious cycle, though. The more gratification we found in our own geniuses, the more isolat... ALISON BECHDEL What we want in students is creativity and a willingness to fail. I always say to students, 'If ... ALISON GOPNIK I have always loved a hard-faced girl. I get that Alison Goldfrapp isn't easy, and I like her be... ALISON MOYET I was always an odd girl; I managed to alienate a lot of people. I felt like a square peg in a round... ALISON MOYET I wasn't good at being affable. You get beyond that and realise the attraction in any human bein... ALISON MOYET What happens when children reach puberty earlier and adulthood later? The answer is: a good deal of ... ALISON GOPNIK I think my cat is adorable, and I probably give it too much fresh chicken. Maybe if I had a child, I... ALISON GOLDFRAPP Young children seem to be learning who to share this toy with and figure out how it works, while ado... ALISON GOPNIK Spinning has been such an amazing part of my exercise. I love the music, the energy, and the sweat. ... ALISON SWEENEY If you're going to saute something, lightly spray olive oil in the pan or on veggies before you ... ALISON SWEENEY I'm addicted to a really tough workout. I like to be drenched in sweat when I'm done because... ALISON SWEENEY A wedding, people decide to get married, it comes out of such love for one another and then women ca... ALISON BRIE The youngest children have a great capacity for empathy and altruism. There's a recent study tha... ALISON GOPNIK I recommend that people try new stuff or take new fitness classes all the time. It's important t... ALISON SWEENEY Fitness is not an option. It's part of my job. ALISON SWEENEY I'll have wine or a piece of cake once in a while, but I don't look at it as sliding backwar... ALISON SWEENEY I was definitely one of those people who fell for the fat-free cookies and chips that are loaded wit... ALISON SWEENEY When I saw contestants fighting for their lives on 'The Biggest Loser,' I realized I just wa... ALISON SWEENEY I eat a lot of fruit after I run. I find that hydrates me better than just drinking water. I have fr... ALISON SWEENEY I have two beautiful children and my husband. The perfect day for me is just to be with them and hav... ALISON SWEENEY I battled with my weight as a teenager, partly because there wasn't the information or conversat... ALISON SWEENEY I've met so many fans of daytime television who've watched the shows with their moms and gra... ALISON SWEENEY It's funny because I'm a sucker for glitz and glitter when it comes to clothes and nail poli... ALISON SWEENEY