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"Well I don't know, I might have lost my citizenship, I don't think you can lose your citizenship though."
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"Human beings are by nature political animals."

"Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh, or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country, but with certain duties."

"Experts always know everything but the fine points. When I took my citizenship exams, no one there knew how the White House came to be called the White House."

"A responsible citizen is the one that sees something wrong in the society, something he is not satisfied with or that he cannot agree with and responds not by blaming the government or leaders. But by designing ways and means of bringing a lasting solution to the issues at hand."

"Every citizen of India must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties."

"People tell me that I should become a politician but I say no I want to do something good for the nation."

"The most obvious question of every citizen who is responsible to his nation's transformation is, "What can I do in this situation?"

"Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind."

"Be brave and upright. Shred the fake mask of humility into pieces. And put on the mask of arrogance if needed. Take the whole responsibility of your surrounding society on your own shoulders. If you consider yourself a human being, who cares for humanity, then, become a brave responsible citizen of the whole world. If not a big banyan tree, at least be like a mango tree under the shade of which a few people can rest. You are the architects of this beautiful world. Build it your way. And nourish it with your modern conscience."

"Freedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that 'Oh, I don't get involved in politics,' as if that makes you somehow cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable."
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"You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France. And when George Bush Jr. got in, my instincts told me it was time to go - I'd felt that we had grown above that, you know?"

"I was about sixteen when I discovered that music could get you laid, so I got into music boy, didn't matter what you looked like either, you could be a geeky looking guy but if you played music, whoa, you'd get the girls."

"Any excuse to live in New York and do art. Has to be one of the most rewarding experiences in the world."

"I know, because I tried all sorts of ways of being in character, and the best way is to be totally straight."

"Well I don't know, I might have lost my citizenship, I don't think you can lose your citizenship though."
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