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At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical music.


Satyajit Ray

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AMIT RAY There are too many of us, he thought. There are billions of us and that's too many. Nobody knows any...
RAY BRADBURY I was among the people in the Superdome. I knew what was going on every minute. I did not have air c...
RAY NAGIN I feel that the thing that probably aided me the most in that scene with the dog was the utilization...
RAY WALSTON Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I bo...
RAY CHARLES Music is powerful. As people listen to it, they can be affected. They respond.
RAY CHARLES If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship...
RAY BRADBURY Ideas excite me, and as soon as I get excited, the adrenaline gets going and the next thing I know I...
RAY BRADBURY I never thought I would get to have my own action figure.
RAY STEVENSON At acting school people didn't speak like me. It was all received pronunciation - 'ow now br...
RAY WINSTONE If my father had hugged me even once, I'd be an accountant right now.
RAY ROMANO We have too many cellphones. We've got too many internets. We have got to get rid of those machi...
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