Mona Banerjee Quotes

I 'OWN' some part of the evolution...I want to make my SHARE 'relevant' 'meaningful' and 'miraculous'!! ~ Abha Maryada Banerjee

I believe in the future of humankind. As long as there are children, as long as there are people who look up at the night sky in sheer wonder, as long as there is music and poetry and the Mona Lisa -- and old monasteries and young artists and fledgling scientists and all the other expressions of human creativity -- I will remain optimistic."
- Anton Zeilinger ~ Anton Zeilinger

A dream is a telegram from the hidden world ... Only a fool or an illiterate person ignores it. ~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

When the presence is like thunderstorm , the absence prevail deep dark silence. ~ Upasana Banerjee

I Pray For This Girl

Oh yes! For the young girl
Who just landed on Mother Earth!
The one about to turn five with a smile
Or the other one who just turned nine
She is not only mine
My Mother's, Grandmother's
Neighbour's or friend's daughter
She is like a flower
Very fragile, yet so gorgeous
An Angel whose wings are invisible

I speak life to this young or older girl
She might not have a say
But expects the world to be a better place
Whether affluent or impoverished
No matter her state of mind
Her background must not determine
How she is treated
She needs to live, she has to thrive!

Lord God Almighty
Sanctify her unique journey
Save her from the claws of the enemy
Shield her against any brutality
Restore her if pain becomes a reality
Embrace her should joy pass swiftly
When emptiness fills her heart severely
May you be her sanctuary!

Dear Father, please give her
The honour to grow without being frightened
Hope whenever she feels forsaken
Contentment even after her heart was broken
Comfort when she is shaken
Courage when malice creeps in
Calm when she needs peace
Strength when she is weak
Freedom to climb on a mountain peak
And wisdom to tackle any season

Guide her steps, keep her from tumbling
My Lord, if she does sometimes stumble
Lift her up, so she can ri ~ Gift Gugu Mona

I started writing after the death of my grandfather - memories, poems, etc. It was very personal; for years I did not share my writing with anyone. ~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Sometimes we stumble and fall, it doesn't mean we are failures, it simply means we are moving forward. ~ Gift Gugu Mona

Our biggest success lies in admitting to our failures and correcting them..A side of success people often miss..
Deal with this in the mental personal space..
Fast forward your momentum and thereby success.. ~ Abha Maryada Banerjee

If you are so reliant on bodyguards, who is guarding your soul? ~ Gift Gugu Mona

My first job was to run a concessions cart. Later, I found a position at the Pacific Film Archive. Thus began a long series of jobs, each one slightly better than the last, that continued for a decade, until I sold my first novel, and still goes on, even now. ~ Mona Simpson

I'd never imagined I'd become the ambassador of housewives. ~ Mona Singh

why man found himself driven to wrongdoing in spite of good intentions, Krishna replied, Because of anger and desire, our two direst enemies. ~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

You will go through the raging storms of life sometimes, but God will protect and walk with you through every storm, so do not be afraid. ~ Gift Gugu Mona

It is about time that TV actors were paid as well as film stars. ~ Mona Singh

With all due respect, the Mona Lisa is overrated. ~ Paulo Coelho

We are not governed by armies or police, but by ideas. ~ Mona Caird

When your heart is broken, acknowledge the heartbreak, but don't stay heartbroken. ~ Gift Gugu Mona

the entire episode ~ Mona Risk

Leadership- The Noun and the Verb of a Leader - The amalgamation of WHO you are as a person and HOW you conduct yourself becomes crucial...you have to play the noun and verb both !!! ~ Abha Maryada Banerjee

You can never be true to others, if you keep on lying to yourself. ~ Gift Gugu Mona

I do wonder, sometimes, if I had had a daughter, how I would have brought her up. How - when it's taken me so long to unlearn the things I believe are most damaging to the cause of women's liberation and equality - would I have raised my daughter to disobey? ~ Mona Eltahawy

When we PEEL off LAYERS of SOCIAL CONDITIONING and the need to live upto that EXPECTATION..
The most beautiful 'creation' surfaces ...The REAL YOU !!!
To be real, it needs courage..Our biggest aim should be to build that COURAGE..
Being 'that' REAL is our biggest POSSIBILITY...also the biggest RESPONSIBILITY! ~ Abha Maryada Banerjee

It is just completely disgraceful that someone can go to the extent of morphing my face onto someone else's body to create a sensational video. ~ Mona Singh

People should avoid hatred at all costs, because not only does it affect the hater's health; it also prevents them from enjoying the goodness of love. ~ Gift Gugu Mona

REMAIN ‪#YOU‬'!!!!
When people challenge you, they are already threatened by you..
When people judge you, they seriously badly want to be like you..
When people criticize, they have failed to have their way with you..
When people doubt, they convey for sure, they cannot be like you..
No challenge, judgment or criticism should change the YOU in you!! ~ Abha Maryada Banerjee

Rock and Roll adolescent hoodlums storm the streets of all nations. They rush into the Louvre and throw acid in the Mona Lisa's face. ~ William S. Burroughs

THOUGHT is precious!! I would rather think 'NOTHING' than think 'NONSENSE' ! Save the 'Thought Space' until I can think better !! ~ Abha Maryada Banerjee

Every liberal initiative, from welfare to antismoking measures, is justified by reference to 'the children.' Yet the clear result of liberal policies is to harm children even more than adults. ~ Mona Charen

A book can be wonderful and powerful and accessible and artful all at the same time. ~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

There should be a law passed to keep people like me from being alone with their thoughts for too long."

'Mona Rogers in Person ~ Philip-Dimitri Galas

I find that it's really important for me to imagine characters and situations. That allows me a lot of freedom. ~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

I came to the plain fields of Ohio with pictures painted by Hollywood movies and the works of Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. None of them had much to say, if at all, about Dayton, Ohio. ~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Some days are not as beautiful and some nights not as wonderful, you need to be careful not worry about the hurtful things of life, just focus on what is meaningful. ~ Gift Gugu Mona

Try to remember that you are the instrument and I the doer. If you can hold on to this, no sin can touch you. Instrument, ~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

It is not easy to let go, but when you do; not only do you realize the strength that lies within you, you also create an opportunity to see God perform the best of miracles in your life. ~ Gift Gugu Mona

Life has knocked me down plenty of times. But there's always a little bit of me that tells me to get back up, to rise, and shine. It reminds me that I don't belong in the dust. I belong in the stars and that's where I should be headed.
And that little bit of me… that's the one I love the most! ~ Mona Soorma

It's what we do in our future, that decides how important our past truly was. ~ Mona Hodgson

Saudi women who support the guardianship system - they sadly exist - are foot soldiers of the patriarchy in the same way that white American women voters who voted for Trump uphold white supremacy and its attendant misogyny. Both groups of women mistakenly believe their proximity to power in their respective countries will protect them from the worst ravages of patriarchy. ~ Mona Eltahawy

There are jerks all over Washington. Life is short; being a jerk is just unnecessary. ~ Mona Sutphen

If I had a euro for every stupid thing I've done, I could buy the Mona Lisa. ~ Stephanie Perkins

Entrepreneurship is the freedom to do what you want, when you want, how you want. ~ Jeet Banerjee

We seem to live in a world where you have to walk around grinning like a loon. I can't understand all the fuss about Mona Lisa painting, everyone wondering why she's not smiling, if she's depressed or heartbroken. No, she was just normal!
Emotions are always extreme these days: you either have to be crying with laughter or crying in pain. No wonder water levels are rising. It's not global warming, it's all the tears from crying. ~ Karl Pilkington

Never apologize for being alive, find your purpose and embrace life. ~ Gift Gugu Mona

Don't let the fear of failure or failure as a whole stop you from becoming an entrepreneur. Failure doesn't define you or your business unless you allow it to. ~ Jeet Banerjee

We need to pay as much attention to the MEANS, as to the END! This is the biggest principle of SUCCESS..The END is so enticing, that we lose sight of the details altogether..Success lies in the DETAILS! ~ Abha Maryada Banerjee

I'm glad you still have your survival instinct."

"We've all got something." I lift my fingertips to the exposed skin on my face. It's colder than the night sea. Cupping my hands, I blow into them, let my breath warm my nose and cheeks. "I apparently still have a face, which is good."

Holden vaults up onto the wooden platform and I step up after him. "That is good," he says, pulling me in close. He lifts his gloved hands to my cheeks. "After all, this is one of my favorite faces."

I scrunch my lips into a pretend pout. "One of?"

He grins. "Well, you know. I'm a sucker for the classics. Helen of Troy, the Mona Lisa, that - "

"Hey. The Mona Lisa isn't even hot." I give him a little shove away from me, toward the edge of the platform.

"Disagree," Holden says. "She's beautiful in her own way. That mischievous smile, those dark, soulful eyes, the way she - "

"Fine, whatever." I cross my arms. "But I insist on being ranked above her."

"Okay, okay," Holden says. "Yours can be my second-favorite face . . . right after that guy from The Scream." He pulls me in close again.

"You're such an ass," I say, as our lips touch.

Holden laughs. "My girl Mona Lisa would never be so rude. ~ Paula Stokes

you tomorrow, Bruce." The man gave a quick nod and walked away. Maddie watched him make his way through the revolving door. "I'm so glad the new owners of the building kept that revolving door in place. It adds to the charm of the lobby, don't you think?" He gave her an odd look, ~ Mona Ingram

The death is unfortunate. It is an accident. It is not police atrocity . It is a small and petty matter. ~ Mamata Banerjee

Solitude that throws the honest rays of perfect euphoria;
Solitude that makes me breathe in the real me;
Solitude I call it - my abode, my self made haven;
Solitude I call it - the sanguine face of Loneliness. ~ Debatrayee Banerjee