"I begin with two memories of my childhood. Don't ask me why, because I do not know. Perhaps because it helps to get things started."

Saeed Akhtar Mirza Literature See all quotes by Saeed Akhtar Mirza →

React to this quote

More by Saeed Akhtar Mirza

“The demolition of the Babri Masjid was the last straw. Naseem was almost like an epitaph. After the film, I had really nothing to say. I needed to regain my faith and retain my sanity. So I decided to travel around India and document it on a video camera”

“I’ve always maintained that it’s easy to make a film on Adolf Hitler. What is difficult is to find out why he struck a chord with the German people; what is the nature of fear, aspiration and identity that he evoked in them that it became Hitler’s Germany.”

Resonant Thoughts

"My mother and I have this really strangely close relationship. No other relationship can come close to it. It's frightening. Even when I'm in a relationship with a man, I compare it to my relationship…"

— Nastassja Kinski

Entertainment1961

#friendship

"For me, the most important thing is the element of chance that is built into a live performance. The very great drawback of recorded sound is the fact that it is always the same. No matter how wonderf…"

— Aaron Copland

Music1900–1990

#knowledge

"I knew that I could never win a referendum in Germany. We would have lost a referendum on the introduction of the Euro. That's quite clear. I would have lost and by seven to three…. If a Chancellor is…"

— Helmut Kohl

Politics1930–2017

#knowledge

"We've got a lot of young guys. A lot of good, young guys. But young guys can go out there and learn how to win quickly. I feel good about the guys behind me. I know that if I'm not in there, they'll d…"

— Emmitt Smith

Psychology1969

#knowledge