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Beauty is no accomplishment on its own. It's what you do with it.
Padma Lakshmi
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Padma Lakshmi
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 1
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Madras
Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidynathan
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India's had two groovy moments. Once when the Beatles went to India and now when Madonna has embraced yoga.
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Flowers die and wine gets consumed. Both are lovely. I appreciate both. Wine and roses. I actually had someone bring me a lobe of foie gras once.
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I'm not attached to things at all. I'm very lucky to have quite a few beautiful things, but if I look back at my life, I was often happiest when I had very little.
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I like me better naked. I don't mean that in a vain way... When you put clothes on, you immediately put a character on. Clothes are adjectives, they are indicators. When you don't have any clothes on, it's just you, raw, and you can't hide.
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I'm not of the American ilk that, you know, your lover needs to be your best friend and know you inside out. I think he should know you well enough to please you. Otherwise, what secret will there be to tell him when you're ninety?
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I will eat anything, at least once. For better or worse.
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DON'T wear loud clanging bangles at work, it's disruptive and noisy and your coworkers won't appreciate it! Bangles should have a gentle wind-chimey tinkle, not the crash bang of a million pots and pans.
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All chefs are like Jewish mothers. They want to feed you and feed you and impress you. It's an eagerness to please.
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I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.
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I'm an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very young and grew up in New York City with a single mom and really was influenced by all of those immigrant cultures bumping up against each other.
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I always loved my bangles, I can't remember a time when I didn't have a bangle on.
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Women's voices not being heard is the root of many of the problems of the world.
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I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece.
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I have great empathy for all the contestants that come on 'Top Chef,' whether they go home right away or they make it to the finish line. It's a very vulnerable position they put themselves in and I feel for them.
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