Quotes by pakistani authors

I love Chicago. It's one of my favorite cities, hands down. Nadia Ali

Love Down Favorite Cities Chicago Hands

I think I've always wanted to be different from everybody else. I get really annoyed when I do something and everybody else does it too, or if I'm doing something that everybody else is doing. Nadia Ali

Think Too Everybody Everybody Else Else Be Different Something Annoyed Does Always Doing Get Different Wanted Really

It's funny because my mom is not a singer at all, nor is my father. But I definitely get more of my father's tone. Nadia Ali

Funny Mom Father Definitely More Singer Because Nor Get Tone

I've tried to maintain a certain bit of originality in that I don't want to necessarily sing like a soulful gospel singer or like an ethereal Celtic singer - I never wanted to be pulled into any one direction. Nadia Ali

Bit Tried Direction Never Maintain Like Sing Singer Gospel Soulful Any Celtic Want Wanted Certain Originality Necessarily Pulled

I certainly considered DJing. I bought four vinyls, and I bought some turntables, and I was like, 'Um. Yeah. I'm not gonna do this. This is not my thing.' Nadia Ali

Considered Some Bought Like Yeah Um Gonna Certainly Thing Four

My daily routine would include waking up very early, usually around 6:00 A.M., going for a workout or hike, and getting on with my day. I always just try to keep every day as productive as possible. Nadia Ali

When you are pursuing art, it is critical to develop something signature. There are plenty of people who are followers, but it is absolutely necessary to have something that sets you apart. Nadia Ali

Art You People Sets Plenty Signature Critical Followers Something Pursuing Absolutely Develop Apart Who Necessary

You've got to sing from the depths of the heart. Without heart, you cannot be a Qawwal. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

You Heart Sing Without Got Cannot Depths

From childhood, I had been instructed in the tablaa by my father, along with the astaais and antaraas specific to our Gharana. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Father Our Had Along Instructed Been Childhood Specific

I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Follow Am Sufi

I also like Western classical music and jazz. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Music Jazz Classical Classical Music Like Also Western

I do disagree with the way videos of my songs have been made. 'Afreen Afreen' is a very powerful song; it did not require such a video. The emphasis should be on the song. Again, I have told my recording company, and in the future, they will screen the video only after my approval. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

I like to experiment with my voice, besides music. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Music Experiment Besides Voice Like

When people start dancing, they dance like they don't know they are doing it. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

People Dance Dancing Like Know Doing Start

I do listen to other music though, and try to pick up what is good. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Music Good Try Other Though Pick Up Listen

My father gave me formal education in raagdari. He died in Lahore in 1964 when I was 13. I was in the tenth year of school, and my father's brother took me into the qawwali ensemble and started giving me formal education in qawwali. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Education Me School Father Giving Year Gave Took Ensemble Brother He Tenth Died Formal Formal Education Started

A performer learns with experience and with age. I did not know the future when I left home and started out to begin my career: I started qawaali; then I met Peter Gabriel and was exposed to a lot of new ideas. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Who has suffered? The families of the dead, no doubt. But a greater loss was inflicted on Pakistan because, as I said, we lost the pillars of our society. Pervez Musharraf

Lost Doubt Society Our No Doubt Dead Greater Because Said Pillars Loss Families Inflicted Who Pakistan Suffered

We claim Islam as Deen or a complete way of life. Pervez Musharraf

Life Islam Complete Way Claim

I am not at all a politician. I don't think I'm cut out for politics. I am certainly not going to stand for election. Pervez Musharraf

Politics Election Politician Think Out Am Going Cut Stand Certainly