54 Romesh Ranganathan Quotes for You to Enjoy

Romesh Ranganathan

British Comedian

Born: Mar 27, 1978

Comedy Love Me People Think You

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I used to love the Wu-Tang Clan. They took my school by storm, by which I mean the three kids in my year who listened to hip-hop. I skipped lectures to go and buy their second album, 'Forever', and then rushed home to listen to it. Romesh Ranganathan

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Everyone seems so excited by the fact that music is more accessible, people can find new artists more easily and it's cheaper, without focusing on the potential negatives, not least of which is that idiots can more easily listen to your favourite music. Romesh Ranganathan

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Consuming art should involve investment and risk. Romesh Ranganathan

Art Risk Consuming Investment Involve Should

My problem is that we are all listening to music in a more disposable fashion. Romesh Ranganathan

Music Fashion Problem Listening More Disposable

I am not obliged to tackle racism wherever and whenever it occurs, nor am I qualified to do so. Romesh Ranganathan

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It's much easier for the vegan to remain at home and do their own Christmas dinner. That way, you can enjoy your food without someone making some hilarious comment about your stuffed pepper. Romesh Ranganathan

Education seems to be placing increased emphasis on assessment and tracking, which means parents are terrified that if their kid doesn't exceed their expected learning level at six years old, they are immediately put in the class that ends up working at McDonald's. Romesh Ranganathan

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Sri Lanka's interpretation of western cuisine is pretty diabolical. Sri Lankan food itself is ace, however, and they bloody love a buffet. Even if you go to a basic-looking cafe, they can knock up four or five different curries for you very quickly. Romesh Ranganathan

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I'm not suggesting I met a significant enough number of them to constitute a robust sample size, but I am saying that my general impression of Sri Lankans is that they are friendly, chatty and hospitable people. Romesh Ranganathan

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I chose to be a maths teacher because I thought the marking would be easy. You'd just tick and cross, whereas if you're an English teacher, you've got to read essays. Then they said I had to analyse the methodology. It takes an eternity, it's insane! Romesh Ranganathan

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People assume that your audience is full of people who love you. But, typically, it's one person in four who's chosen to come and has convinced some other people to go with them. Romesh Ranganathan

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I used to do standup about footballers; they are easy targets because they are traditionally seen as stupid. Romesh Ranganathan

Seen Stupid Easy About Footballers Because Targets Used Standup

David Beckham is always seen as the thickest man on the planet, too daft to complete a jigsaw puzzle. But then you watch old footage of him playing and every time he plays a ball across the field, he's intuitively working out the trajectory of the ball. Romesh Ranganathan

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I have Asian friends - second generation - and I am the worst in terms of being in touch with my heritage. Romesh Ranganathan

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I've always loved American stand-up. Richard Pryor is one of the main reasons I got into stand-up. After Pryor, I made my way through the other great American comics, then finally got into the British ones over here. Romesh Ranganathan

When I first started watching stand-up, I fell in love with American comedy before British comedy. Romesh Ranganathan

Love Comedy First Before Fell American Started Watching British

I mean, my stand-up is very honest and exposing in this way. I probably carry that into everything I do. Romesh Ranganathan

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It's such a privileged thing to say, but I'm still that same lazy person! Romesh Ranganathan

Say Lazy Still Privileged Person Same Thing

I have a hip-hop podcast and get to meet all these rappers I love, so I feel very lucky. Romesh Ranganathan

Love Meet Rappers Feel Hip-Hop Very Get Lucky

Our house was repossessed and we lived in a B&B until we got a council house. It was a struggle, but Mum just got her head down, found cleaning jobs and never complained. I owe her a lot, so I now do everything she says. Romesh Ranganathan

Years later, when I was working as a trolley wally in a supermarket, I tackled the boredom by talking to the customers in as many different accents as I could manage. I started with one that I didn't think would alert any suspicion - generic Asian - then moved on to Irish, Welsh, Australian and American. Romesh Ranganathan

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I don't believe in make-or-break moments in your life. If you screw something up, it can knock you down, but that only means you'll be better when you get back to where you were before. Romesh Ranganathan

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My beard is just an ongoing effort to hide my face as much as possible. Romesh Ranganathan

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