Mindy Kaling: Trending quotes (page 3)

“In psychology (okay, Twilight) they teach you about the notion of imprinting, and I think it applies here. I reverse-imprinted with athleticism. Ours is the great non-love story of my life.”

“I kind of killed it in college. You know that saying "big fish in a small pond"? At Dartmouth college, I was freakin' Jaws in a community swimming pool.”

“I can’t for the life of me not eat something that I want to eat. You know how if you turned on a faucet in your sink to wash your hands, the idea of leaving the bathroom without turning it off is insane? That’s how I am about ignoring delicious food.”

“That’s the one nice thing about being a dork about men: you can sometimes play it off as restrained and classy.”

“I think sometimes people think cheerful is a synonym for dumb, so no one is ever cheerful.”

“And the scary thing I have noticed is that some people really feel uncomfortable around women who don’t hate themselves. So that’s why you need to be a little bit brave.”

“If I gave my mother a knitted scarf she'd be worried I was wasting my time doing stupid stuff like knitting instead of school work. Presenting a homemade knitted object to my parents was actually like handing them a detailed backlog of my idleness.”

“I am the kind of person who, if my feelings are unrequited, can completely detach from someone emotionally if I simply put my mind to it.”

“Albums that remind me of my childhood happiness make me incredibly sad now.”

“I didn't completely forget how to be nice or feminine because I have a career.”

“That's what she said.”

“I guess nothing puts a damper on a one-night stand as much as your friend pointing out all the opportunities where you might have been killed.”

“Also, chubby people can never truly pull off ethereal the same way skinny people can never be jolly.”

“You might also see that some of my playlists are simply two songs on repeat fifteen times, like I’m a psycho getting pumped up to murder the president.”

“I initially thought you were ugly, but then you walked closer to me and I realized you were pretty.”

“Confidence is just entitlement.”