I think every woman should have the skills and confidence to be able to earn a living. A working woman is happy because she has goals beyond herself and her needs. Twinkle Khanna More Quotes by Twinkle Khanna More Quotes From Twinkle Khanna Twinkle Twinkle little star Twinkle Khanna The good part about getting older is you stop trying to prove anything to anyone, including yourself. All you are in the pursuit of is collecting experiences - beautiful, fragile little soap bubbles that you store in your heart, and every once in a while you pull one out and gaze at the delicate pictures it shows you. Twinkle Khanna goodyouheartbeautiful I am into the candle business, have a home store, The White Window, and interior designing is my primary occupation, though writing now seems to have become better known. Twinkle Khanna i-ambusinesshomewindow I like to see the world from different levels. Even when I'm making a candle or designing a piece, I like to sit on the floor to polish or make it from scratch. I haven't seen really tough times, but my husband has come up the hard way. He has even seen poverty. Twinkle Khanna candletough-timeshusbandworld You won't believe it, but my grandfather named me. And the choices were between Sparkle, Sprinkle and Twinkle. So, thank God, they chose Twinkle. Twinkle Khanna meyouthank-godgod I live my life in a very peculiar way where nothing gets my goat as such. I don't look at things in a manner where they offend me. I look at things in a manner where they amuse me. Twinkle Khanna my-lifelookmelife I seem to be known as much by the moniker 'Mrs Funnybones' as my own name these days. The book was about how a modern woman looks at India and how India looks right back at her. I am glad that India seems to be looking back at me with a grin. Twinkle Khanna womani-ammelooking-back Naming me 'Twinkle' was a foolproof way of making sure that I would get teased throughout my life, have immigration officers at various airports stare at my passport and shake with hysterical laughter, and strangers stalk me with WhatsApp messages like, 'Twinkle, Twinkle, little star, I hope you get hit by a car!' Twinkle Khanna mecarhopelife My father believed in astrology. His astrologer had predicted that his daughter would become a writer someday. My father would nag me, but I didn't write a word till he passed away. I wish he could see me now. Twinkle Khanna medaughterwishfather I start my day with a hot water and lemon routine. I meditate. And I take my problems lightly, like my mother always said: treat them like helium balloons and let them go. I devour a lot of books to feed my mind. Twinkle Khanna daymothermindwater I don't think I have a sense of fashion. But I do have an aesthetic, which I feel is an offshoot of me working in the design industry. For example, if I am mixing and matching prints on my sofas and cushion covers, I tend to do that with my wardrobe as well. Twinkle Khanna i-ammeaestheticfashion I don't need an alarm clock to wake up in the morning. Akshay snores so loudly that I'm usually awake the entire night! Twinkle Khanna needwake-upmorningnight There was never a game plan to be on social media. Like most things in life, if you work consistently and at your pace, then things fall into place. Twinkle Khanna yousocial-mediaworklife Eat carbohydrates: All these protein diets may help you twirl prettily in a size-2 dress, but if you want your mind to take a few marvelous leaps, then you have to give it the food it needs. Twinkle Khanna dressyoumindfood I'm not romantic; I'm very practical. There are lots of fish in the sea; so whoever gets struck with your rod, one is as good as another. Twinkle Khanna fishgoodsearomantic I had a multicultural exposure; that's why I don't believe in a particular religion. I have respect for most because I grew up surrounded by so many. I don't judge people by that, and I feel extremely offended when people categorise based on race, religion, or gender. Twinkle Khanna respectbelievepeoplereligion My frankness has got me into a lot of trouble. I try to temper it down now. As you get older, you get wiser. Twinkle Khanna downtrymeyou Akshay's idea of a romantic date is a six-kilometre jog, followed by 500 crunches... together! Eeeeks! Twinkle Khanna ideadatetogetherromantic I'm a different person who's not my father or my mother. I want to be treated differently from them. I am myself, Twinkle Khanna. I am proud of being the daughter of such illustrious parents, but I would not like to be compared with them time and again. Twinkle Khanna myselfdaughtermothertime People feel feminists are aggressive, men-hating women with a little moustache. I think it's got a bad reputation because when feminism came into being, we were facing so much opposition that we had to be strident and aggressive. Twinkle Khanna feelthinkwomenpeople
