I love talking about clothes with women; it's like a code because women dress for women.

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

Maybe the point is that any marriage is work, but you may as well pick work that you like.

Personally, I, Mindy Kaling want to spend like 80 percent of my life hanging out with women.

I think as humans, no one remembers their successes, everyone just remembers their failures.

I think women in general like men that don't give them the thing that we want. We want a chase.

I have a goofy side that impacts my clothing a lot. To that end, I love witty, colorful, prints.

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

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

I have such a rich fantasy life, I can't help it. I do make up a lot of romantic stories in my head.

To have a complete outfit designed, for me, is easier than trying to find pieces that work together.

I have an underdog spirit in me, and now it feels weird to kind of get my own way more often than not.

I'm so much more confident and sexy at thirty-eight than I ever was when I was eighteen or twenty-four.

I'm not into red carpet looks where it's clear the woman wanted to look like a pretty, pretty princess.

Nothing gives you confidence like being a member of a small, weirdly specific, hard-to-find demographic.

I would love if gay men responded to me. All I want is for many gay men to dress up as me for Halloween.

There are many teenage vampire books you could have purchased instead. I'm grateful you made this choice.

I really think guys only need two pairs of shoes. A nice pair of black shoes and a pair of Chuck Taylors.

True love is singing karaoke 'under pressure' and letting the other person sing the Freddie Mercury part.

My relationship with my mom is really the single most profound relationship that I've ever had in my life.

People talk about mumblecore but I prefer bumblecore, hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are.

Every actor pretends that they hate sex scenes, and the truth is that they all love them, and they're lying.

I don't want to be skinny. I'm constantly in a state of self-improvement but I don't beat myself up over it.

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Why wear white? It's like, forget about dropping something on it. I don't understand how anybody wears white.

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

My mom always used to say, "You can't say I love you before you can say I." And I think that sort of makes sense.

I feel like the high-concept shows that have some kind of gimmick tend not to be the hit classic shows of all time.

It doesn't help for you to name a character's first name be Mindy and then be like, "I'm nothing like the character."

My mother is more of an adviser. I followed everything she did when I was younger, because I looked up to her so much.

If you are going to ask your crush for their phone number, you are one of the small group of women I am so jealous of.

I'm an A student. I'm addicted to feedback, and I want to please people. That's sort of how I've gotten to where I am.

One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about.

My whole childhood was like: Work hard, be quiet, respect elderly people, respect your parents, and just be unobtrusive.

I don't need marriage. I don't need anyone to take care of all my needs and desires. I can take care of them myself now.

I hate gowns. It's a rare gown indeed that is cool. Most are elegant or whatever, a quality I don't put a big premium on.

That's my advice to people. You can't get hung up on thinking, "Am I the victim in this situation?" No, I'm in charge of it.

We always think of a diet with a big groan. But I think diets are fun. I think it is an American pastime for a lot of women.

People who are good at stand-up, they sort of seem to have to do it. Something within them makes them have to go on the road.

Even in my revenge fantasy where all I do is exercise, I can still do only twenty-five pull-ups. Pull-ups are tough, no joke.

My dad is a very snappy dresser; he gets all his stuff tailored. He's an architect, so he's a little more artistically minded.

A remarkable thing about me is that the time that elapses between a sad thought and a flood of tears is three or four seconds.

Running is a quick trigger for a good mood. The great thing about endorphins, you don't have to be in great shape to get them.

If I’m at a party where I’m not enjoying myself, I will put some cookies in my jacket pocket and leave without saying good-bye.

I say if you love something, set it in a small cage and pester and smother it with love until it either loves you back or dies.

I’ve worked in television for 10 years straight. If I were a man, it wouldn’t be considered strange [to have confidence] at all.

I am always surprised at what movie studios think people will want to see. I'm even more surprised at how often they are correct.

The Tweets that I have written that are most popular are the ones that are the kind of universal girly concerns and observations.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking about politics in your workplace too much. Just work hard, be cheerful, ignore distractions.

I don't think anyone wants to grow up to be Mindy Lahiri, the same way no one wants to grow up to be Michael Scott.But that's OK.

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