Mindy Kaling Quotes

I’m giving you permission to root for yourself and while you’re at it root for those around you, too.

If you’re a kid who was not especially a star in your high school, I recommend going to a college in the middle of nowhere. I got all the attention I could ever have wanted.

Sometimes you just have to put on lip gloss and pretend to be psyched.

Everyone should try to live their life like they’d like to be a role model.

Comedy writers have the most fragile egos.

There Has Ceased to Be a Difference Between My Awake Clothes and My Asleep Clothes

When men hear women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that’s not it. It’s a commitment to not floating around anymore. I want a guy who is entrenched in his own life. Entrenched is awesome.

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 never want to be called the funniest Indian female comedian that exists. I feel like I can go head-to-head with the best white, male comedy writers that are out there. Why would I want to self-categorize myself into a smaller group than I’m able to compete in?

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

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.

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