Most people don't really do too many things because they're afraid they'll fail. There are people failing all the time, all around you. And nobody is going to notice your failure. Your failure is not going to be so spectacular that people write news stories about it. Your failure will be boring.
More Quotes by Kumail Nanjiani
My mom told us never to reveal that we were Shia in school. You would find out that some other kid was Shiite, and you would whisper, 'Hey,' or you would see someone at the mosque, and you'd be like, 'Hey, that kid's Shiite!' There was a lot of tension, a lot of violence in Karachi between Shiites and Sunnis.
TV requires a lot more patience. No one's ever like, 'I gotta get up at 5 A.M. and write my stand-up!' It's an easy life. With 'Silicon Valley,' it's long hours and very unglamorous.
Being a fish out of water is tough, but that's how you evolve.
Nobody really knows what they're doing. Some are just better at pretending like they do.
You can go slow. Allow your dreams and goals to change, but live an intentional life.
If you do a sketch, that's a very short narrative. Stand-up, it's bit-to-bit, minute-long narratives.