Quotes by Mindy Kaling

I simply regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world created therein has different rules than my regular human world.

X-ray vision would be pretty cool.

When you love and accept yourself, you begin to soar.

Vices are like cigarettes. It’s not that they’re so good, it’s just that life is so bad without them.

Ultimately, life is about being honest with yourself and being authentic to yourself.

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.

Reality continues to ruin my life.

Quit waiting for everything to be perfect to decide to enjoy your life.

People will judge you no matter what, so be who you are and do what you love.

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged.

Never stop learning. The day you stop learning is the day you stop growing.

Make a decision and stick with it. And if you don’t, make another decision and stick with that one.

Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.

Keep going. Be all in. Tell the truth. Don’t let anyone tell you no.

Joking around is a part of my essence.

It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being authentic.

Give yourself permission to love what you do.

Find the balance between what you love to do and what you're good at.

Embrace the fact that your authentic self is enough.

Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.

Caring about other people’s approval is a never-ending drama.

Be kind to yourself. It’s hard to be happy when someone is mean to you all the time.

A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they recover when they fall.

Zebras are just horses who were blessed with fashion.

You can’t get hung up on thinking, ‘Am I the best?’ Instead, think, ‘I’m doing my best.’

X-rays can detect fractures, but they can't measure determination.

Women are better at multitasking, but men are better at compartmentalizing.

Victory is about the day-to-day struggle.

Unless you know the whole story, it’s best not to comment.

The best kind of laughter is laughter born of a shared memory.

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

Realize that life is not a checklist of acquisitions.

Quit bragging about how healthy you eat.

People take things at face value. They believe what you tell them.

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

No matter how hard you work, someone else is working harder.

Love means zero resentment.

Keep working and you’ll get better.

Just because you're good at something doesn't mean you have to do it.

I'm a feminist. I'm proud to be a feminist.

Happiness is more important than a good grade.

Growing up, I was a nerd. With actual taped-up glasses.

Flaws are awesome - so, 'flawsome!' I love making up a word.

Exercising is really hard when you have nowhere to go.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking about politics while you’re studying.

Boys, let's face it: if you're dating someone, you are going to annoy her.

Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight.

There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.