Dodie Smith Quotes
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I don't even own a television. I don't watch network television.
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The dialysis is to wash my blood, to keep my kidneys functioning.
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Most people don't know how to tell stories.
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The work of healing is not my work, but by faith, healing is done. The work of deliverance, great and mighty deliverance, is not my work but is my faith in Him. It is not the works of righteousness which I have done, but according to His grace. I am a product of His grace.
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Not prejudge others – not decide their value before knowing them.
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Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us? You should know there is adventure in simply being among those we love and the things we love, and beauty, too.
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You have to take the belt, and I dont give my opponents a chance to take my belt. I go out there and take away their opportunity to take my belt away from me.
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As long as you're not hurting anybody else, as long as you're being kind to people and you're doing what you love, only good things can come of it.
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Sometimes it's bad to do something you've never done before.
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I have busy nights.
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I don't necessarily want to hear about my talent or my greatness as an actor.
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I think, at some point, all of us - I'm gonna speak personally, not for everybody else - you're gonna feel like a one-trick pony, and you might even be a one-trick pony. But at some point, if it's a really good trick, everybody's still gonna appreciate it.
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I hesitate to deposit money in a bank. I am afraid I shall never dare to take it out again. When you go to confession and entrust your sins to the safe-keeping of the priest, do you ever come back for them?
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God is gracious enough to let us know, in due time while we're here and the fact that I'm still around and I'm still singing, it is really to his glory.
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Maturity transformation is a central part of the economic function of banks and many other types of financial intermediaries.
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I don't care what the haters and naysayers say. If they make jokes about me, I'll laugh because they'll probably be funny.
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I'll be honest with you, I don't agree with President Obama about everything. But I've gotten to know him, I've worked with him, and the choice is crystal clear.
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It is impossible to be completely abstract about clothes because they have no life unless they are worn. They must fit onto a body or they do not exist.
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When you look at a corpse you can always sense your own breath better.
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I'll never forget how the depression and loneliness felt good and bad at the same time. Still does.
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But I am, personally, not a gambler. I wouldn’t spend £1 on the lottery, let alone take a punt on a pregnancy. The stakes are far, far too high. I can’t agree with a society that would force me to bet on how much I could love under duress.
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Sometimes I start with a great title or idea, sometimes a great melody will run through my mind; but the higher percentage of the time, the words and music pretty much come at the same time.
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Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.
