Zadie Smith Quotes
It was in the air, or so it seemed to Kiki, this hatred of women and their bodies- it seeped in with every draught in the house; people brought it home on their shoes, they breathed it in off their newspapers. There was no way to control it.

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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.
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You see, O Greeks! The enemy already acknowledge the country to be ours; for when they made peace with us, they stipulated that we should not burn the country belonging to the king, and now they set fire to it themselves, as if they looked upon it no longer as their own.
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After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others.
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I do not have bad days. I don't wake up in the morning and think that I'm going to get AIDS. I don't dream bad dreams about it. If I did, I'd be giving in to the negativity.
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I had cottage cheese for lunch and a glass of wine when I got home tonight.
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Followers of the occult believe in only what they already know, and in those things that confirm what they have already learned.
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I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not love you I shall not love.
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The majority of the time, they take air out of the football. I think that, for me, is a disadvantage.
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I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
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In the U.S., diversity is a politically correct slogan. In India, it is a historical fact. Much as we in the West may resent it, India has a lot to teach us when it comes to religious tolerance.
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I would love to work with the great movie actors of our time.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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Nothing heightens chaos more than a berserk wild animal right in the middle.
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I love the community of theater. There is something about the camaraderie: People who show up eight times a week to do a show. It's unlike any other business. It's just lovely. You feel like you're in a family.
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There isn't one celebrity I've worked with who doesn't have major doubts about what impact they are having. I am glad when they question the impact, because it shows they are based firmly in the reality that peacemaking isn't the same as changing a streetlight or distributing mosquito nets.
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Music that comes from the heart - that's the music that moves me.
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Among the major tasks before us none is of greater importance for our strength and stability than the task of building up the unity and solidarity of our people.
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It was in the air, or so it seemed to Kiki, this hatred of women and their bodies- it seeped in with every draught in the house; people brought it home on their shoes, they breathed it in off their newspapers. There was no way to control it.