Zadie Smith Quotes
I never bought the idea of individual genius from which the novel spews forth. It's always an act of curation.Zadie Smith
Quotes to Explore
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All the girls today want to be famous, but they haven't earned their spurs.
C. Z. Guest -
History is not a long series of centuries in which men did all the interesting/important things and women stayed home and twiddled their thumbs in between pushing out babies, making soup and dying in childbirth.
Tansy Rayner Roberts -
Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
Venus Williams -
There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
Napoleon Hill -
Movies were a struggle for me - they didn't come easy.
Mandy Patinkin
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You've got to try to guard, make an effort to defend to the best of your ability. You have to rebound the ball, which was an area that was so critical. And they wanted you to play smart and have fun. I've kind of tried to let our people understand those are the most important things that I could possibly tell them.
Larry Brown -
ISIS is at war with America, but America is not at war with ISIS - not the president, nor the Congress, and certainly not the American people.
Jack Keane -
I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part.
Octavia Spencer -
The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that.
Eartha Kitt -
I just take it one day at a time. Austin Powers has given me a lot of opportunities as far as my career.
Verne Troyer -
After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.
Venus Williams
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It wasn't my dream to make music. It was just something I ended up doing, and no one said stop.
Caitlin Rose -
I think all television has to be about relationships and I don't think horror for the sake of it can work unless you're able to ground it in some kind of relationship.
Rachael Taylor -
My wife and I have very deep roots in Colorado, and we can't see ourselves living anywhere else.
Victor Mitchell -
Dead men tell no tales.
Haniel Long -
The Queen's wedding dress in 1947, there was some embroidery on the train which was definitely there to illustrate new dawn/post-war optimism, that sort of thing.
Kate Reardon -
In my ideal world there would be 99% unemployment for actors, and I would be the 1% that's employed. I hear about somebody getting a job at Starbucks and I get jealous.
Hamish Linklater
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Here's what my love affair with quotations has taught me: the more you focus on words that uplift you, the more you embody the ideas contained in those words.
Oprah Winfrey -
I love being around people that contribute. It doesn't matter where the good idea comes from. A good idea is a good idea.
Milo Ventimiglia -
Adoptive parents are taking on enormous responsibility, both emotionally and financially. Quite frankly, they need as much disclosure as possible about the child's background and health to assure the best fit and be prepared.
Pat Robertson -
It saddens me to know that I jeopardized the welfare of the kind people of Hawaii, a community that I love and call my home.
Daniel Dae Kim -
I never bought the idea of individual genius from which the novel spews forth. It's always an act of curation.
Zadie Smith