Zadie Smith Quotes
The young people have a phrase for this now, which is "slay in your lane." That's a very important principle of writing. You have to work out what it is you can't do, obscure it, and focus on what works.Zadie Smith
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There's a perception out there that the U.K. has become unfriendly to immigrants. Even if that isn't true, the very fact that that is the perception will make people not even want to come.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan -
What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
Edmund Phelps -
We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.
Manmohan Singh -
The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
Fabiola Gianotti -
Robots are good at things that are structured.
Vijay Kumar -
Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.
Irving Babbitt
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
Edmund Hillary -
I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.
S. E. Hinton -
The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
T. Boone Pickens -
The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
Wayne Dyer -
We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs.
Carl Lewis -
There are many cultural prejudices. For instance, even though fresh fish is a regional staple, Catalans don't like sashimi.
Ferran Adria
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I don't know many people, if any, who have had some straight line toward success. I mean, they start here, they work hard, they've got what it takes, and they just go straight to the top over some number of years. Most people get a little failure.
Sam Donaldson -
The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
Ramakrishna -
Most people consider me an optimist because I laughingly state that I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt.
Zig Ziglar -
My thinking is lot more different with many actresses in the industry. I don't understand why people in showbiz put their profession of acting in the back seat after marriage.
Kareena Kapoor Khan -
I can't even imagine life without music!
Manika -
The grass is always greener on the other side - until you get there and see it's AstroTurf. Symbols are never reality. Someone might have amassed material success and fame, but that doesn't mean they're happy. So, don't go judging a person's life by the cover.
Karen Salmansohn
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You do not walk into any hearing or committee meeting and reveal confidential communications with the president of the United States, who's entitled to receive confidential communications in your best judgment about a host of issues.
Jeff Sessions -
In sport, Americans are prominent in the Premier League - both on and off the pitch.
Louis Susman -
The risks are far greater to your child of not getting immunized than any kind of speculative potential relationship between the vaccine and the development of autism.
Irwin Redlener -
Opening your heart and being courageous and telling people that you care about them or like them or that you think they're special only makes you a better, bigger, kinder, softer, more loving person, and only attracts more love into your life.
Amy Poehler -
The young people have a phrase for this now, which is "slay in your lane." That's a very important principle of writing. You have to work out what it is you can't do, obscure it, and focus on what works.
Zadie Smith