Zadie Smith Quotes
Generally, women can't do this, but men retain the ancient ability to leave a family and a past. They just unhook themselves, like removing a fake beard, and skulk discreetly back into society, changed men. Unrecognizable.
Zadie Smith
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Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know.
C. S. Forester
There are hundreds of people running around with great voices. If they would study and develop them they could become great singers.
Vaughn Monroe
Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
Fatema Mernissi
But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.
Pat Robertson
Women are, in general, less shallow visually. If their man gains 10, 20 pounds, they don't care as much. But I've been with women over the years when my weight fluctuated, and they're definitely more interested physically when I am in really great shape.
Hank Azaria
Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
Malala Yousafzai
That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places.
Joe Eszterhas
I like writing for movies. It's nice to be alone working on fiction in your room, and then it's nice to be in a room with a bunch of people working on a movie.
Daniel Handler
If our history can challenge the next wave of musicians to keep moving and changing, to keep spiritually hungry and horny, that's what it's all about.
Carlos Santana
Santana
I get a thick book full of death, destruction, strife, and chaos. That's what I take with my morning tea.
Barack Obama
I never intended to go into the family business. I've always been drawn to wanting to do something else at some time in my life.
Christie Hefner
Generally, women can't do this, but men retain the ancient ability to leave a family and a past. They just unhook themselves, like removing a fake beard, and skulk discreetly back into society, changed men. Unrecognizable.
Zadie Smith
