Zadie Smith Quotes
When the male organ of a man stands erect, two thirds of his intelect go away. And one third of his religion.
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I've learned in my life that it's important to be able to step outside your comfort zone and be challenged with something you're not familiar or accustomed to. That challenge will allow you to see what you can do.
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It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
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Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions.
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I breathe martial arts every day of my life.
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I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's, to go back and reinvent a movie.
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I don't see a superstar out there. I don't see Georges St-Pierre coming back.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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I've learned about ice water in the morning - when you wake up tired, or you're jet lagged and you've been flying and your skin is dry, or you have puffy eyes - the ice water really helps cool the face down and helps circulation.
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The stakes are high on every film now because there's the opening weekend. The first week is extremely crucial; increasingly, films are being judged in terms of opening day, opening weekend, then first week. People are going berserk promoting their films.
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I have never appreciated a quiet moment with a friend as much, a quiet moment with a book and I think part of that is my obsession with being older and time going faster and it's become increasingly sweeter for me.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
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I've had a fast track to who I want to be. I know all of my friends are struggling to what to pick in college, and I've been given a fast pass to kick start my future.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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I'm more of a tough girl, and I'm attracted to things that reflect that in my perfumes. That means sandalwood, musk, amber, and vanilla notes.
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I went to small liberal schools my whole life, and I was also a bad girl in high school; I went to, like, five schools.
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It's a little strange when part of your family is in the public eye, and you're being put into a box that you're not necessarily in. That's when it starts to feel a bit odd: When you're being told who you are, but it's incorrect.
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Playing somebody who's still alive is very interesting.
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'Gold,' says the Consul, knowing that this is the only syllable that has held its power over the ages.
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He that cannot paint must grind the colors.
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Conceived in anger, addicted to hate, the mutant child of a twisted state.
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I've hit third all my life. But I'm hitting fourth for the Yankees. You can't beat that.
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I can still remember them wheeling the black and white TV sets into our classroom at school so we could watch the men landing on the Moon, and that obviously had a huge impact. I later found out those people flying Apollo were ex-military test pilots, so I decided to join the Air Force and become a test pilot.
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When the male organ of a man stands erect, two thirds of his intelect go away. And one third of his religion.
