Zadie Smith Quotes
Asking why rappers always talk about their stuff is like asking why Milton is forever listing the attributes of heavenly armies. Because boasting is a formal condition of the epic form. And those taught that they deserve nothing rightly enjoy it when they succeed in terms the culture understands.Zadie Smith
Quotes to Explore
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I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.
O. J. Simpson -
Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy.
Hannes Alfven -
As soon as street art got popular, I was just like, 'I'm out of here.'
Barry McGee -
Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
Nas -
Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
Larry David -
Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
Calvin Johnson
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I'm a plethora of stolen jokes and kitschy references.
Nathan Fillion -
Nobody in France would ever say 'He's a Jewish novelist' or 'She's a black novelist,' even though people do write about those subjects. It would look absurd to a French person to go into a bookstore and see a 'Gay Studies' section.
Edmund White -
Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
Samuel Adams -
Blinking is some way of tabulating - a kind of carriage return, click, or save to disk - that helps the process of 'Okay, now change the subject.' Every time you move your eyes, there's an interruption in the visual field - you go momentarily blind when your eyeballs are moving.
Walter Murch -
I am Lebanese, and I know the interests of my country.
Najib Mikati -
It's a sin to be tired.
Kate Moss
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I always say my music is like dark blue or black, like a punch to your gut that feels really good.
Banks -
If you do an autopsy on an 85-year-old who died of a stroke, you will find five other things that person was about to die from.
S. Jay Olshansky -
The train system in India is chaotic and fun - it's the best way to see the landscape. Being in with all the families and also being the odd animal is a colourful experience you'll never forget.
Natalie Dormer -
Community action is as valuable a principle on the international level as it has been domestically.
Barney Frank -
I am undeniably afraid of the dark!
Victoria Justice -
Even when you are playing someone who is real, you get their mannerisms and you get their little quirks, but, it still has to be something inside of you that connects with the role, or else you will not be any good.
Tammy Blanchard
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When I hurt my knee, I knew it was time to retire from dancing, and I needed a job just to pay the bills, and I ended up as a receptionist for about three-four years.
Phyllis Smith -
Experience taught me that working families are often just one pay check away from economic disaster. And it showed me first-hand the importance of every family having access to good health care.
Dave Obey -
Sometimes they people throw off their freedom so quickly, you'd think it was burning them.
Steve Toltz -
Why do Republicans hate gay marriage so much? They certainly don't hate gay prostitutes.
Margaret Cho -
Asking why rappers always talk about their stuff is like asking why Milton is forever listing the attributes of heavenly armies. Because boasting is a formal condition of the epic form. And those taught that they deserve nothing rightly enjoy it when they succeed in terms the culture understands.
Zadie Smith