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.
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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.
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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.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.
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As soon as street art got popular, I was just like, 'I'm out of here.'
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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I'm a plethora of stolen jokes and kitschy references.
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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.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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Pop knew absolutely nothing about pro football.
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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.
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I am Lebanese, and I know the interests of my country.
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It's a sin to be tired.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I'm not interesting enough on my own that you'd want to see a film about me.
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Anyone who claims to have an entirely clear conscience is almost certainly a bore.
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I want anything I produce to be good for people kind enough to try it, but it's the momentum and process I enjoy most.
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You should be stronger than me,But instead you're longer than frozen turkey,Why'd you always put me in control?All I need is for my man to live up to his role,Always wanna talk it through- I'm ok,Always have to comfort you every day,But that's what I need you to do - are you gay?
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The One remains, the many change and pass; Heaven's light forever shines, Earth's shadows fly; Life, like a dome of many-coloured glass, Stains the white radiance of Eternity, Until Death tramples it to fragments.
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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.
