Zadie Smith Quotes
I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around.
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You don't have to be an heiress to look like one, if you act like one then everyone will just presume you are one.
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Nothing external to you has any power over you.
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I love movies with spectacle but spectacle can be a performance, it doesn't have to be a creature.
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I don't read other science fiction. I don't read any at all.
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This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
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If you haven't got it. Fake it! Too short? Wear big high heels, but do practice walking!
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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I got into politics because I was tired of complaining.
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The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
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Behavior used to be reinforced by great deprivation; if people weren't hungry, they wouldn't work. Now we are committed to feeding people whether they work or not. Nor is money as great a reinforcer as it once was. People no longer work for punitive reasons, yet our culture offers no new satisfactions.
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You can't tag me as a regional actress.
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I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.
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I'd never stop traveling, and I love bringing my family along with me. My children have points of reference everywhere, friends from Milan to Los Angeles. I think it's really fun for them.
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I have been vain since birth. I expected other people to like what I did, although my vanity has definitely diminished over the years.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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I have confidence in mining. I see exciting opportunities in it.
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And for a very special group of people, we've provided their only job. I'm speaking of course of the disabled. They have stated they don't want a hand out just a hand. We are happy to give them one.
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I'm my own person, and I want people to know me for who I am.
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I keep a diary because I love this writer, David Sedaris, and he writes a lot about his diary, and he inspired me to keep one.
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I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around.
