Deborah Smith Quotes
We are all bodies of water, guarding the mystery of our depths, but some of us have more to guard than others.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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People get very trapped where they are. When they hear 'fashion' they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist.
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The success of each of us benefits us all, and the success of us all benefits each of us individually.
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For me, music was the only reason I went to school. I was kind of a street kid, in a lot of trouble committing crimes and stuff. Music gave me something to focus on.
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I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879.
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The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro, like Dustin Hoffman or Clint Eastwood who in their 70s or 80s can still act.
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It's very irresponsible to deny the reality of a problem to see whether it might stop existing.
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I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well. The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.
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Our elders are always optimistic in their views of the present, pessimistic in their views of the future; youth is pessimistic toward the present and gloriously hopeful for the future. And it is this hope which is the lever of progress-one might say, the only lever of progress.
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I'm not angry; I write about angry characters. When I'm doing that, I'm happy. Just like when I'm writing about Mickey Sabbath being lustful, I'm not feeling lustful; I'm happy.
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I want to go home and just go for a long walk. And where I want to go, I have no idea.
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New York City is still the art capital - every time I'm in New York, I'm thinking about competition.
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All films are born free and equal.
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While some people are apprehensive that meditation may conflict with their beliefs, the usual experience is that it leads to a heightened appreciation of their particular religious leanings and a greater level of personal joy
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I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them.
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It makes me sad, the way human beings talk smack. It's why I don't like irony. People are too gleeful to put some teeth into something.
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Music has a power of forming the character, and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young.
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The cartoons which I enjoy have caused some kind of out rage, but they have got people talking about these issues out in the open and in essence that's what its all about.
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Hitler's economic revolution in Germany had reduced financial considerations to a point where they played no role in economic or political decisions
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The ways of creation are wrapt in mystery. We may only marvel, and bow our head.
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Mum and Dad split up when I was nine. We upped and moved from London to Sussex, and suddenly I went from an urban life to nothing in the countryside - with a new father and new life.
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We are all bodies of water, guarding the mystery of our depths, but some of us have more to guard than others.
