Alexander Smith Quotes
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What we have done, the result of that comes to us whenever it comes, either today, tomorrow, hundred years later, hundred lives later, whatever, whatever. And so, it's our own karma. That is why that philosophy in every religion: Killing is sin. Killing is sin in every religion.
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Item numbers are not my cup of tea.
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I get a lot of disbelief that my accent could actually be real, which seems strange.
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You can't do something that is morally vacuous or dysfunctional and then write it off saying, 'It wasn't my film, I was just doing a job in it.'
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Advertising is the life of trade.
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One of the hardest things to do in acting is to stop thinking about yourself and stop being self-conscious.
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I've really enjoyed doing 'Annie Get Your Gun' and loved Neil Simon stuff like 'Chapter Two.'
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There are a few things that I will hopefully be credited for as a pioneer. One is my four-mallet playing. Another one is the starting what was first called jazz rock in 1967 when I started my first band, later became jazz fusion by the 1970s.
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You need to have tremendous confidence in your work, even a touch of arrogance, chutzpah. Many very fine researchers lack intellectual daring. It's human nature to want to be cozy, secure. But that can be a cul de sac.
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I'm just being normal. A normal woman. Well, I don't know what a normal woman is, but I'm a woman and I'm Yoko and I've never changed that.
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From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.
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Times have changed; so must the lenses through which we see the political future.
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Finishing is one of the most difficult things to do in cricket. A player can't be a finisher in just 6 months or one year. You have to be used to that responsibility, keeping on doing what is required from you over a period of time.
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I was a Social Science major in college, with an emphasis in secondary education. I took as many courses on the American colonial era and westward expansion as I could. This turned out to be wonderful preparation for writing fantasy novels.
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I honestly don't diet or work out regularly. I'm just always running around - you'll never catch me having a day on the sofa.
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When I left Maine, I always wanted to be a working actor. I never cared too much about being the star. I just wanted to do the work and get on with it.
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It is difficult to meet fan expectations, especially when people say, 'Oh, the last one was the best one.' It creates more pressure each time for the next game to top the last one.
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If my favourite director gives me a role that is very sparkly? A very brilliant character? I'll do it.
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To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?
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I'd love to have a hit record. I don't believe anyone that says they wouldn't like that.
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Growing up, I was not used to good things happening to me.
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Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly.
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My husband always smells good to me.
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To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
