Ali Smith Quotes
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I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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I've bought some Lanvin snake-print wedges, so maybe you'll see me pushing the pram in those and my hotpants!
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My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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The UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999.
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He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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We know that Texas is more than a state. Texas has always been a promise. The promise that where you start has nothing to do with how far you can come.
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More than half the world's largest 100 economies are corporations. They have no loyalties to place or citizens.
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'Cooking Lucky' is a show for guys - or girls - or really for anyone who is all thumbs in the kitchen and needs some help cooking meals that are so incredibly impressive they make it look like you've been slaving in the kitchen all day when in reality, they are so effortless to put together that even a moron can do it.
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Unattractive people are more obsessed with looks.
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When I feel off, I read the 'Tao Te Ching' to get my equilibrium right. I started reading it in the eleventh grade.
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I'm more disturbed when people expect me to be serious.
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L.A.'s a great city in a lot of ways. There's a lot of great weather here. I know some good people.
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I'm one of the idiots that negotiates after I write.
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An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship - it is a crime against our nature as human beings.
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Hexapodia as the key insight...I haven’t had a chance to see the famous video from Straumli Realm, except as an evocation. (My only gateway onto the Net is very expensive.) Is it true that humans have six legs?
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'At Gundar we conceive 'innocence' as a positive quality, not merely an insipid absence of guilt,' stated the Nolde. 'We are not the fools that certain untidy ruffians might suppose.'
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Luckily, I have a fast metabolism.
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I think there's an aspect of my soul, of my personality, that's very suited to directing. I like being in the room with actors; I love creating a safe space and a chaotic space for the discovery to take place. I love creating a sense of community.
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It's funny, but on a set there's a pecking order. There's a caste system, you know? It goes from the star down to the extra. That includes the crew as well. I've never liked that.
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I work very hard every day not to have a lot of expectations. You just let go of the results, because a book will be on bookshelves and in libraries long after we're gone, and, in some ways, whatever happens is none of our business.
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Sometimes I get butterflies before I get up on stage.
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I went to the top of Vesuvius and looked in.
