Ali Smith Quotes
A good argument, like a good dialogue, is always a proof of life, but I'd much rather go and read a book.Ali Smith
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
Ha-Joon Chang -
Every morning I wake up and thank God.
Aaron Neville -
I enjoy getting gussied up for an event or date night.
Olivia Wilde -
Our vision and commitment is towards the country's progress, its place in the world and the happiness of its people.
Narendra Modi -
One rose says more than the dozen.
Wendy Craig -
There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.
Edmund Phelps
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
Urjit Patel -
There's no regrets for me.
Adam Lambert -
My boring, mundane, diligent kind of golf works sometimes. Actually, it works all the time. And sometimes, on the greatest stages, it really does flourish.
Zach Johnson The Fray -
I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
Zoe Foster Blake -
I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.
Ralph Ellison -
I don't want to set the world up for surprises.
Barry Diller
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Put paying your dues and all that puts so much into being a success. You have an understanding of what it's about, being on your own for three or four years and living day to day on $3, or living in an apartment with no electricity.
Taylor Kitsch -
I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
Kate Walsh -
A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.
Rajneesh -
As a boy, I had an uncle, T. G. Bond, who lived near Moreton Hampstead and who was passionately devoted to Dartmoor. He inspired me with the same love.
Sabine Baring-Gould -
I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
Taylor Jenkins Reid -
All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
Baruch Spinoza
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Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse.
Kate Adie -
Fashion for a long time was very elitist and difficult to get access to. The access I can now provide to my readers live from fashion shows with my iPhone was never, ever possible before.
Imran Amed -
Saudi Arabia makes a billion dollars a day, okay? They make a billion dollars a day.
Donald Trump -
So much of journalism is conveying a place and time that existed, to someone at a later date: giving a person the context and trying to make them feel as informed as if they were actually there.
Chris Milk -
A good argument, like a good dialogue, is always a proof of life, but I'd much rather go and read a book.
Ali Smith