L. Neil Smith Quotes
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The tribal system from which the Celt never freed himself entirely was the curse of the Celtic race, predooming it to ruin.
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When you play good, everything is good, but when you don't play so good, everything is bad. Even when you think there are good things, they still say bad things.
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I don't miss acting at all.
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It's one thing if you write a song and somebody else sings it because you give the OK. But if your voice is on something and you don't get the credit, it's kind of hard.
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A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.
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Think of the difference between a team sport and one that you do by yourself. Like it or not, if you're by yourself, you're going to be faced with a lot more of your own doubts and your own drawbacks and your own whatever.
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I think I'm a critic of corporate power, whether locally or globally. And the term 'globalization' I've never found all that helpful.
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Unless you're Gisele, you wake up some days and feel ugly. When that happens, I accept that I'm not perfect and it's OK; I can start over again tomorrow.
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I love being a performer. It's like a hole that never closes. It's something in you that never dies.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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When I'm working in America, I wake up with an American accent and stay with it all day till makeup comes off. I just want everyone to be at ease, and not have the show's creators think, 'Oh my god, he's so English, why did we hire him?'
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I really connect to strong feminist writers that make their ideas accessible for the rest of the world.
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The diverse sound of my music makes it a good fit for that demographic.
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In Hollywood, there's a network of creative executives, and when they hear something is good, it catches fire.
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It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.
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Moving from Wales to Italy is like moving to a different country.
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'Breakfast at Tiffany's' isn't a great movie because Audrey Hepburn is brilliant and everyone else isn't. It's a great movie because everybody is fascinating, and she is at the center of it being amazing.
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In college, I was a huge fan of 'Les Miserables.' I seem to remember that people who were into French literature preferred Hugo's poetry.
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If we continue doing the right things in Africa, we can create a very exciting and competitive global market here.
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I'm used to being a small part of a massive production.
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It's so surreal being here.
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I'm tired of being considered property.
