Arthur Smith Quotes
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
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In its worse forms, conservatism is a matter of 'I hate strangers and anything that's different.'
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I'm not really a piano player, but I play enough to get away with it.
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The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
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I used to be very photogenic. My brother took a lot of pictures of me in Dubai. I thought maybe I could be a movie star. There was a hurdle, though - I didn't know anything about films.
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The release of 'Lungs' was so hard. It was terrifying, because it was the first time doing everything. The first experiences of media exposure were almost paralysing. I spent a lot of time crying on the floor of the studio – it sent me a bit mad.
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I have to entertain, because if I don't entertain you, you're not going to continue reading. But if I'm not out to enlighten, or change your mind about something, or change your behavior, then I really don't want to take the journey.
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I was popular. I wasn't the most popular. But I definitely held my own.
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Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a check and mailing it to a nonprofit about which you know little more than what's on the brochure they sent you.
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One of my theories is to be captain on the field and off the field, you need to totally enjoy each other's company. I don't like discussing cricket off the field.
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In politics, religion and other areas of culture, people disagree on the worth of competing ideas. There is no equivalent to the scientific method that can determine in a robust way which ideas match the real world, and which ones can be ruled out. So conflicting ideologies persist indefinitely.
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All beautiful things in this world are because of women.
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If I hadn't have been good enough at football, I'd have been a sports journalist - which is what I do now anyway. Or a cricketer. I might have been a cricketer.
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When you cover the economy as a reporter, there's one part of the job that is always easy: finding economists who disagree.
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I love things that are harsh and things that are too loud. And I love lulling people into a false sense of security. That's life.
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For me, the show must go on - it doesn't matter how ill you are, you get on and do it.
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I like to jump into different worlds. I'm attracted to the emotional rollercoaster of acting. Now I've been doing it for so many years, I must rather enjoy it.
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I think that when I die, it might be some time until I know it.
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The moon puts on an elegant show, different every time in shape, colour and nuance.
