Zadie Smith Quotes

When a human being becomes a set of data on a website like Facebook, he or she is reduced. Everything shrinks. Individual character. Friendships. Language. Sensibility.

Zadie Smith

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The problem as you get older is, from my perspective, after a certain amount of songs, you tend to start writing something and then you stop and say, 'Wait, I think I've written that before.'

Robert Smith

PerspectiveWaitWritingStartThink

The Bible tells me that every life is holy; the Bible tells me that every life is loved; the Bible tells me that every life is called to be all that it can be.

John Shelby Spong

LifeMeBibleLovedHolyEvery

The stratosphere is my church.

John Perry Barlow

ChurchStratosphere

I've never seen myself as a fantasy writer - ever.

Jonathan Carroll

MyselfFantasyNeverSeenWriter

A lot of people give up, but you can't stop me. If you close the door, I'll just jump out the window.

Diane Warren

PeopleMeDoorWindowYouJump

I called my show 'Power' because, for me, the whole series is about the way my main character, Ghost, is power-less over his circumstances, even though he has almost endless access to money and guns.

Courtney A. Kemp

CharacterPowerMoneyMeWayOver

People always want to feel better and be inspired. Sometimes we need it. I think the conscious rapper will always be able to live and exist.

Common

LivePeopleThinkBetterFeelWant

If you live in a family or have five roommates, there's some sort of reality check, but when you live alone, there's a lot more leeway for your fantasy life to be more and more a part of your everyday life.

Claire Messud

LifeFamilyLiveAloneRealityYou

Nobody could understand why a guy would love his guitar, then all of a sudden turn around and try to destroy it. Jimi was just different.

Bobby Womack

LoveGuitarNobodyWhyUnderstand

If we have intelligence on the location of terrorist training centers, it is insane not to act.

Bob Beckel

IntelligenceTrainingLocationAct

A few small changes in your DNA can turn your eyes blue, make you lactose intolerant or put some curl in your hair.

Anne Wojcicki

EyesBlueHairSmallYouDNA

I love IMDB. I love that people all over the country get that into it. When I was a kid, you literally had to go to the theater and stare at the poster to see who the hell was involved.

Allen Covert

LovePeopleHellYouCountryGo

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