Zadie Smith Quotes

Novels are not about expressing yourself, they're about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression? Go and ring a bell in a yard if you want to express yourself.

Zadie Smith

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FunnyBeautifulYourselfYouWant

I'm so disappointed in the frat parties at Columbia. I'm like an English boy going to an American college. I'm thinking cheerleaders, I'm thinking kegs. That's not what's on the cards.

Max Minghella

CollegeThinkingAmericanCardsBoy

The media has zero integrity, zero intelligence, and no hard work. You're the opposition party. Not the Democratic Party. You're the opposition party. The media's the opposition party.

Steve Bannon

WorkHard WorkIntegrityIntelligence

Do you think it's possible to discuss politics without preaching?

Steven Brust

PoliticsThinkYouPossibleWithout

Patient zero feels great and is back to work.

Liz Parrish

WorkGreatBackPatientZeroFeels

I don't think there's a morally perfect way to do anything in life, but I'm not a filmmaker who tries to hide my mess.

Joshua Oppenheimer

LifeThinkPerfectHideWayMess

Every afternoon, I shut the door of my bedroom to write: Poetry was secret, dangerous, wicked and delicious.

Donald Hall

PoetryDoorDangerousWriteBedroom

If I were a liberal Democrat, people would say I'm the super genius of all time. The super genius of all time. If you're a conservative Republican, you've got to fight for your life. It's really an amazing thing.

Donald Trump

LifeTimeFightPeopleAmazingYou

The fifth member of my band is my non-profit work.

Bonnie Raitt

WorkBandMemberFifth

Lots of people think that the Premier League would be good for me, but my mum is Spanish, and I really have that dream to play over there.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

GoodPeopleMeThinkDreamPlay

My family is delighted every time I cook maitake. Our taste buds awaken in anticipation of its rich, deep and nuanced flavors.

Paul Stamets

FamilyTimeDeepRichAnticipation

I like fixing things.

Richard E. Grant

PowerGreatMyselfI AmPeopleOver

If you're a woman, it's almost impossible to establish a relationship. You're too much for everybody. It's too much. The woman always has to play this role of being fragile and dependent. And if you're not, they're fascinated by you, but only for a little while. And then they want to change you and crush you. And then they leave.

Marina Abramovic

ChangeRelationshipWomanImpossible

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