Zadie Smith Quotes

A lot of people seem to feel that joy is only the most intense version of pleasure, arrived at by the same road - you simply have to go a little further down the track. That has not been my experience.

Zadie Smith

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ExperienceJoyPeopleRoadFeelYou

My understanding of racial discrimination as a child was highly distorted because the most prominent man in Archery was an African-American bishop. When he came home from up north, where he was in charge of A.M.E. churches in five states, it was front-page news. He was the most successful man in my life.

Jimmy Carter

LifeHomeManChildMy LifeNews

Playing in sold out arenas several nights a week is something I have never experience before. I want to experience that. I want to experience that in my first year and build on that.

Andrew Bogut

ExperienceWeekYearWantBuildOut

I probably would have voted against Justice Thomas, and, and, and I've been disappointed by what Justice Roberts has done.

Michael Bennet

JusticeDoneDisappointedAgainst

Strangely enough, I've become a Metallica fan.

Rodney Crowell

EnoughBecomeFanMetallica

Tenure in any department is serious business, because it means, essentially, employment for life.

Michael Shermer

LifeBusinessSeriousEmploymentAny

Sexuality is such a small part of the make-up of someone; it's not who they are.

Douglas Booth

SmallSomeoneSexualityWhoPart

There's simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety.

Chesley Sullenberger

ExperienceSafetyAviationSimply

I myself love getting cookbooks and novels that some congenial person has already tried and liked.

Cheryl Mendelson

LoveMyselfPersonTriedSomeLiked

It's a relief to hear the rain. It's the sound of billions of drops, all equal, all equally committed to falling, like a sudden outbreak of democracy. Water, when it hits the ground, instantly becomes a puddle or rivulet or flood.

Alice Oswald

RainWaterDemocracySoundDrops

Follow your dreams and use your natural-born talents and skills to make this a better world for tomorrow.

Paul Watson

DreamsYour DreamsTomorrowWorld

If I can avoid looking at myself, I will. I don't care to examine myself or see much of what I do. I never care how I look.

Scott Bakula

MyselfLookingCareLookI CanWill

Back off or the lizard gets it!

Ryan Stiles

BackLizardOffGets

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