Zadie Smith Quotes

All novels attempt to cut neural routes through the brain, to convince us that down this road the true future of the novel lies.

Zadie Smith

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As set forth by theologians, the idea of 'God' is an argument that assumes its own conclusions, and proves nothing.

Johann Most

GodArgumentNothingConclusionsOwn

All of my characters are a little bit based on people I know in real life. You know when you do that you have to change the character a little bit in case your friend or your relative reads the book, because you don't want them to know you wrote about them... They might get mad.

Meg Cabot

LifeChangeFriendCharacterPeople

The reason I'm a writer is to understand other people and myself more. The reason I'm a writer is to dramatize stories about human beings so that it improves my life. So that's a very selfish thing.

Mike O'Malley

LifeMyselfPeopleSelfishMy Life

The elimination of unnecessary collateral requirements on foreign insurers and reinsurers is not only beneficial for the individual companies, but for the industry as a whole.

Mike McGavick

IndividualIndustryWholeOnly

Growing up outside your own country makes you feel that you don't belong when you return, so you feel free to make friends with whomever you like.

Claire Denis

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I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives.

Brit Marling

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Arafat conducts terror; his strategy is the strategy of terror.

Ariel Sharon

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We have never said that we're perfect. We've said that we seek that. But we sometimes fall short.

Tim Cook

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Tennis is my life, obviously; I need to focus, I need to win. But it's not the only thing. I'm not going to play forever.

Novak Djokovic

LifeFocusWinMy LifePlayTennis

We just try to write about things that are close to our hearts. We don't sit around trying to write another 'Free Bird' or 'Sweet Home Alabama.'

Rickey Medlocke

HomeBirdSweetFreeTryingTry

Overstating America's issues doesn't make us relatable; it makes others' issues easily dismissable.

Richard Grenell

AmericaOthersUsMakeIssuesMakes

What we have seen the Russians do is attempt to manipulate public confidence on both sides. So we've seen them encourage people go to a protest on one side; we've seen them simultaneously encourage people to go to that same protest on the other side.

Kirstjen Nielsen

ConfidencePeopleGoSidesSide

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