Authors:
  1. Quotes
  2. Authors
  3. Z
  4. Zadie Smith
  5. Ambition

Zadie Smith Quotes about Ambition

All Zadie Smith Quotes Age Ambition quotes Belief Character Children Consciousness Country Desire Duty Feelings Giving House Internet Kissing Language Lying Myth Pain Past Perspective Reality Water Writing
'A reality shaped around your own desires' - there is something sociopathic in that ambition.

'A reality shaped around your own desires' - there is something sociopathic in that ambition.

Zadie Smith
Ambition, Reality, Desire
"Feel Free: Essays". Book by Zadie Smith, January 29, 2018.

You don't come to live here unless the delusion of a reality shaped around your own desires isn't a strong aspect of your personality. A reality shaped around your own desires - there is something sociopathic in that ambition.

Zadie Smith
Strong, New York, Ambition
"Zadie Smith On Manhattan’s ‘Sociopathic’ Ambition" By Carolyn Gregoire, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 10, 2014.

I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame.

Zadie Smith
Book, Writing, Ambition
"White knuckle ride". The Guardian interview, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2000.

You May Also Like: