Stevie Smith Quotes
People who are always praising the past And especially the time of faith as best Ought to go and live in the Middle Ages And be burnt at the stake as witches and sages.
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Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.
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People just decided I was an R&B artist because I'm black.
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There must be possible a fiction which, leaving sociology and case histories to the scientists, can arrive at the truth about the human condition, here and now, with all the bright magic of the fairy tale.
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With the greatest of respect, I have watched Apple from the day it started. I was publishing magazines about the Apple II before most people had ever heard what a personal computer was.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living.
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My favourite flowers are English country roses - I had a bouquet of them for my wedding.
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When you're 25, it's a little bit easier to be daring, especially if you are a pop star, because eccentric behavior is expected from you.
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I live on my phone: I have a bunch of news and informational apps on there.
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You come to me and it's my job to make you look the best you can look. From an image point of view, would I prefer to dress Jude Law instead of Rolf Harris? Of course. But it's my job to make them both look great.
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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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The disenfranchised should be going to art school - not the franchised.
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Take of London fog 30 parts; malaria 10 parts, gas leaks 20 parts, dewdrops gathered in a brickyard at sunrise 25 parts; odor of honeysuckle 15 parts. Mix. The mixture will give you an approximate conception of a Nashville drizzle.
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There must be a special place in hell reserved for you.I've been to hell. It's a better place than this.
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You guys are trying to stop Musial in 15 minutes while the National League ain’t stopped him in 15 years.
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The mutual confidence on which all else depends can be maintained only by an open mind and a brave reliance upon free discussion.
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My mom has given me my sense of style. She has taught me how individual style is so beautiful, what you appreciate on someone else might not be good for you. For her, style is all about being comfortable, and she has an innate sense of sophisticated style.
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If you are supposed to be villainous and have some sort of agenda, I like the idea of delivering that kind of character in a perfectly well-mannered way.
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It’s a troublesome world. All the people who're in it are troubled with troubles almost every minute. You oughta be thankful, a whole heaping lot, For the places and people you're lucky you're not!
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His conversation does not show the minute-hand, but he strikes the hour very correctly.
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Our yesterdays present irreparable things to us; it is true that we have lost opportunities which will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ. Leave the Irreparable Past in His hands, and step out into the Irresistible Future with Him.
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Before you can express love, you must find love. You must know love within yourself before you can express it. You must love yourself before you can give it to another.
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People who are always praising the past And especially the time of faith as best Ought to go and live in the Middle Ages And be burnt at the stake as witches and sages.
