Howard K. Smith (Howard Kingsbury Smith) Quotes
For an Italian peasant a telegram from anywhere is a wondrous thing; and a cable from the terrestrial paradise of America is not lightly to be disregarded.
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I've always liked stories. I'm always reading, ever since I was a kid. I've always been reading and wanting to be in some other world. This is the perfect job for me.
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I think it's fine for girls to ask boys out. I actually prefer it.
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When a show has gotten as much attention as this one, everyone wants to join in with something to say.
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I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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Trump brings power to those who hate their lack of it, and his message is tonic to communities that have felt nothing but decline for decades.
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We should learn to think with our fingers.
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Diligence, hard work, foresight, entrepreneurship and God's blessing.
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Like a human being, each word has a story. To understand a word, we need to learn where it was born, what paths it took to reach where it is today and how it has changed along the way.
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Advice, n. The smallest current coin.
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First Lady Michelle Obama - I admire her confidence, integrity, intelligence, compassion, and her overall vibe - she is such an inspiration.
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I was 23 when I wrote 'Neighbors,' and I definitely look back at it now and cringe a little bit. I was trying to understand what drama was.
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I'm a suspicious mulatto, which means I'm too black to be white and too white to be doing it right.
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Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person.
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You don't start out getting into the gym and bench pressing 300 pounds. You start out by doing the bar.
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The heavy spacesuits are spectacular to look at but very hot. Putting one on was like going from chilly London winter weather to the Bahamas in just minutes.
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I've always said that I favour an elected second chamber and I think it's important that there are members of the House of Lords who are willing to vote for their own demise.
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You got to be careful mentioning people as great as Clint Eastwood. You can't put me in the same sentence as that man.
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Cancer affects all of us, whether you're a daughter, mother, sister, friend, coworker, doctor, patient.
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We march in the streets, but we will also march to the voting booth in November.
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I always had a belief in myself, and I started wondering if it was founded.
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A woman's paradise is under her husband's foot
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I can only imagine what the show would have meant to me as a 16- or 17-year-old. I know what 'Rent' meant to me in my life, how that show changed the course of my life, and we can only hope that 'Hamilton' will have the same effect on a few kids.
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For an Italian peasant a telegram from anywhere is a wondrous thing; and a cable from the terrestrial paradise of America is not lightly to be disregarded.
