Ninian Smart Quotes
Life is very difficult and we owe it to our fellow human beings to be as cheerful as we can.
Quotes to Explore
-
I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
-
I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
-
We have such little mystery in our lives generally because of how we live now. I mean, of course, mystery is all around us, but the way we live our lives now, we're too busy to be bothered with it.
-
Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family.
-
I don't need drugs to make my life tragic.
-
A lot of cats are not that social.
-
I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
-
I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
-
I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you.
-
Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel's. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under a McCain administration. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under an Obama administration. So that policy is not going to change.
-
I am all for everyone having a voice; I just don't think everyone has earned the microphone. And that's what the Internet has done.
-
I've never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized.
-
MWA and The Author's Guild refused to accept me as a member.
-
I grew up around really not-normal people. My family is general Hollywood. They're all artists; they're creative people who are advocates for expressing themselves. But I also have to say I'm not impressed with Hollywood.
-
I think that dwelling on other people's perception of you is the road to complete madness, unfortunately. I try and resist that.
-
Many people have this image of me. For a long time, I cared about that.
-
For most of my 20s, I looked like I was 12. Now that I'm pushing 40, I guess I look closer to... 15? It must be my macrobiotic diet. Oh, wait, except that I don't have one of those.
-
The best revolutions are unplanned, and the most democratic are leaderless.
-
I don't go to the sale rack. But I wouldn't say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful.
-
I'm Iranian and no matter what I do, I'm dealing with politics because especially my music, that it's a music that talks about peace, love, unity.
-
I believe and still believe that the Chinese government puts great weight on the experience of the Bank in terms of development.
-
The life of Lord Krishna has been misunderstood by many Western commentators. Scriptural allegory is baffling to literal minds. A hilarious blunder by a translator will illustrate this point. The story concerns an inspired medieval saint, the cobbler Ravidas, who sang in the simple terms of his own trade of the spiritual glory hidden in all mankind:
-
Reagan to son: how really great is the challenge of proving your masculinity and charm with one woman for the rest of your life. Any man can find a twerp here and there who will go along with cheating, and it doesn’t take all that much manhood. It does take quite a man to remain attractive and to be loved by a woman who has heard him snore, seen him unshaven, tended him while he was sick and washed his dirty underwear. Do that and keep her still feeling a warm glow and you will know some very beautiful music.
-
Life is very difficult and we owe it to our fellow human beings to be as cheerful as we can.
