Al Smith Quotes
Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believe you.
Quotes to Explore
-
If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.
-
The ocean-bordered southern part of California has always been a place of Hollywood make-believe, casual opulence, suntans and jewelry.
-
I believe that communal admiration of individuals is healthy for society. It facilitates, in one way, the base of our universal standard, morals, but also publicly espouses the virtue of certain practices that are kind of like 'inherently good' in some kind of ideas of what the good is.
-
The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
-
I don't believe in regret.
-
I'm not that lazy, but I don't need that much money. I lead a fairly simple life.
-
I woke up this morning, and I still don't believe I won the Daytona 500.
-
The minute I put my leg on a horse and say, 'Come on, let's go,' I absolutely believe that the horse and I can do it and that we will do it. And I am always shocked when we actually don't do it. If the analytical mind ever overrode that optimist in me, I'd be in some serious trouble.
-
The less lines, the better. I am the silent film actor, but not in a slapstick sort of way. Film is an image-based medium, so whatever you can say without the words is far more provocative and punctuating. If the lines are not funny or if they don't advance the story, sometimes it's hard. I hate talk in movies.
-
I am not here to beat anyone. I am here to make a name for myself, and I am glad to work with great directors. I don't believe in the term 'next superstar.'
-
Fairy tales are stories of triumph and transformation and true love, all things I fervently believe in.
-
I believe a true Hindu in India could never have endorsed the killing of the Mahatma.
-
As someone who specializes in deception, I'll tell you this much: When someone insistently implores, 'Believe me,' don't. Pleading 'believe me' or 'trust me' - insisting to people that you are telling the truth - is a tell-tale sign that you probably aren't.
-
We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation... but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America.
-
Painters must speak through paint, not through words.
-
Christians believe that God is everywhere and is involved in our lives at every moment, whether we publicly acknowledge God or not.
-
Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.
-
Almost everything The Beatles did was great, and it's hard to improve on. They were our Bach. The way to get around it may be to keep it as simple as possible.
-
Our entire approach to the banking and financial services business is risk-adjusted returns. We believe that in most parts of the world, and including pockets in India, banking tends to mis-price risk.
-
Now let us bandy words no more... nothing is easier than sharp words, except to wish them unspoken.
-
I have been very independent from day I arrived in Washington.
-
Our style of play is increasingly based on possession of the ball. It suits me as a forward. We've got an attacking approach, and that means that I get a lot of chances; otherwise, I would have not been able to score so many goals.
-
Help and you will abolish apathy-the void that is so quickly filled by ignorance and evil.
-
Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believe you.
