Lee Smith Quotes
I have always been interested in religion, especially in forms of ecstatic religion, where people are touched directly by the Spirit and go completely out of themselves.
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In seventh and eighth grade, grammar and vocabulary were not my favorite subjects.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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Any effort to create a second class of Americans, I just can't swallow that.
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The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me.
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There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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I grew up in a little town in Minnesota, 500 people. I went out to Princeton, and I wasn't very well-accepted out there by the fancy folks of Princeton University, I felt. I came away bruised and feeling rejected.
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I know what poverty is.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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In the finance world, we used to spend all of our time looking backwards, reporting on what happened. Can I book it? What are the numbers? Now it's about looking into the future. It's about planning and integration. The role of finance is now that of a partner in the business.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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I don't have cable. I just never watched a lot of TV.
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When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don't you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element?
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My favorite part of the whole filmmaking process is working with a fantastic cinematographer, a fantastic actor or actors, and then just creating emotions and stories. I get so excited by that. That's the part I'm utterly addicted to.
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There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten.
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It doesn't matter what country or what political system you are from. Space brings you together.
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Getting married young was the worst experience of my life. It was horrible - really horrible.
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The bizarre world of cards is a world of pure power politics where rewards and punishments are meted out immediately.
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In football, we tried each week to come up with the best game plan for every opponent. Some were tougher than others.
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It was fortunate in looking back for South Africa and its entire people that Mandela and I found it possible to work together even though big strains developed between us from time to time.
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I've met some of the most beautiful women in the world, and I can tell you lots of them are the most unattractive people I've ever met.
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I have always been interested in religion, especially in forms of ecstatic religion, where people are touched directly by the Spirit and go completely out of themselves.
