Arthur Smith Quotes
The book may be garbage, but if it weighs in at a kilo or more, I stand before its author in awe.
Quotes to Explore
-
Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
-
Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.
-
I think chalking up human behavior to evil lets us all off the hook too easily.
-
If you have the ideas, and you're a creative person, then you don't really differentiate in how your ideas manifest themselves.
-
The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
-
Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
-
There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.
-
Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.
-
I like power and I like to use it.
-
Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
-
But yet I don't think I should be labeled just a black quarterback, because it's bigger things in this sport that need to be accomplished.
-
When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
-
I'm a private person. I'm shy about people knowing things.
-
Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.
-
Growing up with my dad, whenever I wanted to try something, he would let me try it but he wouldn't let me give up on it. If soccer was too tough and I said, 'I'm going to quit,' he'd be like, 'No, you're going to try everything and keep going at it.'
-
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
-
It was only a few years ago that I couldn't get hired to save my life.
-
The physical ego serves as its own worst enemy when, by delusive material behavior, it eclipses its true nature as the ever blessed soul.
-
I wasn't a big fan of social anthropology. And, luckily, that created room for me to work in visual arts because I sort of ignored my requirements. I think I was attracted to social anthropology because I liked to travel and was always interested in far-off places.
-
Everyone, whether he is self-denying or self-indulgent, is seeking after the Beloved. Every place may be the shrine of love, whether it be mosque or synagogue.
-
'What It Is' was based on this class I've been teaching for 10 years - I wanted to write a book about writing that didn't mention stuff like story structure, protagonists, and all those things that we know about only because they already exist in stories.
-
The people suffering most from the Taliban were Afghans.
-
But for the first time, I had a religious identity. I had come home. And so I called myself a Zen Buddhist at the age of 18.
-
The book may be garbage, but if it weighs in at a kilo or more, I stand before its author in awe.
