Clint Smith Quotes

Sometimes sports serves as a reprieve from politics, and sometimes it serves as an extension of it.

Clint Smith

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• The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • People
  • Wise
  • Contradict

• I've been watching 'Walking Dead' with my son, and there is absolutely nothing in there I find shocking, but it's cool, and I like it.

  

  Mads Mikkelsen
  • Cool
  • Son
  • Walking

• The art of creation is older than the art of killing.

  

  Ed Koch
  • Art
  • Creation
  • Older

• Koran says whoever believes in God in the last day shall be saved. It is a religion whose very name, Islam, comes from the word Shalom, which means peace. It's about establishing peace. We greet each other with peace be upon you, which the Jews do in greeting each other.

  

  Feisal Abdul Rauf
  • God
  • Peace
  • Day

• I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.

  

  Barbara McClintock
  • Great
  • Pleasure
  • Plants

• My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.

  

  Ace Frehley Kiss
  • Life
  • My Life
  • Guitar

• Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.

  

  Randy Newman
  • Write
  • Stuff
  • Personal

• I remember there being a period of time when I had a baby, and I was so sleep-deprived that I'd get into having no filter, and that was not good.

  

  Laura Dern
  • Time
  • Good
  • Remember

• I just feel I've got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what's real when it comes to AIDS.

  

  Eric Lynn Wright
  • Real
  • Feel
  • Learn

• Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.

  

  Fran Lebowitz
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Dance

• I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.

  

  Imelda May
  • Music
  • School
  • Choices

• There's a difference between being posh and being rich.

  

  Kate Reardon
  • Rich
  • Difference
  • Being Rich

• The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!

  

  Kate Beckinsale
  • Night
  • Nice
  • Day

• To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.

  

  J. B. Priestley
  • World
  • Different
  • Heaven

• I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'

  

  Forest Whitaker
  • Life
  • Why
  • Society

• If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

  

  Quentin Crisp
  • May
  • Style
  • Failure

• Except for the Bible, the two greatest documents ever written are the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

  

  Rafael Cruz
  • Bible
  • Constitution

• I had a lot of fun in Cambodia, much more so in Cambodia than Vietnam.

  

  Ed Bradley
  • Fun
  • More
  • Vietnam

• I envision a day when a businesswoman will be having lunch, and then her phone will ring. When she opens it up, she will see an image of the latest Marc Jacobs coat that just arrived in stock. With a click of a button, she can purchase it and then find it waiting for her when she gets back to her office.

  

  Natalie Massenet
  • Waiting
  • Lunch
  • Coat

• To be one of the first British females to get three gold medals, to join Laura Trott in doing that, is a huge privilege.

  

  Charlotte Dujardin
  • Gold

• I'm avoiding having an assistant because then I would become the horrible boss. I can't justify having an assistant as a 25-year-old; I just can't do it!

  

  John Francis Daley
  • Boss

• We have Al Jazeera Arabic news, Al Jazeera English news, of course; we have three sports channels, and we have Al Jazeera Mubasher, which is a live channel that broadcasts live press conferences and symposiums and meetings. And, of course, we have Al Jazeera commentary in Arabic.

  

  Wadah Khanfar
  • Live
  • Sports
  • English

• Oh God, I'm awful at sports. In gym I just try and avoid getting hit in the face.

  

  Tavi Gevinson
  • God
  • Sports
  • Face

• Sometimes sports serves as a reprieve from politics, and sometimes it serves as an extension of it.

  

  Clint Smith
  • Sports