Smotherman Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes I claim I write because I put in an application at Sears and they've never called back. — Sue Grafton

It is not because of God's poverty that the world is so slowly redeemed. Not the most righteous expenditure of money will save it, but that of life and soul and spirit - it may be, to that, of nerve and muscle, blood and brain. All these our Lord spent - but no money. Therefore I say, that of all means for saving the world, or doing good, as it is called, money comes last in order, and far behind. — George MacDonald

Evolution is based on difference, not on equality. — Yuval Noah Harari

Being singer is different than being an actor, where you call up sources from your own experience that you can apply to whatever Shakespeare drama you're in. But an actor is pretending to be somebody, a singer isn't. And that's the difference. Singers today have to sing songs where there's very little emotion involved. That and the fact that they have to sing hit records from years gone by doesn't leave a lot of room for any kind of intelligent creativity. — Bob Dylan

I'm talking ideal, I live in heaven, and my stomach is bottomless. — Ilana Glazer

I play-acted and started performing, which just logically led to doing it in school, which led to studying it in college, which led to auditioning to the showcase in New York. And then I had an agent, and I was an actress. — Mamie Gummer

The dream shows the inner truth and reality of the patient as it really is: not as I conjecture it to be, and not as he would like it to be, but as it is. — C. G. Jung

I think that often times Hollywood panders to the cliches of small town life, specifically Southern small town life, and I think that this movie does the opposite. — Josh Lucas

Everyone should have their own opinion and be able to voice it. No matter what it is. Of course, that does not mean your opinion is always right. But, you're certainly entitled to your opinion. — Tim McGraw

I chose you," he said simply. "All of the fish of me turned toward you at once. — Catherynne M Valente

There's an intelligent redneck in all of us somewhere. — Rodney Atkins

Greg Kaidanov tried to get me to view his behavior as part of what makes him great - if he wouldn't get so upset about losing, he'd never maintain the level that he has. I see his point, but somehow I can't accept the idea that these sorts of verbal assaults on people are justified, no matter what their end goal is. — Irina Krush

I would like to say that I was inspired to write 'Shiver' by some overwhelming belief in true love, but here's my true confession: I wrote 'Shiver' because I like to make people cry. — Maggie Stiefvater

Use your imagination until your big dream feels so familiar that its manifestation is the next logical step. — Esther Hicks