Elliott Smith Quotes

There are lots of things I like about playing in a band, the things I can't do by myself you know.

Elliott Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 6, 1969 - October 21, 2003

Topics

MyselfYouKnowBandThingsPlaying

I have to confess that a strong contributing factor was that I had just taken what was probably the first acid ever made, given to me by a guy called Johnny Fellows, who had just returned from America.

Jim Capaldi

MeStrongAmericaFirstGuyJust

I was in, like, nine schools by ninth grade, so I moved a ton of times when I was younger.

Jessica Stroup

LikeNineYoungerGradeMovedNinth

In most mills, only the best portions of the best trees are used, while the ruins are left on the ground to feed great fires which kill much of what is left of the less desirable timber, together with the seedlings on which the permanence of the forest depends.

John Muir

GreatBestTogetherTreesForest

I love all of my children equally, all of my printed books, and each one bears a special piece of me. But the one I'm most proud of is the one no one will ever see - the very first manuscript I ever wrote, back in 1990. It took me a year to do it.

Steve Berry

LoveChildrenMeProudYearBack

I was raised with traditional stories of leadership: Robert E. Lee, John Buford at Gettysburg. And I also was raised with personal examples of leadership. This was my father in Vietnam. And I was raised to believe that soldiers were strong and wise and brave and faithful; they didn't lie, cheat, steal, or abandon their comrades.

Stanley A. McChrystal

LeadershipFatherLieWiseBrave

Golf tough guys - like movie tough guys - are almost always inscrutable, just beyond our full understanding.

Steve Rushin

ToughGolfUnderstandingBeyondJust

Digital music boils down the actual musical experience.

Simon Le Bon

MusicExperienceDownDigitalActual

I wouldn't say I'm that social... I'm either sailing my boat by myself or living in some small place.

Rory McCann

MyselfSmallBoatPlaceSayLiving

Home is not where you live, but where they understand you.

Christian Morgenstern

HomeLiveYouUnderstandWhere

I've had a lot of successes as a songwriter, and I really have nothing to prove in that arena, so I'm just excited about the next challenge of pursuing this artist thing.

Bonnie McKee

ChallengeArtistNothingProveNext

They're very nationalistic the French - or they used to be. Very insular. Pretty arrogant.

Arthur Boyd

PrettyArrogantUsedFrenchVery

Startup stories are always smoother in the telling than they are in reality. A startup is not one, but a series of 'Aha!' moments, and some which seem like 'Aha!' moments but turn out not to be.

Anthony Goldbloom

RealityMomentsAlwaysTurnOut

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