Alexander McCall Smith Quotes

The Okavango Delta is an astonishing sight: the great Okavango River, rather than flow towards the sea, flows inland, into the sands of the Kalahari.

Alexander McCall Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: August 24, 1948

Topics

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I am quite odd-looking in real life.

Andrea Riseborough

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Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.

Anderson Cooper

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I like a lot of international people. Julie Taymore, the American director - she's one of the most exciting directors I've seen.

Steven Berkoff

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There was nothing wrong with shouting at God.

Robert Duvall

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Drag has always been the thing you turn to to remember to not take yourself too seriously.

RuPaul

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There's a certain type of sociopathy to many schemers.

Mitchell Zuckoff

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That whole idea of chick lit being a thing that you just lump all the commercial female writers into - it went on for years.I'd switch on the radio, and I'd hear, 'Two female authors are here to discuss chick lit - is it dead?' and I'd think, 'Argh, no, not again. Are we seriously still having this conversation?'

Lisa Jewell

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Diamond Resorts delivers world-class events and high-caliber hospitality; I look forward to representing Diamond and performing in the 2017 Diamond Resorts Concert Series to help make vacations unforgettable for their members.

Cole Swindell

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People tend to think that because I'm a performer and I don't go to a regular high school that I haven't personally been affected by bullies. But it's actually quite the contrary.

Ariana Grande

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As a lawyer, many a time I took up difficult and sensitive cases dealing with minorities' and women's rights. Yes, I constantly receive threats, and to be very honest, at times it is very scary. But I have to continue my work.

Asma Jahangir

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When you are in a room and your job is to write jokes 10 hours a day, your mind starts going to strange places.

Seth MacFarlane

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The feeling of the early '90s... I think it was more... It was real. It was gutter. It was more entertaining.

Shameik Moore

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