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Alexander McCall Smith Quotes

You do not have to ladle on the impasto to make a point about human frailty or ambitions.

Alexander McCall Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

You Human Point Make About Frailty

I decided to sing again after settling in Newark in 1982. I had a burning desire to sing and lots of encouragement from my new wife, Earlene.

Wife Encouragement New Desire Sing

During the final two weeks of training, our students work simulated game situations in which our staff members role-play as players, managers, and coaches. They are given immediate feedback following each camp game.

Work Training Game Feedback Two Our

Yeah, well when I first started working, it was $5 a show; it was probably a little higher by the time I got to my own show, but I remember that they put me under contract at $100 a week, which to me was really an astronomical price.

Time Me Remember Week Price My Own

During high school, I wanted to work in architecture or engineering for no particular reason.

Work Architecture School High School

The key to a solid foundation in data structures and algorithms is not an exhaustive survey of every conceivable data structure and its subforms, with memorization of each's Big-O value and amortized cost.

Value Foundation Key Data Structure

The skills associated with knowledge creation are totally different from the skills associated with production.

Knowledge Skills Creation Production

As a small child, I could watch anything happen and tell a story, and it was funny.

Funny Child Small Story Anything

One, I have a wonderful publisher, Black Sparrow Press; as long as they exist, they will keep me in print. And they claim they sell very respectable numbers of my books, so I guess, and it's true, every place I go, my books are in libraries and on bookshelves.

Me Black Long Place Numbers True

I think an individual's mind is a marvellous thing. I truly believe that if your mind is strong, your body tries hard to keep pace with it.

Mind Believe Strong Think Body Hard

There's an expectation these days that novels - like any other consumer product - should be made on a production line, with one dropping from the conveyor belt every couple of years.

Product Expectation Line Production

It's true that I'm not cozy. I'm more reserved.

Cozy True More Reserved

There is not a lot of money in competition dancing. There never has been; it's all about winning the trophies, really. It's not like golf.

Money Competition Winning Golf Never

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