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Alexander McCall Smith Quotes

I'm interested in character and dialogue and exchange of ideas.

Alexander McCall Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Character Ideas Dialogue Interested

How many guitars do I have? I don't know. I don't know! But I think the answer to it is, more than I can play at any one point in time. Even though I do have double necks, so I can try and play more than at one time!

Time Think I Can Play Know Try

Ben Schwartzwalder was a decent guy, but he was from another era. He was like a Marine, with a real army attitude. He thought there was only one way to play football, and that was the rough way.

Attitude Football Thought Army Play

But I was amazed at how organized the Palestinian election authority was, how competent they were in setting up their polling places and the poll workers they had.

Election Authority Places Up Workers

I had this crazy job, though, when I first got to Los Angeles... I answered this ad in the back of the newspaper to be a telephone psychic, and I did that for two days.

Job Crazy Back Los Angeles Newspaper

Auctomatic was a compressed start-up experience, going from start to launch to acquisition in under a year. We spent a long time building the product before getting our first customer, whereas with Stripe we made sure we had paying customers from the very start.

Time Experience Building Start Year

My parents always got a kick out of my art. I was always able to make them laugh. As I got older, I remember the thrill I got when I graduated from making my classmates laugh to making adults laugh. Kind of a watershed moment.

Art Moment Parents Laugh Remember

I remember watching Regis and Kathie Lee interview celebrities, and my mom looked so happy. I just did the math. I wanted to make my mom happy, and I wanted to talk to celebrities. Basically, I wanted Kathie Lee's job!

Job Happy Mom Remember Talk Just

I've always been an A or B student. When I get a B, I freak out a little bit!

Student Always Out Freak Little Get

Each game, we try to win the three points, but every game, I want to score and help the team.

Team Win Game Help Three Want

I was 17 and living on the streets. I had the education of technically an eighth-grader, but in reality, I had never had a formal education.

Education Reality Living Never Had

Right after 'The Wackness' came out, it was a really exciting time, and then it was a bit disappointing when it came out. Even though not that many people saw it, I was still getting offered some movies. I was thinking that people would just stop calling me since it didn't do very well at the box office.

Jonathan Levine

Time People Me Thinking Stop Movies

Doing that, then doing a lot of theater, which I love. Doing guest stars, did two independent films that are going around to all these festivals. Both of them are going to be at the Lake Tahoe Film Festival.

Love Stars Festivals Doing Lake Two

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