Alexander McCall Smith Quotes

I've certainly always had a very high regard for Botswana and so I paint a very good picture of the country and I've never pretended to be painting an entirely realistic picture.

Alexander McCall Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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A dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog.

John Grogan

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Remember that breath walking - as with any meditation technique - should not be pursued with a grim determination to 'get it right.' The point is to cultivate openness, relaxation and awareness, which can include awareness of your undisciplined, wandering mind.

Andrew Weil

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There is a real danger that computers will develop intelligence and take over. We urgently need to develop direct connections to the brain so that computers can add to human intelligence rather than be in opposition.

Stephen Hawking

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We want people to take responsibility for how healthy they are, and we want to help them live longer, healthier lives.

Tom Frieden

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I was deliciously happy filming 'True Blood.' I even kept all the scripts in my office, which I never do with any script. Although I did shred them all in one go when the series finished; it seemed like a ritual, somehow.

Michelle Forbes

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I want to reassure our NATO allies that if any of them get attacked, we'll be there to defend them.

Mitch McConnell

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I think part of the appeal of Antarctica is experiencing some sort of power, the forces of the natural world.

Jon Krakauer

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I work way too hard in the gym to woo the judges and just skate by.

Demetrious Johnson

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The 2000 election exposed some ugly history in our country.

Donna Brazile

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Plus-sized women shouldn't think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as women with rich goals in life. Size doesn't mean, really, anything. You can carry your size with pride and dress in a way that you like.

Donatella Versace

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I have a tendency toward being a micromanager. Which, the bigger the project you're involved in, the harder that becomes.

Christine Quinn

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Everybody's business is nobody's business, and nobody's business is my business.

Clara Barton

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