Alexander McCall Smith Quotes

Writing fiction, I really just sit there and it just comes.

Alexander McCall Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WritingFictionSitJustReally

The mythology is that political change happens only in election years. The truth is you build from election to election.

Jill Stein

ChangeTruthTruth IsPoliticalYou

There's a lot of books out there about how you lead change in business, but I've certainly not seen any... on how you do that in public institutions.

Robert M. Gates

ChangeBusinessYouLeadOutSeen

I only have one idol: John Lennon.

Michael Hirst

IdolOnlyJohnLennonJohn Lennon

The sport wouldn't be what it is without the fans, and at UFC 189, watching the Irish fans screaming 'Ole Ole Ole' was pretty amazing.

Stipe Miocic

AmazingIrishWatchingWithoutFans

I still like to play songs from my Silk Route days at concerts.

Mohit Chauhan

PlayDaysSilkStillConcertsRoute

Growing up in Pakistan in the 1980s, I lived in the shadow of a tyrannical state.

Mohsin Hamid

ShadowGrowing UpGrowingUpLived

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.

Joseph Campbell

ComputersRulesMercyOldLikeGods

Acting is still, of course, what I love to do most. The beauty of it is that by changing characters, it never gets boring.

Christopher Lambert

LoveBeautyActingBoringNever

When I did 'Young Guns II,' I hung out with Emilio and Kiefer, and I once took a trip with Rob Lowe - we jumped trains.

Christian Slater

YoungOutGunsTripTrainsOnce

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

Audrey Hepburn

PeopleMoreNeverOutThingsThrow

When I took the entrepreneurship class at Stanford, the first lecture was about an entrepreneur and his personality. They described it as being different than a businessman, who is an overall scientific manager.

Phil Knight

PersonalityBeing DifferentManager

Every major summer blockbuster that is released is essentially a product line being launched across multiple verticals. However, the centerpiece of the product launch is a big, beautiful story whose job is to entertain.

Shawn Amos

BeautifulJobStorySummerLineBig

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