Alexander McCall Smith Quotes

With '44 Scotland Street' I found myself having to work out how a daily novel works, and it is completely different to a conventional novel.

Alexander McCall Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorkDailyMyselfStreetOutFound

Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. I find that very depressing.

Jeremy Paxman

FindWatchingLeisureDepressingTV

A people's relationship to their heritage is the same as the relationship of a child to its mother.

John Henrik Clarke

MotherRelationshipChildPeople

Keep yourself busy if you want to avoid depression. For me, inactivity is the enemy.

Matt Lucas

DepressionYourselfMeBusyYou

How else are we going to get anywhere if we can't talk to each other?

Tomi Lahren

TalkGoingGetAnywhereHowElse

I've gotten to believe it's more fun to play politicians than actually be them.

Rob Lowe

FunBelievePlayMorePoliticians

When I was a kid in the '50s, during the Eisenhower years, everything seemed to be working fine. I don't recall as a teenager ever worrying about the state of the future world.

Lois Lowry

FutureWorldKidYearsEverything

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

Jules Renard

NatureHeavenEarthPieces

I think the rebuilding of the city has to start with the spirit first. So the music, the vibe, the connection spiritually with the artists. Everybody out here is the main key. A lot of people are still in a lot of tough situations. My heart still goes out to the people of New Orleans.

Doug E. Fresh

MusicHeartPeopleCityStartKey

I went through absolute stress and mayhem. I couldn't go out, because people were constantly on my back all the time.

Cher

TimeStressPeopleBackGoOut

Acting requires a great amount of empathy for real lived human experiences.

Cole Sprouse

GreatEmpathyActingHumanReal

I was at the tail end of the family. The next brother along was already seven years older than me. I remember growing up by myself, playing games by myself.

Ali Smith

FamilyMyselfBrotherMeGrowing Up

I'm not a good flyer. Because I do it so much, I think the odds of something going wrong are not in my favour.

Peter Hook

GoodThinkWrongOddsGoingBecause

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