Alexander McCall Smith Quotes

I am capable of being idle.

Alexander McCall Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

I AmIdleCapableBeingAm

If men have a smell it's usually an accident.

Jeff Foxworthy

MenSmellAccident

Bigots are actually funny to me in the way that people who still wear parachute pants give me a chuckle.

John Ridley

FunnyPeopleMeWayPantsWear

A great gimmick is a great gimmick, but on a dud, it just doesn't work. It comes down to talent.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

WorkGreatTalentDownJustGimmick

I walk slowly into myself, through a forest of empty suits of armor.

Tomas Transtromer

MyselfWalkSuitsForestEmpty

Comedy is the difference between how you see a person and how they see themselves.

Douglas Coupland

ComedyYouPersonDifferenceSee

The digital and theatrical markets are two different marketplaces.

Ridley Scott

DigitalTwoDifferentMarkets

A positive atmosphere nurtures a positive attitude, which is required to take positive action.

Richard M. DeVos

PositiveAttitudeActionTakeWhich

I play guitar, piano, and I'm learning to play the drums.

Nolan Sotillo

LearningGuitarPlayPianoDrums

On September 11, people were shaken, but they quickly calmed down. There was a flash of awareness, which lasted a few fractions of a second. People could feel that something was happening. Then a blanket of silence covered up the crack in our certainty of safety.

Rene Girard

SilencePeopleSafetyFeelDownUp

Sure, I've had some bad times, but everybody does. But people don't get to talk about them like I do, unless they do to a therapist. People don't get to put them in the paper like I do.

Lynn Johnston

PeopleBadBad TimesTalkGetSure

I started playing in nightclubs when I was about 14 in Oklahoma.

Leon Russell

PlayingOklahomaStartedAbout

I want to do good work and not take on any movie. I want to do a good movie where I have the most important or very good role.

Krystle D'Souza

WorkGoodGood WorkImportantWant

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