Wilbur Smith Quotes

I have done everything I have ever wanted to do. I have swum with tiger sharks, been charged by lions and elephants. I have been shot three times, chased by crocodiles and, God be praised, I've made enough money that I can continue to do all the things I want to for as long as I am able.

Wilbur Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: January 9, 1933

Topics

GodMoneyI AmEnoughLongTiger

The biggest mistakes, early on, involved foreign policy and involved the strategy for health care.

Sidney Blumenthal

HealthMistakesCareStrategyEarly

Mine was an easy ride compared to Jackie Robinson's.

Sidney Poitier

RideEasyMineComparedRobinson

A good story never dies.

Roberta Williams

GoodStoryNeverGood StoryDies

I have a long, long record of working with Democrats and Republicans alike.

Mike DeWine

LongDemocratsAlikeWorkingRecord

This is going to sound ridiculous, but I read in an interview with Lil Wayne that he recorded a mixtape of something like 50 straight minutes of him rapping all of his material because he felt like he could never move on to the next phase of his musical exploration if he didn't get it down on tape.

Chris Carmack

ExplorationDownMove OnRidiculous

I think that you're always going to have some people who are negative or view you in a certain way.

Craig Kilborn

PeopleNegativeThinkViewYouWay

I always say the next big thing will happen in unexpected places - up and coming cities that aren't necessarily boom markets.

Anna Sui

UnexpectedSayWillPlacesAlways

It seems as if life and hope must cease together.

Anne Bronte

LifeHopeTogetherSeemsMustCease

Even if you see a great performance, it's not always great getting there. There are injuries... Intrinsically or unconsciously, people understand that - people see those performances, and they know there are stories behind that.

Ashton Eaton

GreatPeoplePerformanceInjuries

Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up.

Alfred Hitchcock

BestTearsActorHimUpJust

Going to war is a rare experience in American culture, so it's easy for simple notions to gain a lot of weight. The reality is always more complex.

Phil Klay

CultureExperienceSimpleWarEasy

To the Spains will come a very powerful king, by land and sea subjugating the South; This will cause harm, lowering again the crescent, clipping the wings of those of Friday.

Nostradamus

SeaKingFridayWingsPowerfulLand

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