Lee Smith Quotes

Born Virginia Marshall but nicknamed Gig, my mother was a home economics teacher who had come all the way across the whole state of Virginia, from her home on the Eastern Shore to our little Appalachian coal town to marry my daddy, Ernest Smith, whose family had lived in these mountains for generations.

Lee Smith

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 1, 1944

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'True Blood' fans are as enthusiastic as any fans I've ever encountered.

Jim Parrack

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Jose Padilha is a wonderful director.

Joel Kinnaman

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I knew that in order to make a more lasting impact, to be on a show that people would watch on a regular basis, I would have to change my thinking.

Andre Braugher

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I'm curious about the mix of the effortless bohemian thing with the very modern.

Matthew Williamson

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There are times when a sports figure doesn't deserve sympathy.

Stephen Rodrick

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I try to look cute all the time.

Sloane Stephens

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People need to pay attention to their bodies and go get a checkup. If you do that, you have a chance to help illnesses from getting even worse.

Tony Dorsett

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A society that's provided for by television is a society that says it doesn't need too many parks or natural situations for children to play in because television will look after them.

Michael Leunig

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We should be careful not to vilify encryption itself, which is essential for privacy, data security, and global commerce.

Michael McCaul

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The Edmund Pettus Bridge - which in 2013 was declared a National Historic Landmark - isn't symbolic of the Civil War in a meaningful way. It is, however, the modern-day battlefield where the voting rights movement was born.

Douglas Brinkley

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Good scripts have always been, I think, hard to find. Good storytelling, good writing - it's just not easy. I have made it a point that - if I'm going to put the energy into doing this work - I will wait until I find something I'm really happy with.

Chris Cooper

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I don't like flying at the best of times. And as I get older, I like it less and less. I don't much like driving, either. I prefer to be driven. And, when I'm in London, I don't even like walking on the street. I can never get used to looking the right way when I cross the street.

Christopher Walken

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