Maggie Smith Quotes

I know there is something out there, and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. But I'm not like Shirley MacLaine, who probably believes we were past lovers in another life.

Maggie Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: December 28, 1934

Topics

LifePastPeopleBelieveBadKnow

I loved shooting 'iGo to Japan' because we got to be outside a lot, and our call times were really late because we had so many night scenes. It was pouring rain, so the cast would huddle together in between takes and drink hot chocolate. Shooting that episode was such a great bonding experience.

Jennette McCurdy

GreatRainExperienceTogetherNight

There is at least one point in the history of any company when you have to change dramatically to rise to the next level of performance. Miss that moment - and you start to decline.

Andy Grove

ChangeHistoryMomentStartYou

We always correct people who say, 'You're trying to make this look better.' Well yes, we want it to look better, but that's easy. The look and the function are one and the same. They are not separate. It looks good because it functions beautifully. That message is very hard.

Michael Graves

GoodPeopleBetterTryingYouLook

You don't fix the problem until you define it.

John W. Snow

ProblemYouFixDefineUntil

While physics and mathematics may tell us how the universe began, they are not much use in predicting human behavior because there are far too many equations to solve. I'm no better than anyone else at understanding what makes people tick, particularly women.

Stephen Hawking

WomenMathematicsPeopleBetter

At its root, 'quit' means 'to set free' - think of an acquittal in a court of law - and to quit is often to be liberated.

Steve Rushin

LawFreeThinkQuitCourtMeans

Certainly part of being from a big family is that you have to shout to make yourself heard.

Rose Leslie

FamilyYourselfYouBigBig Family

AP promoted me to the White House beat because I knew Clinton, his family, friends, and staff better than anybody in the national press corps. Those contacts helped me break a few stories and get my career in Washington jump-started.

Ron Fournier

FamilyMeBetterFriendsCareer

Today, in the newspapers and magazines, the first sentence is, my restaurant is expensive.

Masa Takayama

TodayRestaurantFirstExpensive

One thing I know in baseball is you should never be comfortable where you are. It doesn't matter who you are. It's a business. If I got traded tomorrow, no hard feelings; it's a business.

Jon Lester

BusinessBaseballTomorrowYouKnow

When I come to England, I don't claim England; I don't own it. I feel a great kinship because of the literature and the landscape. I have great affection for Edward Thomas and Philip Larkin, but there's still this distance: looking on at what I'm admiring, separate from what I am. And that's OK.

Derek Walcott

GreatI AmLookingFeelLandscape

One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling with the mental demon of uncharitable feeling.

William James

HeartTogetherLaughFeelingWill

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