#eat

The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so, generation after generation, through all changes of opinion and detail, is the one that must rule all observation. ↗

— Adam Smith

#after #changes #detail #doing #facts

To sit for one's portrait is like being present at one's own creation. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#creation #like #own #portrait #present

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill him. What superiority he may have inherited from his race, what superiority nature may have personally gifted him with, comes out in death. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#comes #course #death #gifted #him

I myself am pathetically impressed when I meet writers of very long novels. How can they spend so many hundreds of hours at the miserable, lonely pastime of creating fiction? ↗

— Arthur Smith

#creating #fiction #hours #how #hundreds

It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#beyond #certain #certain age #decreed #jacket

Theatricals can be irritating, but will provide a better night out than mobile phone salespeople. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#irritating #mobile #night #out #phone

This invisibility, however, means that the opportunities for creative research are infinite. ↗

— Barbara Smith

#however #infinite #invisibility #means #opportunities

Playing well with others is important - not being too flashy, just keeping good time and of course coming up with cool beats. A good snare drum, kick drum, high hat. Just getting good at the hand feet coordination. ↗

— Chad Smith

#being #coming #cool #coordination #course

Playing along with records is key. And as far as equipment goes it has gotten so much more affordable and the drum sets are of great quality. I play Pearl; their Export Series is great for a beginner. ↗

— Chad Smith

#along #as far as #beginner #drum #equipment

We always feel pretty creative as far as writing songs. We write them together; we just get in a room, or on occasion in Flea's garage. We just sort of improvise, like jazz musicians. ↗

— Chad Smith

#as far as #creative #far #feel #flea