#pre

If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#character #distinctive #egotism #egotist #full

The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in the afternoon, eat a light supper - perhaps Welsh rarebit - and then arrive early to do some stretching exercises in the foyer before curtain-up. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#arrive #before #best #best way #bit

A major problem for Black women, and all people of color, when we are challenged to oppose anti-Semitism, is our profound scepticism that white people can actually be oppressed. ↗

— Barbara Smith

#anti-semitism #black #challenged #color #major

I believe people who are looking for a fresh idea and spirit have received Danielson. The conservative Christian press have been quite mean to us, but the mainstream "secular" press has been very, very nice. ↗

— Daniel Smith

#believe #christian #conservative #fresh #i

You can keep rummaging around until you find a song you like, but you can't predict whether it'll hit or not. ↗

— Tennessee Ernie Ford

#find #hit #keep #like #predict

Let those who, still in their youth, have preserved their faith and fullness of hope, keep looking up. ↗

— George A. Smith

#fullness #hope #keep #looking #preserved

It is my meditation all the day, and more than my meat and drink, to know how I shall make the Saints of God comprehend the visions that roll like an overflowing surge before my mind. ↗

— Joseph Smith, Jr.

#comprehend #day #drink #god #how

I grew up in a pretty gay world - my brother's gay and he's been married to a man for 20 years, which is like 60 in straight-people years. ↗

— Kevin Smith

#brother #gay #grew #i #like

I obviously prefer writing novels but I take my journalism very seriously, and I enjoy doing it between novels. It gives me an opportunity to move in the outside world. ↗

— Mordecai Richler

#doing #enjoy #gives #i #journalism

Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring. ↗

— Manfred von Richthofen

#depends #described #english #everything #eyes