#sm

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. ↗

— Adlai Stevenson

#emotion #frenzied #lifetime #outburst #patriotism

I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that is to help readers read and understand literature. It is not a science, it is an aid to art. ↗

— Anne Stevenson

#art #criticism #dislike #function #help

There is far too much literary criticism of the wrong kind. That is why I never could have survived as an academic. ↗

— Anne Stevenson

#could #criticism #far #i #kind

I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#got #i #i think #ii #initially

Comedy is acting out optimism. ↗

— Robin Williams

#comedy #optimism #out

William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that. ↗

— Patrick Stewart

#characters #completely #contrasting #different #different people

I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor. ↗

— Rod Stewart

#cynicism #humor #i #miss #suppose

And yet I would not freely exchange my science for those of my fellow laureates. They are forever confined in their professional discussions to the small numbers of their fellow scientists. ↗

— George Stigler

#discussions #exchange #fellow #forever #freely

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile. ↗

— Sting

#man #smile #suffer #takes

Just before I got down here I had a chance to see Agassi play another game and he smoked another player, which was nice to see. Someone who a lot of people thought couldn't come back and now he's winning. ↗

— Elvis Stojko

#another #back #before #chance #come