#though

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

#actual life #books #experience #gained #gathered

I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better. ↗

— Tavis Smiley

#believe #better #black #black america #community

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought grows old and worn with usage it should, like current coin, be called in, and, from the mint of genius, reissued fresh and new. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#coin #current #fresh #genius #grows

I never thought to ever ask for money. I was so stupid. ↗

— Anna Nicole Smith

#ever #i #money #never #stupid

The Romantic poets were the prototype ramblers, and I've often found myself following in their footsteps - although perhaps not all of their footsteps since a typical walk for Samuel T. Coleridge might last two days and cover 145km. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#cover #days #following #footsteps #found

Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first time or the last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory. ↗

— Betty Smith

#everything #filled #first #first time #glory

I wrote about people who liked fake fireplaces in their parlor, who thought a brass horse with a clock embedded in its flank was wonderful. ↗

— Betty Smith

#brass #clock #embedded #fake #flank

I really have always wanted to be a parent, and when I hit 36 and had just ended a relationship, I remember thinking how much I still wanted it. But I thought I'd adopt. ↗

— Courtney Thorne Smith

#always #ended #had #hit #how

I thought, I hate the thought of a 12, 13 or 14 year-old girl seeing a picture of me and thinking she'll do what I did. ↗

— Courtney Thorne Smith

#girl #hate #i #me #picture

My father is Emmit and my grandfather is Emmit, but I wanted something extra so I could separate my Emmitt from the rest of them. Even though on my birth certificate it has one T, I just added the extra T for me. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#birth #birth certificate #certificate #could #emmitt