Liz Smith Famous Quotes



To deny we need and want power is to deny that we hope to be effective.

Begin somewhere you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.


Liz Smith Quotations






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"When at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each one of us-recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state-our success or failure, in whatever office we may hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions-were we truly men of courage ... were we truly men of judgment ... were we truly men of integrity ... were we truly men of dedication"
John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"Life itself is neither good nor evil, but only a place for good and evil."
Marcus Aelius Aurelius

"When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life."
Geoffrey F Albert

"A fondness for satire indicates a mind pleased with irritating others for myself, I never could find amusement in killing flies."
JeanneMarie Roland

"Among all men on the earth bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the muse has taught them songs and loves the race of bards."
Homer

"All if flux, nothing stays still."
Heraclitus

"The way he's swinging the bat, he won't get a hit until the 20th century."
Jerry Coleman

It's like deja vu all over again.
Lawrence Peter Berra

"It has been said that God's gift is also indescribable because of the grace by which it is given. God, who is rich in mercy, gave the world the gift of His dear Son while we were at enmity with Him. Paul says 'But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us' (Rom. 58). Therefore, in Him we are freely given all things redemption, forgiveness of sins, righteousness, peace, hope, wisdom and knowledge."
Paul Sadler

Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
Sydney Smith