Alexander McCall Smith Quote

Give yourself a great self-respect to know who you are then your confidence will shine on you

When a blind man says, 'God is good,' this should be an eye-opener to those who can see.

Keep an eye on your responses. Strong responses are about you more than them.

My mom told me to do whatever I wanted to do and don't get too anxious about it.

Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.

Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations... They now need more, and more expensive clerks even though they call them 'operators' or 'p...

Whenever they are condemning weaves or breast implants, some people speak so passionately that their false teeth almost fall out.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Even now I remember those pictures, like pictures in a storybook one loved as a child. Radiant meadows, mountains vaporous in the trembling distance; leaves ankle-deep on a gusty autumn road; bonfires...

If I have one piece of advice to give you all about what to search for in your quest for What Next, it's to find where the line blurs between hard work and happiness for you. To find that thing where...