Liz Smith Quotes


"What you become is what counts."
- Liz Smith
"To deny we need and want power is to deny that we hope to be effective."
- Liz Smith
(Related: Power, Hope, Want)

"The marriage didn't work out but the separation is great."
- Liz Smith
(Related: Marriage, Work, Separation)

"The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can."
- Liz Smith
(Related: Mistakes, Nothing)

"One of the best parts of growing older? You can flirt all you like since you've become harmless."
- Liz Smith
"No matter who you are or what you plan to do in life, learn to type!"
- Liz Smith
(Related: Life)

"Gossip is news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress."
- Liz Smith
(Related: Dress, Gossip, News, Running)

"Gossip is just news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress."
- Liz Smith
(Related: Dress, Gossip, News, Running)

"Do not join encounter groups. If you enjoy being made to feel inadequate, call your mother."
- Liz Smith
(Related: Mother, Being)

"Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do."
- Liz Smith
(Related: Reputation)

"All weddings, except those with shotguns in evidence, are wonderful."
- Liz Smith
(Related: Weddings)

"You can't build a reputation on what you intend to do."
- Liz Smith
(Related: Reputation)

"Good gossip is just what's going on. Bad gossip is stuff that is salacious, mean, and bitchy; the kind most people really enjoy."
- Liz Smith
(Related: People, Gossip)