I'm very curious and being childlike is vital in our industry — Paul Smith Childlike Copy Share Image
I was always kind of naïve, and really needed to be given some direction. — Paul Smith Direction Copy Share Image
When knowledge is scant or conflicting, folklore takes over. — Paul Smith Conflicting Copy Share Image
Fashion is about today and tomorrow. Nobody cares how good you used to be — Paul Smith Care Copy Share Image
Experience is the best teacher. A compelling story is a close second. — Paul Smith Best teacher Copy Share Image
At school there were some programs in music. I did take piano lessons, and we had a piano at home. I got… — Paul Smith Home Copy Share Image
I was there [in school] the full time with one teacher, and the student body was never more than 10 or 12… — Paul Smith Age Copy Share Image
What I adore is mixing the unexpected, things you don't imagine should go together — Paul Smith Adore Copy Share Image
The Japanese are hard to understand, but once you do the world is your oyster. — Paul Smith Hard Copy Share Image
Upon graduation, in the yearbook I was voted "Most likely to succeed." which I know was credited to my artistic achievements. — Paul Smith Achievement Copy Share Image
At home, the radio was a big source and the classic radio programs we would listen to like Amos and Andy and… — Paul Smith Bigs Copy Share Image
Charles Burchfield was exceptional. As such an accomplished artist, he had limited previous association with academia and teaching. — Paul Smith Academia Copy Share Image
You can find inspiration in everything. If you can't, then you're not looking properly. — Paul Smith Fashion Copy Share Image
Christianity began in Palestine as an experience, it moved to Greece and became a philosophy, it moved to Italy and became an… — Paul Smith America Copy Share Image
There were neighbors that I played with and did all the things that children do. I did mow the lawn. I did… — Paul Smith Children Copy Share Image
One association with the arts that I vividly remember was a magazine called Normal Instructor, a teachers' magazine, that Miss George would… — Paul Smith Art Copy Share Image
The pastors and ministry leaders came away energized to have voter registration drives at their churches and motivated to encourage their congregations… — Paul Smith Church Copy Share Image
I was always making things. I made model airplanes and did a number of hands-on activities. I liked creating in some form… — Paul Smith Activity Copy Share Image
My parents' names were Florian and Mabel Smith. My mother's maiden name was Dersam. They were of German heritage and were part… — Paul Smith Children Copy Share Image
It was mainly a growing farm, although we did have chickens and a few animals, but I did help to some degree… — Paul Smith Animal Copy Share Image
I developed friends in the community that were in walking distance or a bicycle ride away, so that I socialized and did… — Paul Smith Bicycle Copy Share Image
I'm pleased to say that it [ a paper on the history of Attica] got much recognition with a 99 grade. It… — Paul Smith Annuals Copy Share Image
I graduated in June 1948 and then went in the fall to the art school. I stayed with my cousins on Seventeenth… — Paul Smith Able Copy Share Image
Charles Burchfield would look at what you were working on and not say anything for several minutes. Then he would very sensitively… — Paul Smith Looks Copy Share Image
Great stories happen all around you every day. At the time they’re happening, you don’t think of them as stories. You probably… — Paul Smith Born Copy Share Image
Jack Sturtzer, one of my cousins, had gone to art school and suggested that I might be interested in a private school… — Paul Smith Art Copy Share Image
The first important [step] one was going to school. There was an advantage as there was a one-room schoolhouse that was within… — Paul Smith Advantage Copy Share Image
At the end of the elementary program, I then had to move onto high school. Simultaneously, my parents moved to Attica to… — Paul Smith Areas Copy Share Image
I got the letter about becoming a Sir in 2000, the same year that Pauline asked me if we could finally get… — Paul Smith Assistants Copy Share Image
I was engaged in all the required courses of math and geometry, but the area that I blossomed in was the art… — Paul Smith Areas Copy Share Image
Maybe that's what I've based my career on: getting up earlier than everyone else so I get an extra couple of hours. — Paul Smith Careers Copy Share Image
There's always an important person who helps support your interests and encourages you. — Paul Smith Helping Copy Share Image
There was a certain amount of discipline, I think; my parents wanted to be sure that I was not just sitting around… — Paul Smith Amount Copy Share Image
I think I was really naïve. I had no context to think about what I wanted to do. Each step was a… — Paul Smith Exploration Copy Share Image
“Before I was married I learned the difference between a cheap and expensive wine after I was married I learned to drink… — Paul Smith Cheap wine Copy Share Image
![“I was there [in school] the full time with one teacher, and the student body was never more than 10 or 12 students of all ages.” quote by Paul Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/65d/paul-smith-10839_age_i-was-there-in-school-the-full-time-with_2122224.jpg)
![“One association with the arts that I vividly remember was a magazine called Normal Instructor, a teachers' magazine, that Miss George would hold up with illustrations of great artworks like [Vincent] van Gogh and Rembrandt [van Rijn].” quote by Paul Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/39c/paul-smith-10839_art_one-association-with-the-arts-that-i-viv_139353.jpg)
![“I'm pleased to say that it [ a paper on the history of Attica] got much recognition with a 99 grade. It was shown to the Attica Historical Society, who enthusiastically responded to it and read it at one of their annual meetings resulting in an article in the local newspaper about this excellent…” quote by Paul Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/580/paul-smith-10839_annuals_i-m-pleased-to-say-that-it-a-paper-on-th_2046342.jpg)
![“The first important [step] one was going to school. There was an advantage as there was a one-room schoolhouse that was within walking distance of my home. I went there being very shy, but I fit in quickly, and I was nurtured by a very dedicated and caring teacher, Magdalen George, who we referred…” quote by Paul Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/068/paul-smith-10839_advantage_the-first-important-step-one-was-going-t_2124672.jpg)
