Smothers Quotes

18 quotes by 17 authors

It is ignorance that smothers, and it is carelessness that makes it invisible. The hunger of craving pollutes the world, and the pain of suffering… — Gautama Buddha
Overregulation stifles creativity. It smothers innovation. It gives dinosaurs a veto over the future. It wastes the extraordinary opportunity for a democratic creativity that digital… — Lawrence Lessig
When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages what… — Frederic Bastiat
Fear is a wet blanket that smothers the fiery passion God deposited in your heart when he formed you. Fear freezes us into inaction. Frozen… — Stasi Eldredge
I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers. — Ogden Nash
Ridicule, the weapon of all others most feared by enthusiasts of every description, and which from its predominance over such minds, often checks what is… — Walter Scott
David Steinberg was the reason the Smothers Brothers got cancelled. — Dave Foley
Tommy Smothers is my longest mentor, and Dave Eggers is my youngest. — Don Novello
Ridicule often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble. — Walter Scott
The touch of reality is salvation for the man who smothers amid forms and shadows. A blind man would rejoice in sight though his eyes… — Oscar W. Firkins
I came down to Orange because I sold the Smothers Brothers a song called 'Chocolate,' and that gave me enough money to move down here.… — Pat Paulsen
Just think how many thoughts a blanket smothers while one lies alone in bed, and how many unhappy dreams it keeps warm. — Franz Kafka
He cries. 'Please! I don't want to die.' I lean over. My hair smothers him. 'Then you should never have been born,' I say. — Christopher Pike
Warily, she dares to allow me a smile. "It's okay. It's just...I'm not too good at talking to people." She looks away again as her… — Markus Zusak
Philosophy is antipoetic. Philosophize about mankind and you brush aside individual uniqueness, which a poet cannot do without self-damage. Unless, for a start, he has… — Robert Graves
If a solution fails to appear ... and yet we feel success is just around the corner, try resting for a while. ... Like the… — Santiago Ramon y Cajal
Tommy Smothers is a hero of mine. — Penn Jillette
The misery that smothers you is temporary...Get your mind right, prioritize your life, and change the way you look at things. Your biggest obstacle is… — Nishan Panwar

Who Wrote These Smothers Quotes

17 authors contributed a total of 18 Smothers Quotes as follows: