45 Quotes by Paul Smith

What I adore is mixing the unexpected, things you don’t imagine should go together.

There’s always an important person who helps support your interests and encourages you.

People, even children, aren’t really afraid of change. They’re afraid of not being prepared for change.

Don’t dress for fashion, dress for yourself.

The pastors and ministry leaders came away energized to have voter registration drives at their churches and motivated to encourage their congregations to “vote their values.”

When knowledge is scant or conflicting, folklore takes over.

Upon graduation, in the yearbook I was voted “Most likely to succeed.” which I know was credited to my artistic achievements.

It was only when I got to high school and was in the art program that my artistic talent was recognized. The art program was directed by a wonderful and a very important person in my life – Charlotte Ranger, who was referred to as Mrs. Ranger. She had been teaching in the school for many years.

I think there were some programs but in those days art programs were kind of basic. You would do drawing and simple collage type work. But at home I was beginning to get interested in doing my own thing as well. I’m not sure what inspired this, but I became very interested in decorating things.