"All these people who say success changes people well, no, it just magnifies what's there."
-Kevin Smith
successView Quote
"I know what it feels like to carry a lot of weight in a society that's very image-conscious. It's a thin person's world, and we try to navigate within it without being made fun of.“
-Kevin Smith
posted in society
Other Quotes
Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection
"The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out. That's why I'm always hoping society never collapses because the first ones to go will be entertainers."
-Kevin Smith
societyView Quote
"Haven't two hundred years of failed missionary work overseas taught anybody anything? You can't convert people to anything - whether religion, or something as inane as our flicks."
-Kevin Smith
religionView Quote
"Other filmmakers make their movies and put them out and that's that. For me, for some odd reason, it goes deeper than that."
-Kevin Smith
moviesView Quote
"In anything I've ever written, all the characters sound like me, which I don't think is a bad thing. It makes sense. But I had always admired filmmakers who made movies that didn't sound like them at all."
-Kevin Smith
moviesView Quote
"I'd see movies, comedies, and I loved 'Animal House', I loved all the John Hughes stuff, but I never saw me and my friends totally represented."
-Kevin Smith
moviesView Quote
Same Category
More quotes in this category
"The whole system of society tells you what to do."
-Barry White
societyView Quote
"I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't."
-Frances O'Grady
societyView Quote
"That a society controls, to a greater or lesser extent, the behavior of its members is a universal but the methods, the particulars of that control, vary from one culture to another."
-Kenneth L. Pike
societyView Quote
"Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society."
-David Korten
societyView Quote
"RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society."
-Frances O'Grady
societyView Quote
"I think human society for tens of thousands of years has sent young men out in small groups to do things that are necessary but very dangerous. And they've always gotten killed doing it. And they've always turned it into a matter of honor and a way of gaining acceptance back into society if they survived."
-Sebastian Junger
societyView Quote