Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Paul Smith

Quote by Paul Smith

“At one point I had dreams of being in the school band, but I didn't play an instrument that qualified me, and that was a problem. I always had fantasies to be part of that, but I did take my piano lessons quite seriously.”

Quote by Paul Smith

Create image

Author

Paul Smith
Paul Smith

Born on July 5, 1946, Paul Smith is an internationally renowned fashion designer from the United Kingdom. Known for his unique style and attention to detail, he combines British tradition with contemporary fashion, creating the eponymous brand that has become a benchmark in the global fashion industry. His design works have received international recognition, and he is highly respected for his outstanding contributions to the fashion world. more

You May Also Like

“Jack Sturtzer, one of my cousins, had gone to art school and suggested that I might be interested in a private school called the Art Institute of Buffalo, and in fact that is what happened. So upon graduation in 1948, I then went to stay with my cousins on Seventeenth Street and enrolled in the program at the Art Institute on Elmwood Avenue.”

ArtFactsMightSchoolGoneHappenedStreetsProgramCousinAvenuesInstituteArt SchoolMy CousinBuffaloPrivate School
Author:Paul Smith
Create image

“If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

IfsInspirationalGivingTryingWisdomRunningTurnsAchieveFiguresWallBasketballGiving UpDeterminationAthleteObstaclesPersistenceHard TimesClimbsMotivational SportsPersistInspirational SportsTough TimesOvercoming AdversityStrength Through AdversityBasketball PlayerFamous BasketballOvercoming ChallengesInspirational BasketballFamous InspirationalMotivational BasketballMotivational Inspirational SportsBasketball MotivationWill And DeterminationShort SportsDetermination PerseveranceShort Inspirational SportsShort Motivational SportsNba PlayerGreat BasketballGreat Inspirational SportsGreat PerseveranceGreat DeterminationGreat Motivational SportsTimes Of AdversityRoadblockBasketball TeamworkGreatest ObstaclesGetting Through Tough TimesUplifting In Hard TimesBasketball SuccessGetting Through Hard TimesSports TrainingThrough Hard TimesBasketball TrainingAdversity And StrengthObstacle In LifeGoing Through Hard TimesObstacles And ChallengesStrength In AdversityAwesome BasketballPerseverance And Hard WorkHard Work And PersistenceStrength In Hard Times
Book:I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence
Create image

“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 paper being presented. As I now look back at it, I think of that as being really my first book and did indicate that I did have interest in research.”

ThinkingFirstsLooksBookInterestPaperResearchHistoricalMeetingsNewspapersLocalsRecognitionExcellentGradesArticlesBeing RealAnnuals
Author:Paul Smith
Create image

“I graduated in June 1948 and then went in the fall to the art school. I stayed with my cousins on Seventeenth Street in the beginning, and later had my own apartment very near there and was able to walk to the Art Institute on Elmwood Avenue. The school had a faculty of local artists - Jeanette and Robert Blair, James Vullo who were well known in the area. It was a school that I think thrived on returning GIs, as many schools did at that time. It was a very informal program - but it was professional.”

ThinkingWellsArtAbleSchoolArtistFallMy OwnWalksKnownStreetsAreasProgramLocalsFacultyApartmentWell KnownCousinJuneAvenuesInstituteArt SchoolBlairMy CousinGis
Author:Paul Smith
Create image