Sherwood Smith Quotes

My optimism holds that the good guys eventually come out on top.

If one thinks only of winning, a sordid victory will be worse than a defeat. For the most part, it becomes a squalid defeat.

Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.

In war there is no prize for runner-up.

This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough to acknowledge that there is no hope in victory - and thus that further resistance means only useless sacrifice.

I ended the war a horse ahead.

I really like the thing I did with Martina McBride. I had that song sitting around for a long time.

The British people know that, given strong leadership, time, and a little bit of hope, the forces of good ultimately rally and triumph over evil.

Evil can and is overcome every minute of every day.

It's really important for me to have a record which has a strong narrative feel to it.

I think, for Solange, it was important to make a super-strong direct statement with 'A Seat at the Table,' and she thought 'Cool Your Heart' was kind of a summer jam that didn't really fit.

I would say, you can never do enough gigs and you can never do enough songs. Make sure that every opportunity you can, play a show and every opportunity you can, write a song.

There is plenty of people I'd love to collaborate with, would love to produce with, would love to write songs with.

I always felt like I could combine good pop songs that are easy for people to like with a real person and a real mind and integrity.

I don't write songs for myself anymore. I only write songs on assignment. It's purely a business, but it is still so important to me emotionally.

You never win a game unless you beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn't mean a thing. That's for the fans. You've got to win the war with the man in front of you. You've got to get your man.

The Messiah comes not only as the redeemer, he comes as the subduer of Antichrist. Only that historian will have the gift of fanning the spark of hope in the past who is firmly convinced that even the dead will not be safe from the enemy if he wins. And this enemy has not ceased to be victorious.

I think America sees someone like myself, and they see it's not just a voice. It's the musicality of it all. People see that you can play an instrument and think you can immediately write songs.

He who knows things, and in fighting puts his knowledge into practice, will win his battles. He who knows them not, nor practices them, will surely be defeated.

This is the city that taught me how to write all of these cool songs. Yeah, you guys definitely need a royalty.

I'm a failed pop star. I always sneak a song into everything I do.

You must not you worry about leaks or pieces [stolen] on your computer. You just make songs, you gotta make music, keep stuff out. You may not know rap, but that's how it works.

I think that if you have a strong narrative, if the idea of the song can be boiled down to the basics, it won't change that much.

I don't kiss losers and I don't kiss winners, and I don't fight for honor 'cause we all are born sinners