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Maggie Smith Quotes

Biography: Dame Maggie Smith is renowned for her roles in "Harry Potter" and "Dow... more Biography: Dame Maggie Smith is renowned for her roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey." Born in 1934, she boasts a career spanning over six decades, earning multiple awards including two Oscars. Smith’s versatility has graced both stage and screen, making her one of Britain’s most beloved actresses. less

"We don't lose the past; it lives in us"

Tags: Growth, Reflection, Experience, Emotion, Time

"Let the world astonish you with its mercy"

Tags: Inspiration, Positivity, Compassion, Hope, Kindness

"Keep moving even when it feels useless"

Tags: Motivation, Resilience, Perseverance, Determination, Strength

"The thing to hold onto is that the world also has people in it who find the brokenness and help"

Tags: Resilience, Empathy, Compassion, Hope, Humanity

"Life is short and the world is at least half terrible, and for every kind stranger, there is one who would break you"

Tags: Life, Human nature, Kindness, Trust, Impermanence

"What a blessing, to know what we need each day"

Tags: Wisdom, Mindfulness, Awareness, Contentment, Gratitude

"The trees keep whispering peace, peace, and the birds in the shallows are full of them"

Tags: Nature, Peace, Harmony, Environment, Serenity

"If you find yourself half naked and barefoot in the frosty grass, hearing, again, the earth’s great sonorous moan that says you are the air of the now and gone, that says all you love will turn into peace"

Tags: Love, Spirituality, Nature, Connection, Acceptance

"The world is at least fifty percent terrible, and that’s a conservative estimate, though I keep this from my children."

Tags: Perspective, Human nature, Truth, Optimism, Society