Nick Smith:
CLASS OF 1998
Goodpasture High SchoolClass of 1998
Madison, TN
Nick's Story
Nick is from Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Nick's schools include Goodpasture High School.
Music Nick likes includes KMFDM, Guided By Voices, Ben Folds. Books Nick likes include The Great Gatsby, Crime and Punishment, William Shakespeare. Movies Nick likes include The Cabin in the Woods, Qwerty The Movie, Ghost World. TV shows Nick likes include The X-Files, Tosh.0, IFC.
One of Nick's favorite quotes is:""I tell you, Theo, this thing threatens me. Love is something so strong, so real, that it is as impossible to quench it as it is for a man to take his own life." - Vincent Van Gogh
Judah: "If you were not a bride, I should kiss you goodbye."
Esther: "If I were not a bride, there would be no goodbyes to be said" From the movie "Ben-Hur"
"The scope of mankind's brilliance is immeasurable. As it pertains to this Earth, however, that brilliance is crucial to protect our environment and country." Self-quote.
"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." - I got this one from a good friend named Carter. It was originally uttered by Thelonious Monk.
"When I look abroad, I foresee on every side, dispute, contradiction, anger, calumny, and detraction. When I turn my eye inward, I find nothing but doubt and ignorance. All the world conspires to oppose and contradict; tho' such is my weakness, that I feel all my opinions loosen and fall of themselves, when unsupported by the approbation of others." - David Hume, from Book I, Part IV, Section VII of "A Treatise of Human Nature" (1739-1740). I feel this way, also, at times.
"Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"And therefore as a stranger give it welcome.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy" -from "Hamlet" Act I, scene 5, by William Shakespeare
"âtis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die; to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to drea...Expand for more
m: aye, there is the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause" - from "Hamlet" again, Act III, scene 1, by William Shakespeare. What?! It's a fantastic play!
Briscoe: "Are you ready to work off that lunch?"
Jesse Martin: "We didn't have lunch!"
Briscoe: "Exactly..."
From TV's "Law and Order," Jerry Orbach and Jesse L. Martin. RIP Jerry Orbach, we miss ya!
"Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice." - Alfred North Whitehead
"I have made the most important discovery of my career - the most important discovery of my life. It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logic or reason can be found. I am only here tonight because of you (his wife, Alicia).You are the only reason I am. You are all my reasons." - by 1994 Nobel prize-winner John Forbes Nash, Jr. who won the Economics Nobel.
"He would have no truck with false idols." - written about Karl Marx, by Sylvia Nasar in her book "The Grand Pursuit" (2011)
29 Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
John 20:29 (New International Version)
"All poets are mad" - from The Anatomy of Melancholy, written by Robert Burton (1621)
"We of the craft [of poetry] are all crazy. Some are affected by gaiety, others by melancholy, but all are more or less touched." - Lord Byron
"Not for the world would I advise you either way. You must be the best judge of your own happiness." - Jane Austen, from "Emma"".
More about Nick:"An unassuming, salt of the earth, and easy-going guy.
I'm a very peaceful guy. Studied literature in college, now I'm working at a large bookstore. I'm happy to be around books and readers. I love my job. I like to help others out, and see them smile. I like learning. Music has been a lifetime love for me, it is a way to tap into your soul.".
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