Quotes by Ashley Smith

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”

“I dont really wish that it didnt happen because it has changed my life so much. If it didnt happen, I dont know if I ever would have waken up.”

“I was not going to die tonight and stand before God, having done a bunch of ice.”

“For some reason, weve just lost it. I know we still have it. Everyone has got to find it.”

“I dont like the glitz and glamour,”

“For goodness sake, I have flip-flops on. Its all right. Jesus wore sandals.”

“People wanted to know me. Now they do.”

“If I can say no to somebody that has a gun in my face, then Ill never do them again. And not only will I not do them again, Im going to fight against them for those people that cant stop doing them, to show them, Look, you can.”

“If I did die, I wasnt going to heaven and say, Oh, excuse me, God. Let me wipe my nose, because I just did some drugs before I got here.”

“You are the center of your universe, and you can make anything happen.”

“I could go speak to people for the next three years every day if I wanted to, but Im not going to make my child do that.”

“I did a book signing Saturday, actually, in Augusta and people were just coming up to me in tears saying, Thank you, for what youve done. Youve helped me change my life.”

“I dont like the glitz and glamour.”

“I feel that blackboard needs to be improved and especially for new users, it can be really difficult to learn the basics. And I really wish they would do something about our overpriced books.”

“About a month ago, he didnt come to school and we had subs, and we were all wondering what was going on. We tried asking the school and they wouldnt tell us any information.”

“I want to thank Texas Lutheran for the opportunity to coach the womens basketball program. I will miss the players, the coaches and the many people that make TLU a special place.”

“I remember thinking I dont care what he does. I dont care if he beats the crap out of me. I dont care if he rapes me. I just want to get out of here alive.”

“We always say the same thing. At the exact same time.”

“She usually is already saying what I want to say before I get to it. And thats fine by me.”

“Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of The Atlanta Hostage Hero”