Yeardley Smith Quotes

"It's naive to think you can change a person--except maybe that boy who works in the library."
-Yeardley Smith

"It's not our fault our generation has short attention spans, Dad. We watch an appalling amount of TV."
-Yeardley Smith

"I'm no theologian. I don't know who or what God is. All I know is he's more powerful than Mom and Dad put together."
-Yeardley Smith

"Dad, is it all right to take things from people you don't like?"
-Yeardley Smith

"You know, you are not born with a soul. You earn it with suffering, hard work and prayer. Which hopefully you did last night."
-Yeardley Smith

"We're able to tell the truth in a way that you can't tell with real people. I think because it's animated, you um, you have enough of a barrier to say things that people might find offensive or be sort of appalled, or the censors would go 'no way', you know, because it's animated."
-Yeardley Smith

"Science has already proven the dangers of smoking, alcohol, and Chinese food, but I can still ruin soft drinks for everyone!"
-Yeardley Smith

"A man who envies our family is a man who needs help."
-Yeardley Smith