Bernard Williams quotes
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“Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.”
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“There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.”
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“There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.”
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“We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody's weakness.”
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“If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.”
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“Books had instant replay long before televised sports.”
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“We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.”
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“Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.”
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“Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.”
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“A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't.”
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“If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.”
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“No symphony orchestra ever played music like a two-year-old girl laughing with a puppy.”
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“I like the word "indolence." It makes my laziness seem classy.”
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“It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.”
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“Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.”
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“People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.”
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“The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.”
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“Women have a favorite room, men a favorite chair.”
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“What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.”
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“Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.”
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“Laziness has many disguises. Soon "winter doldrums" will become "spring fever."”
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“The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.”
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“A half-truth is usually less than half of that.”
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“Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.”
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“An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.”
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“Few things move as quietly as the future.”
-- Bernard Williams
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