Bernard Williams Quotes
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What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me like that. I need quite a lot of time; it's why I always worry when I'm doing more than one thing at a time. I hope that some sort of magic will kick in.
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Philosophy! Empty thinking by ignorant conceited men who think they can digest without eating!
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If I can stay constantly busy, I'll be happy.
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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
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Wayne and Drake, it takes them so long to do a song. I understand why, because they want it to be perfect. But I think I can do a perfect song in 10 minutes.
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A president should look for what binds the people together rather than what drives them apart. As soon as you are identified with one side of the political map, you are no longer everybody's president.
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God the Father and God the Son cannot be everywhere present; indeed they cannot be even in two places at the same instant: but God the Holy Spirit is omnipresent - it extends through all space, with all other matter.
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I'm terrified of having a little girl. Girls are more evil than boys.
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No man is infallible.
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Veganism is an answer for almost every problem facing the world in terms of hunger and climate change.
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All my career, all that I've really done has been based on emotion and intuition and gravitating toward what sounds good.
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I feel a kinship with anyone who feels that their road, their life or who they really are is not good enough. I really relate to that.
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The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.
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Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
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Whether it's writing songs, being on stage, being interviewed, meeting fans - I just try to be myself, which is kind of exhausting because it almost feels like it never shuts off.
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My basics are black, white, or neutral, and I'll wear a ton of jewelry or carry a brightly colored bag.
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There's a tendency, when the offspring of a famous person does something notable, to define them by their more-famous parent.
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There are few secrets in football. So execute.
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The ministers and the Jacobins are making the king declare war tomorrow on Austria. The ministers are hoping that this move will frighten the Austrians and that within three weeks we will be negotiating (God forbid that this should happen). May we at last be avenged for all the outrages we have suffered from this country!
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Even the dullest bird or face becomes interesting when you give it a good look in the wild/flesh. The way the shadow drops across the cheek, the light hits an eyebrow, etc... there are many more angles, positions etc. than you can ever imagine. My heart always makes a little jump when I see things in birds or faces that surprise me.
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I think Jersey stands alone, and because I'm from Jersey, I never make fun of where people are from. I'll make fun of what they look like, but I'll never make fun of where they are from. Jersey is special.
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As you get older, you kind of take a more sober view of life.
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The secret of a happy marriage is to serve God and each other. The goal of marriage is unity and oneness, as well as self-development. Paradoxically, the more we serve one another, the greater is our spiritual and emotional growth.
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Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
