William Francis Buckley (William F. Buckley, Jr.) Quotes
...following Mrs. Roosevelt in search of irrationality was like following a burning fuse in search of an explosive.
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Facts cannot be replaced by opinion.
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Don't worry about what happens when things go wrong; just accept that they're going to, and figure out how do you want to cope with it when it does.
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Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He's the chap who makes it possible for civilised folk to despise war.
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We play everybody's Christmas records at our house, and sometimes you think, 'I'm not gonna play my own record; I'd be embarrassed.' But I'm gonna play our record this Christmas, because I love the songs!
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You have to make the compromise: resign, stay out of the government, and you can say what you like... but no one has to do anything about it.
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I'm not an executive. I'm a creative person.
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I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.
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I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian.
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For some people, what really matters to them is sleep.
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Football is about having the best offensive play possible. I always like to play offensive football, and nobody will convince me otherwise.
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I can fall in love in a simple way, but I can dissect it in such an intense fashion when it ends.
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I have a burning desire to see what things look like photographed by me.
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Stop thinking about writing as art. Think of it as work. If you’re an artist, whatever you do is going to be art. If you’re not an artist, at least you can do a good day’s work.
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I do have an obligation to make sure that I am following some of the rules. I can't simply ignore laws that are out there.
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I didn't understand my loneliness until I moved to Tokyo. I moved at 14. I came alone, without Mommy. She came later.
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If we are not willing to wake up in the morning and die to ourselves, perhaps we should ask ourselves whether or not we are really following Jesus.
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Finally, if nothing can be truly asserted, even the following claim would be false, the claim that there is no true assertion.
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Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.
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Moved by their selfish desires, people seek after fame and glory. But when they have acquired it, they are already stricken in years. If you hanker after worldly fame and practise not the Way, your labors are wrongfully applied and your energy is wasted. It is like unto burning an incense stick. However much its pleasing odor be admired, the fire that consumes is steadily burning up the stick.
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And one wild Shakespeare, following Nature's lights, Is worth whole planets, filled with Stagyrites.
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It's not a great move. When you buy a home, the expenses are just beginning...You're dipping into your pension.
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Songs are special. Songs are like trees. You plant these seeds and watch them grow, and you never know how people are going to respond. That's one of the most beautiful things about music.
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We felt responsible for each other. The D-line's got to take care of that line of scrimmage, (the linebackers) have got to clean up, and the safeties and DBs take care of that back end. We felt we're a brotherhood and we just had to get it done.
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...following Mrs. Roosevelt in search of irrationality was like following a burning fuse in search of an explosive.
