William Francis Buckley (William F. Buckley, Jr.) Quotes
...the traces to the East haven been broken, the Republican party will never again be dominated by the editorial writers for the New York Herald Tribune. Free at last.
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Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.
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Women are able to fit public service into their lives. Once they find out they like it and can do it, there is plenty of room to grow.
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I hear odd tracks from my albums every now and again on the radio, or maybe a friend plays me something.
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You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you.
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I sound like a chain-smoking drag queen after a hard night of singing 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon'.
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I don't think God cares a whole lot about the outcome. He cares about the people involved, but I don't think he's a big football fan.
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Note to self: Never ride a motorcycle in stilettos and a miniskirt.
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Good artists copy, great artists steal.
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My buildings are not particularly expensive. It is not a tin shed. If you want a tinny car, you pay for that.
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In a competitive industry, only paranoid incumbents - those constantly striving for betterment - have any hope of surviving.
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I just went to an acting agency one day and just said, 'I would like to act. Would you take me?' And they took me.
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Liberated from the error of pagan tradition through the benevolence and loving kindness of the good God with the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the operation of the Holy Spirit, I was reared from the very beginning by Christian parents. From them I learned even in babyhood the Holy Scriptures which led me to a knowledge of the truth.
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Since the beginning of time, children have not liked to study. They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play; they will find that what they have mastered is child's play.
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Bad people sometimes do good things, and good people do really bad things or do something the audience disagrees with.
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I have loved movies as the number one thing in my life so long that I can't ever remember a time when I didn't.
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The most important, what I believe myself to do, is what is the interest of Lebanon, what is the interest of my country and my nation? And I'm going to do it fully.
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We're so marinated in the culture of speed that we almost fail to notice the toll it takes on every aspect of our lives - on our health, our diet, our work, our relationships, the environment and our community.
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There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees.
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I fell in love with social work, and that was my undoing as a poet.
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While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory.
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Isn't the Democratic Party the official SODOMIZER PROTECTION ASSOCIATION of AMERICA - oh, I forgot, it was just an accident that Clintoon's[
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I love to have confidence, but that confidence doesn't come from myself. It comes from God, and that's what I wanted America to see.
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When I think about life on Earth, there should not be a species like us. And if there was, we should be out in the jungle killing each other in small groups. That's what you should expect.
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...the traces to the East haven been broken, the Republican party will never again be dominated by the editorial writers for the New York Herald Tribune. Free at last.
