William Francis Buckley (William F. Buckley, Jr.) Quotes
I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word 'fair' in connection with income tax policies.
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The transparency of a metaphor displays the glint of truth. But if a metaphor is taken for a reality, it then becomes dense and masks the truth it is meant to display.
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If my company spends money, it should be disclosed to the shareholders and how it was spent. With my personal money, I can do anything I want. But company money should be disclosed.
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I love dresses, and I've definitely thought about designing them someday. I just want to make sure that I wait until the time is perfect and I can do it right.
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I think landscape photography in general is somewhat undervalued.
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Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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It never seems to occur to some people, that, like beauty, a sense of humor may sometimes be fatal.
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It's a simple fact: no individual can be good at everything. Everyone needs people around them who have complimentary sets of skills.
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I was pregnant, and, like, 'Being a mom's going to be easy!' And now I'm like, 'Great.'
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You cannot be in charge of a family and run a big company.
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If you're not cheating, you're not trying.
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The art of interpretation is not to play what is written.
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Well, optimism's a good thing. It - makes people go out and - you know, start businesses and spend and do whatever is necessary to get the economy going.
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Earthly minds, like mud walls, resist the strongest batteries; and though, perhaps, sometimes the force of a clear argument may make some impression, yet they nevertheless stand firm, keep out the enemy, truth, that would captivate or disturbe them.
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It was so good to be held. If only their relationship could be distilled into simple, wordless gestures of comfort. Why had humans ever learned to talk?
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Your connections to all the things around you literally define who you are.
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The resistance of policy-makers to intelligence is not just founded on an ideological presupposition. They distrust intelligence sources and intelligence officials because they don't understand what the real problems are.
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I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word 'fair' in connection with income tax policies.
