William Francis Buckley (William F. Buckley, Jr.) Quotes
I am, I fully grant, a phenomenon, but not because of any speed in composition. I asked myself the other day, "Who else, on so many issues, has been so right so much of the time?" I couldn't think of anyone.
Quotes to Explore
-
Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that.
-
My sister, mom and I all wear the same size, so I shop a lot at a boutique called 'my mother's closet' that is right down the hall from my bedroom. She has vintage Comme des Garcons dresses that I feel so elegant wearing.
-
The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.
-
I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.
-
In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.
-
The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
-
I've always said that I benefit, as an actor, from not having the illusion of security.
-
I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.
-
Seemed like everything I tried to do in broadcasting and as a player before that turned out successfully. I was succeeding. I got to the top of the heap in every facet of broadcasting.
-
Every time you pass a law, it is a little bite out of freedom.
-
The bad boy: always more fun.
-
I am happy in Paris.
-
There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
-
I have no message.
-
For a scientific theory of him to be possible, man, including his habits of valuation, has to be taken as determined by causal laws, as an instance and part of nature.
-
The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country in the world. We're turning over all the information we have, including intelligence information.
-
The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
-
I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time.
-
"I’m not Catholic, I’m not Orthodox…" and I wouldn’t even say Rastafarian, that still divides people, I don’t want to divide people so anything that I say is something that must be so big and great that it did encompass everyone and it’s love.
-
I know how to write. So I am not totally at the mercy of filmmakers, but it's not a bad point.
-
My soul is a canvas stretched across four wooden corners and tacked with copper nails that sink into the edges of timber like teeth. My art is nothing less than my salvation.
-
Went up from my feet to my head, With little chills after it stealing- And my hands got as numb as the dead. A moment, and then it was over: The diamond blazed up in my eyes, And I saw in the face of my lover A questioning, strange surprise. Maybe 'twas the scent of the flowers, That heavy with fragrance bloomed near, But I didn't feel natural for hours; It was odd now, wasn't it, dear? Write soon to your fortunate Clara Who has carried the prize away, And say you'll come on when I marry; I think it will happen in May.
-
In New York, we had primary elections for mayor. To improve their chances, all five candidates changed their name to Rudy Giuliani.
-
I am, I fully grant, a phenomenon, but not because of any speed in composition. I asked myself the other day, "Who else, on so many issues, has been so right so much of the time?" I couldn't think of anyone.
