William Francis Buckley (William F. Buckley, Jr.) Quotes

It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.

William Francis Buckley

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• I don't make movies for the same reason that a lot of people do. I make films because I need to see them exist in a very specific way.

  

  Harmony Korine
  • People
  • Movies
  • Same

• I have never appreciated a quiet moment with a friend as much, a quiet moment with a book and I think part of that is my obsession with being older and time going faster and it's become increasingly sweeter for me.

  

  Candice Bergen
  • Time
  • Book
  • Friend

• I'm going to go to school. It doesn't matter what the outcome is as long as I did it. I can say I did it.

  

  Tatyana Ali
  • Long
  • School
  • I Can

• Since beginning my work in areas like addiction, for example, I have seen time and time again that the roots of poor mental health in adulthood are almost always present in unresolved childhood challenges.

  

  Kate Middleton
  • Time
  • Work
  • Health

• One is sometimes meant to reassure the reader that she's qualified to write about a certain topic.

  

  Rachel Kushner
  • She
  • Sometimes
  • Write

• You cannot mix sports with politics.

  

  Jackie Chan
  • You
  • Sports
  • Politics

• We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment.

  

  Wangari Maathai
  • Environment
  • Development

• Apparently, the city of Delhi is a 'character' in my novels. I'd argue that it's a ... city... in my novels.

  

  Karan Mahajan
  • Character
  • City
  • Delhi

• Everybody can draw, in my estimation. If you give a man 50 years, he'll come up with the Mona Lisa.

  

  Jack Kirby
  • Up
  • Draw
  • Estimation

• You have to enjoy your job; you should wake up every day and love what you do... I honestly do... From the bottom of my heart to the depths of my soul. I'm truly happy.

  

  Aaliyah
  • Up
  • Heart
  • Job

• All women are NATURALLY, bad ass!

  

  Alicia Keys
  • Women
  • Bad
  • Ass

• The way people are being displaced, who can stop the arrival of Maoism?

  

  Vishwanath Pratap Singh
  • People
  • Stop

• I don't stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.

  

  Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar
  • Body
  • Yoga
  • Self

• We the mortals touch the metals, the wind, the ocean shores, the stones, knowing they will go on, inert or burning, and I was discovering, naming all the these things: it was my destiny to love and say goodbye.

  

  Pablo Neruda
  • Wind
  • Destiny
  • Ocean

• Niagara Falls is simply a vast unnecessary amount of water going over the wrong way and then falling over unnecessary cliffs...The wonder would be if the water did not fall.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Way
  • Fall
  • Water

• If you have an important decision to make, or even a small one, it is good to make your decision with the guidance of the Lord.

  

  Corrie Ten Boom
  • Good
  • Important
  • Small

• Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together.

  

  Corrie Ten Boom
  • Good
  • Together
  • Wall

• Certainly, Lu. Whatever you like,' said Peter unexpectedly. This was encouraging, but as Peter instantly rolled round and went to sleep again it wasn't much use.

  

  C. S. Lewis
  • Sleep
  • Encouraging

• The ancient Poets animated all sensible objects with Gods or Geniuses, calling them by the names and adorning them with the properties of woods, rivers, mountains, lakes, cities, nations, and whatever their enlarged & numerous senses could perceive.

  

  William Blake
  • Gods
  • Poets
  • Objects

• I was taught to respect everyone for the simple reason that we're all God's children. I was taught, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.... to judge a man not by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character. And I was taught that character...is simply doing what's right when nobody's looking.

  

  J. C. Watts
  • God
  • Children
  • Character

• The reason why China suffers bitterly from endless wars is because of the existence of feudal lords and kings.

  

  Qin Shi Huang
  • Why
  • War
  • Suffering

• It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.

  

  William Francis Buckley
  • Kings
  • Arrogance