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

• Our object is the economic freedom of the producing classes; this ultimate goal will be attained after a long and bitter struggle; therefore, our primary task is to organize the masses and lead them in the struggle for economic freedom.

  

  M. N. Roy
  • Long
  • Freedom
  • Struggle

• Small changes can make huge destination differences.

  

  Sean Covey
  • Differences
  • Destination

• Nerd herd, focus. You're here to help the fledglings. Dour One and Dour Two aren't important," said Aphrodite. "Dr. Seuss reference. I like it," Stark said, giving me a check-me-out-I've-always-read-books hottie grin. Aphrodite frowned at him. "I said focus, not flirt.

  

  P. C. Cast
  • Important
  • Book
  • Help

• 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

• No reliance can be placed on the friendship of kings, nor vain hope put in the melodious voice of boys; for that passes away like a vision, and this vanishes like a dream.

  

  Saadi
  • Hope
  • Dream
  • Vision

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

  

  William Francis Buckley
  • Kings
  • Arrogance