William Francis Buckley (William F. Buckley, Jr.) Quotes
To buy very good wine nowadays requires only money. To serve it to your guests is a sign of fatigue.
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I learned during all my career to enjoy suffering.
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I did ask Matt Damon for his autograph - and I got a picture, too!
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Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time.
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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
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The vast majority of Muslims living here are peaceful citizens. Unfortunately, however, we also see religious and political fanaticism among Muslim groups in Germany.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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My three husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman.
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Oh how I wish I could be as obsessive as Carrie from 'Homeland' when I'm writing a book! That would save me a lot of trouble during the revision process.
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Science fiction has its own history, its own legacy of what's been done, what's been superseded, what's so much part of the furniture it's practically part of the fabric now, what's become no more than a joke... and so on. It's just plain foolish, as well as comically arrogant, to ignore all this, to fail to do the most basic research.
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
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That's my only active wish. I think if I sang like Don Henley, this would be a lot more agreeable business.
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From the first instant I met her, I wanted to be Nora Ephron. I just really wanted to please her.
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Everybody has to look after their own economy and follow the rules.
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When I was young, I had this feeling that there was this handbook that I had never gotten that explained how to be, how to laugh, what to wear, how to stand by yourself in the hallway. Everyone looked so natural - like they all practiced and knew exactly what to do - even the way they pushed their hair out of their face.
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I got my own sound; nobody sounds like me.
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I've always been a fan of science fiction.
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Well-secured files don't do you much good if you lose them in a fire or hard drive crash.
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We must defend our NATO allies, but we should also ensure that everyone pays their fair share. The United States shouldn't be responsible for funding other countries' shares.
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I took opportunities, big or small, to show that I was a constant professional. I feel like the Sam Jackson of network TV drama.
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Sometimes it's easier to attack the spouse than it is to attack the politician.
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I just wanted to play tennis. It wasn't a job. It was an ambition. I knew I could make money at it. I was 18 - old enough to think I could do it, young enough not to consider the consequences.
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Oh, my wife is a wonderful cook. She comes from a food-loving Italian family - her father owned a pizzeria!
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To buy very good wine nowadays requires only money. To serve it to your guests is a sign of fatigue.
