William Godwin Quotes

We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well of our own capacity.

William Godwin

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Other families who are poor do what they can to get out of it. My mother did not. She did not utilise her resources. She had a degree. There was something she could have done, but she actively, purposely refused that so we could have this absolutely authentic experience of the worst of capitalism: 'See? Look how bad capitalism is.'

Said Sayrafiezadeh
- Done
- She
- Experience
Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.

Carine Roitfeld
- Good
- America
- Think
It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed.

Farrah Fawcett
- Will
- Going
- Guess
I went into acting as psychotherapy, and it's still a work in progress.

Ed Asner
- Work
- Progress
- Acting
English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

E. B. White
Before I got into grad school, I used to work as a deck hand on these ferry boats in San Francisco, and they did day tours. It wasn't a bad job. I made decent money. But you were sitting down all day, tying up the boat, wiping it down. For some guys, that's a dream job, but for me it was kind of torture.

Mahershala Ali
- Up
- Work
- School