William Griffith Wilson (Bill Wilson) Quotes
Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
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Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
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Miss Sarzin was the best teacher I ever had.
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I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away.
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It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
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Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.
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Everything has a purpose or premise. Every second of our life has its own premise, whether or not we are conscious of it at the time. That premise may be as simple as breathing or as complex as a vital emotional decision, but it is always there.
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War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.
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What is new in the world? Nothing. What is old in the world? Nothing. Everything has always been and will always be.
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My happy place is holding my daughter and my husband in the same hug. It really is. I'm getting emotional just thinking about it. I consider it such a privilege, and I know that I'm lucky. I never want to take it for granted.
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I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night.
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The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.
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My mom bought me a white Strat, but that wasn't what I wanted, so I went to a guitar store in Cleveland and - the guy told me it was a really good deal - made an even swap for a blue Teisco Del Ray. I loved that guitar and used it a bunch.
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If you spend 72 hours in a place you've never been, talking to people whose language you don't speak about social, political, and economic complexities you don't understand, and you come back as the world's biggest know-it-all, you're a reporter. Either that or you're President Obama.
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Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.
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I said back in 2010 when I was rubbish at the European championships, 'If I never win an omnium until 2012, I don't care.' I then won Olympic gold.
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In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.
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I will tell you that when I was heavy, people would say to me – and it was such a backhanded compliment – they would say, 'You've got such a beautiful face,' in the way of, like, 'Oh, isn't it a shame that from the neck down you're questionable.'
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There can be a lot of mind games going on between the players. When you're about to serve, people will try to throw you off your rhythm by taking a walk. If you're tired, you can't show that at all to an opponent.
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What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the 9/11 legislation because we lacked a majority of the majority,' or putting aside partisan politics to enact tough new legislation with America's security foremost in mind?
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From my perspective, probably women are won over by people who are sweet and respectful and courteous and kind and funny. I think those are the things that win women over.
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And our wise Father in heaven knows when we're going to need things too. Don't run out ahead of Him.
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Honesty, like my mama always says, is always the best policy.
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People who sit back and wait for somebody to take care of them are the people that if shown a way, can be useful to our society.
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Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
