William Shawn Quotes

Amid chaos of images, we value coherence. We believe in the printed word. And we believe in clarity. And we believe in immaculate syntax. And in the beauty of the English language.

William Shawn

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• Language
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• It's those damn critics again.

  

  Irwin Shaw
  • Critics
  • Again
  • Damn

• It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song.

  

  Kate Smith
  • Important
  • Song
  • Meaning

• Anyone who sets foot into the 'Watchmen' universe and isn't just a little nervous should be given a few days of electroshock therapy. I've always considered 'Watchmen' to be one of the best graphic novels ever written, and when it came out back in 1986 I was as blown away as everyone else. Just masterful.

  

  J. Michael Straczynski
  • Universe
  • Best
  • Always

• My parents are so cool, so chill, super hip. They know what's up.

  

  Becky G
  • Up
  • Parents
  • Cool

• I was always quite good with accents - I always had quite a good ear - so from the age of about 13, I used to do a lot of voiceover and dubbing for foreign films.

  

  Kate Winslet
  • Good
  • Age
  • Always

• I have been learning English on the road since I started when I was 15, so it is a slow process but making some progress. Now I think I am much more comfortable with my English. However, it is difficult, still, when I speak about something that is not tennis.

  

  Rafael Nadal
  • Learning
  • Road
  • English

• We must differentiate between guilt and duty. The soldier on the front, like the common man, who does his duty everywhere, should not be held responsible for the actions of a few who also called themselves Germans.

  

  Oskar Schindler
  • Man
  • Soldier
  • Guilt

• Seeing a man praying to Allah is enough for some people to assume he is a terrorist.

  

  Damian Lewis
  • People
  • Man
  • Allah

• A good president needs a big comfort zone. He should be able to treat enemies as opportunities, appear authentic in joy and grief, stay cool under the hot lights.

  

  Nancy Gibbs
  • Good
  • Joy
  • Cool

• I have differences of opinion within my own family, an Irish Catholic family. So, I do respect those that disagree.

  

  Gavin Newsom
  • Family
  • Respect
  • Opinion

• In India, we say one thing, and we do something else.

  

  Raghuram Rajan
  • Something
  • Say
  • India

• We are a communicating nation which needs access to space, access to the seas.

  

  Malcolm Wallop
  • Space
  • Needs
  • Nation

• I'm not a consumer. I hate buying clothes. I don't have a mobile. I just don't need things. I don't like things.

  

  Yann Martel
  • Hate
  • Need
  • Clothes

• My dad and my mom were big Nat King Cole fans, so they had everything he did.

  

  Aaron Neville
  • Dad
  • Mom
  • King

• Giving subsidies is a two-edged sword. Once you give it, it's very hard to take away subsidies. There's a political cost to taking away subsidies.

  

  Najib Razak
  • Political
  • Giving
  • Sword

• Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously.

  

  Aaron Swartz
  • World
  • Great
  • Technology

• I am thankful for all the blessings and talents I have been given, but most of all I am thankful for my loving and supportive family.

  

  Olivia Holt
  • Family
  • Thankful
  • Blessings

• I am fluent in Spanish and I understand French, Italian and Portuguese.

  

  Zoe Saldana
  • Language
  • Italian
  • Spanish

• We've learned a bunch of things; when you send a message to people, keep those messages short. Imagine walking up to a girl in a bar and going into a four-minute speech about how great you are. No one wants to hear that.

  

  Sam Yagan
  • People
  • Up
  • Great

• I believe that, as Americans, our freedoms come from God and not government, and include the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

  

  Lisa Murkowski
  • Life
  • God
  • Believe

• I just love comedy, and I honestly believe that laughter transcends everything. If everyone laughed together, laughed more, it would unite the world in peace.

  

  Masi Oka
  • World
  • Believe
  • Together

• You can't will something into being. If you follow that philosophy all the way, to will something into being, that's animal style. That's what man does. But if you're looking at the philosophy correctly, and I never did - I like to think I did sometimes - you have to do it without ego, without the I. You have to separate yourself.

  

  Zack Snyder
  • Style
  • Animal
  • Ego

• The real people of genius were resolute workers not idle dreamers.

  

  George Henry Lewes
  • Genius
  • Workers
  • Dreamers

• Amid chaos of images, we value coherence. We believe in the printed word. And we believe in clarity. And we believe in immaculate syntax. And in the beauty of the English language.

  

  William Shawn
  • Believe
  • English
  • Language