William Morley Punshon Quotes

And so the blasts of calumny, howl they ever so fiercely over the good man's head, contribute to his juster appreciation and to his wider fame. Preserve only a good conscience toward God, and a loving purpose toward your fellow men, and you need not wince nor tremble, though the pack of the spaniel-hearted hounds snarl at your heels.

William Morley Punshon

• Purpose
• Appreciation
• Conscience
• Hearted
• Hounds
• Calumny

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• And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.

  

  Walt Whitman
  • May
  • Man
  • Hero

• If you eat something and get fat, you should be responsible for it. I think that is the attitude of the great majority of Americans, that you should be responsible for what you eat.

  

  Vic Snyder
  • Great
  • Attitude
  • Fat

• I have great family and good friends; the stories I told became popular, and people all over the world bought them.

  

  Maeve Binchy
  • People
  • World
  • Good

• When people put that sort of pressure on you, you're worried that people won't want to receive you.

  

  Gavin DeGraw
  • People
  • Want
  • Pressure

• I never try to be the poster child for the perfect mother/wife... You prioritize, you do the best you can possibly do, and you don't beat yourself up.

  

  Candice Olson
  • Up
  • Mother
  • Perfect

• The Taliban has not, in my judgment, in any significant way changed their fundamental goal and objective, which is to take over Afghanistan and return to running that country. It doesn't mean that we shouldn't have negotiation talks with them. I think we should. But we've got to be clear-eyed about it.

  

  Jack Keane
  • Country
  • Think
  • Running

• I just make good movies. That's the way I thank my fans.

  

  Jackie Chan
  • Good
  • Movies
  • Fans

• If the books are selling, the money will follow.

  

  Larry Kirshbaum
  • Money
  • Follow
  • Selling

• You are a spirit, then,you Man, and not a Manat all.You are a spirit and you dwellwithin the guts of mortal beast.

  

  L. Ron Hubbard

• It takes two to speak the truth, - one to speak, and another to hear.

  

  Henry David Thoreau
  • Truth

• Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

  

  Ambrose Bierce
  • Patience

• Power is fortified not just by what it destroys, but also by what it creates. Not just by what it takes, but also by what it gives. And powerlessness reaffirmed not just by the helplessness of those who have lost, but also by the gratitude of those who have (or think they have) gained.

  

  Arundhati Roy
  • Power
  • Lost
  • Gratitude

• God's dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.

  

  Desmond Tutu
  • God
  • Family
  • Dream

• Young boys must be taught to play football without leading with or lowering their heads. Young players must be drilled over and over and over with Heads Up Football skills until that skill set becomes muscle memory and second nature.

  

  Peter Berg
  • Up
  • Nature
  • Football

• That's what I wanted to do... I wanted to make a great film that just happened to be based on a video game.

  

  Duncan Jones
  • Great
  • Game

• I think people take a liking to a voice or something that makes them smile and feel good about themselves.

  

  Jess Glynne
  • People
  • Good
  • Smile

• We of America are especially fitted to visualize and to understand the marvellous transformation of a wilderness into a land of splendid cities.

  

  James Henry Breasted
  • America
  • Transformation

• Money grants you freedom, I guess.

  

  Dasha Zhukova
  • Money
  • Freedom

• I love Southeast Asia. As a child, I lived in that part of the world. My first time in Burma was in 1958 with my parents.

  

  Muhtar Kent
  • Time
  • Children
  • Burma

• We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs.

  

  Carl Lewis
  • Live
  • Kids
  • Health

• The more success I have with track and field the bigger my brand is. So I would say I'm more of a brand now, trying to build for the future.

  

  Usain Bolt
  • Trying
  • Future
  • Success

• I don't want to be an exception, because I was very outspoken about Performance Enhancing Drugs. It would be bad for my reputation if I would have an exemption for doping test - I don't want to have a free pass, I want to be like everybody else.

  

  Georges St-Pierre
  • Drug
  • Reputation
  • Performances

• I'm a great company actor, a great supporting actor. I serve the piece.

  

  Noma Dumezweni
  • Actor
  • Serve
  • Supporting

• And so the blasts of calumny, howl they ever so fiercely over the good man's head, contribute to his juster appreciation and to his wider fame. Preserve only a good conscience toward God, and a loving purpose toward your fellow men, and you need not wince nor tremble, though the pack of the spaniel-hearted hounds snarl at your heels.

  

  William Morley Punshon
  • Purpose
  • Appreciation
  • Conscience