Few things move as quietly as the future.
BERNARD WILLIAMS
BERNARD WILLIAMS
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People who say, ‘Let the chips fall where they may,’ usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.
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Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams September tries its best to have us forget summer.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Americans are optimists. They hope they’ll be wealthy someday – and they’re positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.
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Find someone who can hear you even when you’re silent.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery Hidden in the ashes, of a fallen building lays a child’s family photo, with whom he could never unite in life.
Heba NazarHeba Nazar To love something, someone. You don’t need to own them.
Sonika MSonika M When you miss someone, you realize their worth and your faith.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren The bed was the canvas, we were the art.
Jonny OxJonny Ox Every little part of your soul was made to shine.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski When in truth, it is the transparency that kills you. The pain of seeing through to something you can never quite touch.
Lang LeavLang Leav
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More on moving
I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.
Al SharptonAl Sharpton This time you’ve dug yourself an anchor too heavy to move ahead with.
Al KalineAl Kaline When neither high purpose nor the categorical imperatives of religion will do, the only argument against suicide is life itself.
Al AlvarezAl Alvarez In life you are either growing or rotting. You’re moving forward or backwards; there is no standing still.
Al DuncanAl Duncan In a world moving so fast, with the growth of technology and information,
Akram KhanAkram Khan While she cut the mushrooms, she cried more than she had at the grave.
Aimee BenderAimee Bender In the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
Akio MoritaAkio Morita There is something that might be called cinematic beauty. It can only be expressed in a film, and it must be present for that film to be a moving work.
Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa