Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.
BERNARD WILLIAMSAmericans 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.
More Bernard Williams Quotes
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Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
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September tries its best to have us forget summer.
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What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
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Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
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A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
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If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.
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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.
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There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
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We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.
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Few things move as quietly as the future.
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There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
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Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.
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We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.
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A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t.
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