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.
BERNARD WILLIAMSPeople who say, ‘Let the chips fall where they may,’ usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.
More Bernard Williams Quotes
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An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
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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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Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
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The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
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Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
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Tranquility is like quicksilver. The harder you grab for it, the less likely you will grasp it.
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We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.
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Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
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There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
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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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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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Few things move as quietly as the future.
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You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.
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A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
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