Bernard Williams Quotes

An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.

Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.

Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.

The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.

I like the word "indolence." It makes my laziness seem classy.

A half-truth is usually less than half of that.

Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.

Tranquility is like quicksilver. The harder you grab for it, the less likely you will grasp it.

September tries its best to have us forget summer.

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.

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.

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.

If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.

Laziness has many disguises. Soon "winter doldrums" will become "spring fever."

A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't.

This is the end of the day, but soon there will be a new day.

It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.

You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.

We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody's weakness.

Few things move as quietly as the future.

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.

We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.

Women have a favorite room, men a favorite chair.

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.

No symphony orchestra ever played music like a two-year-old girl laughing with a puppy.

Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.

If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.

Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.