William Samuel Johnson Quotes

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.

William Samuel Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 7, 1727 - November 14, 1819

Topics

LifeGoodOpportunityGreatArt

My report card always said, 'Jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students'.

Jim Carrey

SaidFirstAlwaysStudentsReport

For me it's more important that I outline all the facets of a controversial issue and let the reader make up his or her mind. I don't care if readers change their minds, but I would like readers to ask themselves why their opinion is what it is.

Jodi Picoult

ChangeMindMeOpinionCareWhy

I still like being in North of England and I keep a place there. But there are a lot of things about the Continent that are to be preferred. The social institutions work better, women have a better position in society and the food is another thing.

Andrew Eldritch

WorkWomenFoodSocietyBetterKeep

There is something about seeing real people on a stage that makes a bad play more intimately, more personally offensive than any other art form.

Anatole Broyard

ArtPeopleSeeingBadPlayMore

There is a construct in computer programming called 'the infinite loop' which enables a computer to do what no other physical machine can do - to operate in perpetuity without tiring. In the same way it doesn't know exhaustion, it doesn't know when it's wrong and it can keep doing the wrong thing over and over without tiring.

John Maeda

DoingWrongKnowInfiniteWayOver

In 1987, I had my first opportunity to provide 'advice and consent' on a Supreme Court nominee. At that time, I stated that the qualifications essential for evaluating a nominee for the bench included 'integrity, character, legal competence and ability, experience, and philosophy and judicial temperament.' On that test, Elena Kagan fails.

John McCain

IntegrityCharacterOpportunityTime

Colorado has always been a good place to find what you're made of.

John Hickenlooper

GoodYouFindPlaceColoradoAlways

Sci-fi is just as much about social science as technology.

Robert J. Sawyer

TechnologyScienceSocialJustMuch

Where visionaries can be good at persuasion, CEOs are good at wielding authority. Visionaries transcend organizations, resources, and current realities, while CEOs master them.

Robert Metcalfe

GoodPersuasionAuthorityResources

I guess I'm always up for a challenge.

Amy Purdy

ChallengeAlwaysUpGuess

I have problems with the violence and the torture on '24.' What I'm trying to say is that that's not the only story, and I think that the cognitive complexity is as important.

Steven Johnson

StoryProblemsThinkViolenceTrying

To me, the Seventies were very inspirational and very influential... With my whole persona as Snoop Dogg, as a person, as a rapper. I just love the Seventies style, the way all the players dressed nice, you know, kept their hair looking good, drove sharp cars and they talked real slick.

Snoop Dogg

InspirationalLoveGoodStyleHair

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