William Lyon Mackenzie King Quotes

Regardless of what one's attitude towards prohibition may be, temperance is something against which, at a time of war, no reasonable protest can be made.

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: December 17, 1874 - July 22, 1950

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I'm fully conscious all the time that I'm an American Negro, because it's part of my life. But I also know that if I want to say, 'I see a bus full of people,' I don't have to say, 'I am a Negro seeing a bus full of people.'

Amiri Baraka

LifeTimeI AmPeopleAmericanKnow

A band is not a marriage. There are no oaths of allegiance. If you feel your life will be better served by splitting up the group, you've got to do it - but of course it does cause problems.

Steve Winwood

LifeMarriageProblemsBetterYou

It's just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.

Tony Dungy

BestJobI AmThinkDoingI Can

How long a book tends to illustrate depends on the book. 'The Awful Aunty' took me 10 days.

Tony Ross

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When I left 'Being Human,' that was painful because the show was going on without me. But with 'Him & Her,' we finished on such a high together that if it is the end, it couldn't have stopped at a better time. But I hope with 'Him & Her' that we'll get another crack of the whip: that the writer might change his mind and write some more.

Russell Tovey

ChangeHopeTimeTogetherMindMe

Premieres are pretty fun, but probably the most fun was when I went to see 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,' and I'd just flown in from Africa, and I hadn't even seen the movie yet. So, the first time I saw it was at the premiere. It was really fun.

Miranda Otto

TimeFunKingAfricaFirst TimeSee

The idea that owning a gun in America was an individual right only dates to the 1980s.

Jay Parini

GunAmericaRightIndividualIdea

I don't view any of the hits I've ever written as the climax of my career. They're just minor stepping stones.

Jon Bellion

ViewCareerSteppingStonesJust

I am a celebrity, but I don't want people standing outside my wedding venue.

Divyanka Tripathi

I AmPeopleWeddingWantCelebrity

Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league.

Draymond Green

BestYearStriveDefensivePlayer

I never set out to do a sketch show.

Demetri Martin

SketchNeverOutShowSet

As seemingly impossible as it may seem of having zero regrets, when I look at my life now and all the mistakes I've made, all the bad decisions I've made, all the things I could have done differently or done more in, I don't think I would have changed anything.

Apolo Ohno

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