William Godwin Quotes

Men who do not contend in earnest can have little warmth and fervor in what they undertake, and are more than half prepared to betray the cause, in the vindication of which they have engaged their services.

William Godwin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 3, 1756 - April 7, 1836

Topics

MenMoreLittleWarmthHalfEngaged

Oftentimes what happens is that the writer understands one character, but they don't understand the other one, and the other one ends up not being written as well.

Jennifer Beals

CharacterUnderstandUpBeingWell

At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past.

Maurice Maeterlinck

FuturePathMenPastTradition

Being an actor, we're so dependent on the writers.

Amy Ryan

ActorBeingDependentWriters

I came from nothing and achieved humungous fame and fortune. But I worked hard. I had discipline and determination. I had that ice in me.

Sugar Ray Leonard

DeterminationDisciplineMeIceFame

You feel like an ant contemplating Chicago.

Robert Fulghum

FeelYouChicagoLikeAnt

I am just a person who is human, down to earth enjoying life... whatever god blesses you with. Enjoying life for me is just normal.

Mohamed Al-Fayed

LifeGodI AmMeYouDown

Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good.

Johnny Miller

GoodSerenityWorstKnowingPretty

Does anything show the complexity of the miraculous brain more than that weird curiosity, the sleep-protection dream?

Dick Cavett

BrainCuriosityWeirdDreamMore

When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.

Phil Donahue

PeopleKidGotWhoDivorcedWere

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I begin to think of the victims of intact ones.

Peter De Vries

BrokenThinkI CanBearBeginHomes

The blessings of the priesthood are available to every righteous man and woman. We may all receive the Holy Ghost, obtain personal revelation, and be endowed in the temple, from which we emerge 'armed' with power.

Sheri L. Dew

PowerWomanManBlessingsPersonal

I find that when you lead with vision and values, engaging employees and showing them that values are just as important as profits, everyone comes on board. And not only do they come on board, but they connect to their own individual creativity.

Shari Arison

VisionCreativityEmployeesYouFind

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