Bernard Williams Quotes

People have been predicting the death of philosophy since the 17th century. When I was a student, people were saying, 'We're in the last days of philosophy.' Then we were told in the '60s it would be replaced by sociology, then by literary criticism.

Bernard Williams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 21, 1929 - June 10, 2003

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When you're starting out as an actor, there isn't much food around. I was lucky to have a hit pretty early on. I didn't starve too long.

Steve Guttenberg

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I have always had someone in my life that I consider my reading mentor because I come from a family where reading was not emphasized or even approved of.

Stephen McCauley

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When I'm practicing, I think I'm pretty focused, and I spend a lot of energy on making sure I get better, but once I'm outside the rink, I think, like anyone else, I like to enjoy everything that everyone else does.

Sidney Crosby

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When you have your heart broken for the first time, you gain depth.

Sienna Miller

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I think being the conventional beauty is limiting, so I'm glad I'm not that. If I looked different, I wouldn't have the great opportunities I've had.

Toni Collette

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I don't want to be in a relationship for the same reason I don't want a kid: I don't want anything in my life to be more important than me.

Michelle Wolf

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Chris Nolan is great, but I've never seen any of the 'Batman' movies all the way through. I know they're good. I just have zero interest in those kinds of movies.

Michael Keaton

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I believe many people feel like God is mad at them.

Joyce Meyer

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Skills acquisition is really at the heart of what it means to learn.

DeRay Mckesson

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It's like a cast of actors; you're all working together closely under pressure to produce something everyday. And when we put up an issue, it's like the curtains opening on a new play. I really like that daily sense of surprise.

David Talbot

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You have to wait for people to program you. The only difference is the amount of people that you're going to reach but that's going to even out in the next two or three years anyway. Computers are being bought faster than televisions right now.

Chuck D

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Health food shops can make people feel very important; it's like a brand new religion with people trying to convert you to quinoa.

Pippa Evans

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