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Bernard Williams Quotes

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

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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People Fall Say Will Where May

And, frankly, what happens out of Washington is, it creates a wind in my face, uncertainty over Obamacare, uncertainty over their tax policy, uncertainty over the regulatory policy.

Wind Face Uncertainty Tax Washington

When Ex-Im gives companies the resources they need to sell their products abroad, their employees, suppliers and communities succeed at home.

Stephen Fincher

Home Succeed Employees Need Sell

As a black man who doesn't know another black man who hasn't had strange run-ins with police officers, it's impossible for us not to think about whether that could have been us - based on our country, based on our culture, based on our past experiences.

Culture Police Past Man Impossible

People think I'm nuts.

Shirley MacLaine

People Think Nuts

When I was growing up, I felt like I had to qualify it and say I'm British-Pakistani. But now I kind of feel like, in this day in age, this is what British looks like. It looks like me; it looks like Idris Elba, and hopefully through Nasir Khan, people will see that that's what an American can look like as well.

Age Day People Me Growing Up Look

I knew that collaborating on songwriting would be difficult for a lot of people, because I was known very much, for my independence and the fact that I wrote these quirky songs that were not typical structure, not typical sound - you know, really original stuff.

People Independence You Know Sound

I would study the best, the most flashy, the guys that had that flair, the guys that had that wow. I'd study those fighters, and I made up my mind that I'd be all of those at once.

Best Mind Study Up Wow Fighters

It's important for Americans to know what the guys fighting the wars have been experiencing, not just from the perspective of a talking-head politician or a four-star general.

Perspective Fighting Know Important

It might be a little embarrassing, but I never ever missed an episode of 'Dawson's Creek' growing up.

Growing Up Growing Missed Never Up

Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.

Arthur Conan Doyle

Worst Old Ghosts Our Loves

The power of historical fiction for bad and for good can be immense in shaping consciousness of the past.

Good Power Past Bad Historical

I know I have pretty good instincts.

Good Know Pretty Instincts

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