Bernard Williams Quotes

I was interested in philosophy before I knew I was. That's to say, when I was at school, I used to argue with my friends about issues that turned out to be philosophical ones of some kind.

Bernard Williams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Whenever I was trying to get over a boy, I would write him a really long, wrought letter - but never mail it.

Jenny Han

TryingLongBoyNeverWriteOver

I am not conventionally religious, but I am an ongoing student of the Old and the New Testament and the history of the Jewish people and the birth of Christianity.

Robert Littell

HistoryI AmPeopleStudentNewOld

I tend not to argue about things that I don't believe in.

Andy Murray

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For hundreds of thousands of years, life was brutal. It still is for a good chunk of the planet. The technology and wealth we enjoy in North America is a very new development in history, and I think we miss the challenges of day-to-day survival in our comparatively easy modern lives. Some people will even create problems if they have none.

Jeff Carlson

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America's workers deserve a clean vote on a $7.25 increase, with no strings attached. Such an increase helps everyone and hurts no one.

John Sweeney

AmericaVoteDeserveCleanWorkers

Who wouldn't want to date Salman?

Amy Jackson

WantDateWho

The Lord said 'let there be wheat' and Saskatchewan was born.

Stephen Leacock

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Everything I've done goes back to pro wrestling. Had I not been able to achieve what I did, I guarantee you... my high school jobs were always working in the highway department - driving dump trucks, patching up roads, digging ditches, driving a forklift.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

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I wouldn't sell those New York actors short.

Sissy Spacek

TryHumanIlluminateHuman Condition

That's my whole point as an artist - I'm trying to get you to turn a page.

Tom King

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There are people who think they know everything about everything. What they don't know is that every moment is a learning moment.

Mickey Rooney

LearningMomentPeopleThinkKnow

I think the crowds in Europe are songwriter crowds. Like, they are a fan of the words, and they're there to listen. An American crowd, they're there to get rowdy, man. And I love both.

Luke Combs

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