Famous Quotes

Quotes by William

• I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.
• I auditioned for 'Girls' the fall after I graduated from Yale. The show has been amazing - as close to perfect as it gets!
• I balanced all, brought all to mind, the years to come seemed waste of breath, a waste of breath the years behind, in balance with this life, this death.
• I bear a charmed life.
• I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
• I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor.
• I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments.
• I came of age believing that, no matter what happened, I would always be able to support myself.
• I continue to believe that the American people have a love-hate relationship with inflation. They hate inflation but love everything that causes it.
• I contribute my best in my sport and I also have a ton of respect for myself and my family.
• I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness.
• I define success as being comfortable with yourself and your life. And that is about as good as it gets, really.
• I definitely have found a balance. I've had so many offers in the past to do different movies or different things and I always choose tournaments over it.
• I didn't want to play a lawyer. I didn't want to play a doctor. I didn't want to play a single dad. I wanted to do something I felt I could learn from, something that would be a challenge and something that would not dry up.
• I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness.
• I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy.
• I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else.
• I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.
• I don't believe you can find any evidence of the fact that I have changed government policy solely because of a contribution.
• I don't deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world.
• I don't generally do movies that get good reviews.
• I don't know how I got to this point but it must be as a result of everything that has come before so if I were to change something, I might not be at this point now.
• I don't know what my version of a relationship or marriage is yet, because the typical model seems a little broken to me.
• I don't like politics.
• I don't really necessarily think I'm a funny guy, but I like the opportunity to take on something that I don't feel I'm the best at doing.
• I don't think I'll ever be able to stay in one place for more than a year or two. It's not in my nature.
• I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.
• I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion.
• I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It's just maturity. I've become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence.
• I don't think things through very often - I don't project into the future about how a situation will turn out.
• I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone.
• I don't want to end up being a circus act, doing my most famous tricks when I'm 70.
• I don't want to get home from work and wonder if I could have done better if I didn't go out that night. What you're doing is going to go on the big screen and go down in history.
• I don't want to hope anymore. I don't think we should hope anymore. We hoped enough. Now we have to do. We all have to do now.
• I find that a man is as old as his work. If his work keeps him from moving forward, he will look forward with the work.
• I find that when you see somebody in the tabloids all the time, you have no desire to see them in movies.
• I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on.
• I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth.
• I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad and to travel for it too!