J.P.R. Williams Quotes

What breaks capitalism, all that will ever break capitalism, is capitalists. The faster they run the more strain on their heart.

Why is it that an extended olive branch often turns to a clinched fist of hatred?

Consider England. Within a few score years how many unsettling changes in religion has the whole kingdom made, according to the change of its rulers, in the various religions which they embraced.

I don't believe virginity is common as it used to be.

There is no reason why an atheist could not write a good Mass.

They told me to take a streetcar named Desire and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at - Elysian Fields!

To anyone that ever told you you're no good.. they're no better.

I believe that worrying about the problems plaguing our planet without taking steps to confront them is absolutely irrelevant. The only thing that changes this world is taking action.

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

My battles with addiction definitely shaped how I am now. They really made me deeply appreciate human contact. And the value of friends and family, how precious that is.

What we aspire to be is more than what we are yet less than what we are capable of.

When you look at Prince Charles, don't you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family?

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.

Ballet: men wearing pants so tight that you can tell what religion they are.

If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.

I dance for no reason, for reasons you can't dance, Call me an activist of intellectualized circumstance You can't learn my steps until you unlearn your thoughts Spirit, soul, can't be store-bought.

I suppose it never occurs to these people that a man might just want to write a piece of music.

The strong hands of God twisted the crown of thorns into a crown of glory; and in such hands we are safe.

I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.

There's three things in this world that you need: Respect for all kinds of life, a nice bowel movement on a regular basis, and a navy blazer.

James Bevel could do more with young people than any human being on the face of the earth.

It's a gold rush ad we're selling the shovels.

How do we live in a way that shows an understanding that we genuinely live in a shared world, not one that simply belongs to us?

Abundance is a dance with reciprocity - what we can give, what we can share, and what we receive in the process.

Don't be scared to embrace the way that it hurts just to grow. You'll look back and your heart will thank you for not standing still when what you needed the most was to move forward

Go beyond tolerance to acceptance.

Live with no excuses and love with no regrets.

We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.

I gave up visiting my psychoanalyst because he was meddling too much in my private life.

If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California.

I believe it’s important to stay young at heart, to have faith in what might seem impossible and to have goals beyond your current abilities or temporary means.

It is hard to convince people of this, but oatmeal truly is miraculous. It gives you an amazing amount of energy, like cocaine.

If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.

Lust and learning. That's really all there is, isn't it?

The things we fear the most have already happened to us.

I think our lack of intimacy with the land has initiated a lack of intimacy with each other. What we perceive as non- human, outside of us, is actually in direct relationship with us.

Freshness is important. If a game is fresh, new, intriguing, challenging, and enchanting, it will sell, and sell well.

We should view our government the way we should a friendly, cuddly lion. Just because he's friendly and cuddly shouldn't blind us to the fact that he's still got teeth and claws.

My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously.

If I'm winning, I have to act like I'm not bored. If it's A tough match, I have to act like I'm having A good time. I'm a drama queen.

People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success as a hitter. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice.

God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own.

Failures not a bad thing. It builds character. It makes you stronger.

Compassionate conservative. I don't know what that is, it sounds like a Volvo with a gun rack.

For me, the difference between an ‘ordinary’ and an ‘extraordinary’ person is not the title that person might have, but what they do to make the world a better place for us all.

I just like being a kid. I enjoy it, I don't want to grow up.

Multiculturalists argue that different cultural values are morally equivalent. That's nonsense.

The human crisis is always a crisis of understanding: what we genuinely understand we can do.

My love is my soul's imagination. How do I love you? Imagine.

If you are not curious, that's when your brain is starting to die. And discovering, I think, that's what separates us from the rest of the other species. It's that we discover and pioneer.