J.W. Lord Quotes

Twilight and evening bell And after that the dark.

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor and this I know that where law ends there tyranny begins.

Sleep - kinsman thou to death and trance and madness.

Weak men are apt to be cruel because they stick at nothing that may repair the ill effect of their mistakes.

If you would convince others seem open to conviction yourself.

Sweet and low sweet and low Wind of the western sea Low low breathe and blow Wind of the western sea!

Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers.

I sometimes hold it half a sin To put in words the grief I feel For words like Nature half reveal And half conceal the Soul within.

So many worlds so much to do So little done such things to be.

He's named you heir apparent to the Apocalypse. Congratulations.

Four or five frigates will do the business without any military force.

Journalism: A profession whose business is to explain to others what it personally does not understand.

In science there is only physics all the rest is stamp collecting.

Some people survived the neolithic age by being brave, others by being cowardly and smart.

I initially thought I would be an architect, maybe. So I went to architecture camp and quickly learned that I did not want to be an architect. I was like, 'No. This is not for me.'

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.

You need pencil miles to be a great artist, animator, or filmmaker, and the sooner you start making mistakes, the quicker you learn.

I loved theater growing up, and my mom always took us to the touring productions that would come through town. We would go to Chicago all the time and see shows. I loved it.

To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.

Men may be popular without being ambitious, but there is hardly an ambitious man who does not try to be popular.