George Will
George Will
George Frederick Willis an American newspaper columnist and political commentator. He is a Pulitzer Prize–winner known for his conservative commentary on politics. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America," in a league with Walter Lippmann...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 May 1941
happy-endings
There are no happy endings.
numbers stories endless
I never finished any of my early stories. They were all beginnings, an endless number of beginnings.
bitter treason bitter-truth
Is it treason to say the truth? A bitter truth, but no less true for that.
kings war hero
We were king’s men, knights, and heroes . . . but some knights are dark and full of terror, my lady. War makes monsters of us all.” “Are you saying you are monsters?” “I am saying we are human. You are not the only one with wounds, Lady Brienne
brave weasels geese
Ser Cleos looked like a weasel, fought like a goose, and had the courage of an especially brave ewe.
kings voice bread
In a heartbeat, a thousand voices took up the chant. King Joffrey and King Robb and King Stannis were forgotten, and King Bread ruled alone. "Bread." they clamored. "Bread, Bread!
kings example medieval
There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings.
kings mistake fall
An awful lot of fantasy, and even some great fantasy, falls into the mistake of assuming that a good man will be a good king, that all that is necessary is to be a decent human being and when you're king everything will go swimmingly.
couple book kids
I had a couple of friends, but I was mostly the kid with his nose in a book.
kings men giving
If the day comes when you would find me again, give that coin to any man from Braavos, and say these words to him--valar morghulis.” --- Jaqen H’ghar, A Clash of Kings
couple years done
I have done a lot of work in Hollywood myself. I worked in television for roughly 10 years, from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s. And I was on staff at a couple of shows. I did some feature films, including originals and adaptations.
calumny
The best calumnies are spiced with truth.
sober enough drowning
Drowning was bad enough. But drowning sad and sober, that's too cruel.
mistake forbearance
You mistake patience for forbearance.