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
luxury lap libertine
Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.
scandal hours heavy
If hours did not hang heavy, what would become of scandal?
patriotic government people
The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority.
patriotic rights people
Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.
deception dishonesty deceiving
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.
library age genius
Libraries collect the works of genius of every language and every age.
surfing looks easy
It looks easy, like surfing, but surfing is hard too.
tyrants feet dust
I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.
suffering-of-others people littles
Since my accident I am a little more mindful of the suffering of other people.
numbers variation theory
Darwin based his theory on generalizations that were strictly empirical. You can go out and see that organisms do vary, that variations are inherited, and that every organism is capable of increasing its numbers in sufficiently favorable circumstances.
honesty important might
Above any commercial success one might enjoy, one's reputation for honesty is the most important thing
recovery views class
The wealthy class often looks down on the poor as "those people." And deprived people view the rich as cold and heartless. The way to break down the barrier between the rich and poor is to asociate with each other and to help one another. Make a connection. If you can break down the barrier, it may pave the way to recovery for some person, a family, maybe an entire community.
boxing shapes fighter
I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.
resentful angry
Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.