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
complaining gains farming
Our farmers round, well pleased with constant gain, like other farmers, flourish and complain.
fields charm flocks
I grant indeed that fields and flocks have charms, For him that gazes or for him that farms.
disrespect want spirit
Impertinence will intermeddle in things in which it has no concern, showing a want of breeding, or, more commonly, a spirit of sheer impudence.
arrogance littles presumption
Arrogance is the act of the great; presumption that of the little.
church bells towers
What is a church?—Our honest sexton tells, 'Tis a tall building, with a tower and bells.
silent lasting awe
With awe, around these silent walks I tread; These are the lasting mansions of the dead.
sacred wells foe
Against her foes Religion well defends Her sacred truths, but often fears her friends.
learning land house
Learning is better worth than houses or land.
motivational positive objectivity
When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.
following-instructions serious given
Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency.
responsibility people challenges
Climate change is a very unusual ethical challenge because it's so completely measurable...one of the reasons people should take action is because they have a responsibility for their emissions...therefore what somebody else does is really irrelevant
down-the-road evasion
Go right straight down the road, to do what is best, and to do it frankly and without evasion.
vigilance eternal-vigilance eternal
The price of peace is eternal vigilance
advice president election
I said bluntly that if the president were to follow Mr. Clifford's advice and if in the elections I were to vote, I would vote against the president.