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
summer nature fate
Everything in nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate, and comic in its existence.
grind my-thoughts
I have no axe to grind; only my thoughts to burnish.
world amusement spirit
The universe, as far as we can observe it, is a wonderful and immense engine.... If we dramatize its life and conceive its spirit, we are filled with wonder, terror and amusement, so magnificent is the spirit.
spiritual lying joy
Spirituality lies in regarding existence merely as a vehicle for contemplation, and contemplation merely a vehicle for joy.
self useless occupation
To condemn spontaneous and delightful occupations because they are useless for self-preservation shows an uncritical prizing of life irrespective of its content.
peace stars heart
Though the heart wear the garment of its sorrow And be not happy like a naked star, Yet from the thought of peace some peace we borrow, Some rapture from the rapture felt afar.
blessed animal peaceful
Animals are born and bred in litters. Solitude grows blessed and peaceful only in old age.
authority tendencies urgent
In any close society it is more urgent to restrain others than to be free oneself. Hence the tendency for the central authority to absorb and supersede such as are local or delegated.
passion recognition contemplation
In the contemplation of beauty we are raised above ourselves, the passions are silenced and we are happy in the recognition of a good that we do not seek to possess.
motivational perseverance courage
The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.
past infancy-is history
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
prayer effort substitutes
Prayer is not a substitute for work; it is an effort to work further and be efficient beyond the range of one's powers.
horse focus mind
The human mind is not rich enough to drive many horses abreast and wants one general scheme, under which it strives to bring everything.
taken passion fruit
To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world.