--- title: "18 George Woodcock Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "George Woodcock was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, a philosopher, an essayist and literary critic. He was a..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-woodcock-38084.jpg" --- ![Portrait of George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-woodcock-38084.jpg) # George Woodcock (1912–1995) Writer Canada **18** quotes in **204** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet George Woodcock was a writer from Canada, best known for *Anarchism: A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements*. ## Quick Facts About George Woodcock Born May 8, 1912 Died January 28, 1995 Nationality Canada Profession Writer Notable works Anarchism: A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements Known for The Anarchist Prince, Anarchism: A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon: A Biography, Gandhi ## About George Woodcock George Woodcock was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, a philosopher, an essayist and literary critic. He was also a poet and published several volumes of travel writing. In 1959 he was the founding editor of the journal Canadian Literature which was the first academic journal specifically dedicated to Canadian writing. He is most commonly known outside Canada for his book Anarchism: A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements (1962). ## Awards & Honors Molson Prize Guggenheim Fellowship Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction ## Quotes by George Woodcock > [I began even as a boy to realize how wide the world can be for a man of free intelligence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/i-began-even-as-a-boy-to-realize-how-wide-the-world-can-be-for-a-man/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a41/george-woodcock-29318_began_i-began-even-as-a-boy-to-realize-how-wid_93449.jpg) > [I like to move among painters, mathematicians, psychologists, people who can tell me something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/i-like-to-move-among-painters-mathematicians-psychologists-people-who/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/george-woodcock-29318_among_i-like-to-move-among-painters-mathematic_19932.jpg) > [I believe in that connection between freedom and the city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/i-believe-in-that-connection-between-freedom-and-the-city/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/george-woodcock-29318_believe_i-believe-in-that-connection-between-fre_2099066.jpg) > [My split with the university was over the fact that I had become involved with helping Tibetans in India.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/my-split-with-the-university-was-over-the-fact-that-i-had-become/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/789/george-woodcock-29318_become_my-split-with-the-university-was-over-th_1718805.jpg) > [When you act dramatically in that way it often has a consequence that is very negative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/when-you-act-dramatically-in-that-way-it-often-has-a-consequence-that/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19b/george-woodcock-29318_act_when-you-act-dramatically-in-that-way-it_3079274.jpg) > [It even has the same phraseology as the English orders of knighthood, companions and this sort of thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/it-even-has-the-same-phraseology-as-the-english-orders-of-knighthood/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Companions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/companions/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/george-woodcock-29318_companions_it-even-has-the-same-phraseology-as-the_276518.jpg) > [I don't believe in kicking away ladders. By that, I mean the ladders by which I ascended as a young writer, small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/i-don-t-believe-in-kicking-away-ladders-by-that-i-mean-the-ladders-by/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c27/george-woodcock-29318_anything_i-don-t-believe-in-kicking-away-ladders_729551.jpg) > [Orwell was the sort of man who was full of grievances. He was very loyal. Once he got to know you, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/orwell-was-the-sort-of-man-who-was-full-of-grievances-he-was-very/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/436/george-woodcock-29318_extremely_orwell-was-the-sort-of-man-who-was-full_510747.jpg) > [Now I am a writer who can command fairly good payments from magazines with large circulations, I very often refuse to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/now-i-am-a-writer-who-can-command-fairly-good-payments-from-magazines/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/george-woodcock-29318_am_now-i-am-a-writer-who-can-command-fairly_2679108.jpg) > [It doesn't really mean a great deal of difference to a life. You live as you wish to do and if a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/it-doesn-t-really-mean-a-great-deal-of-difference-to-a-life-you-live/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c5/george-woodcock-29318_deal_it-doesn-t-really-mean-a-great-deal-of-d_1773672.jpg) > [I suppose I'm led to do so by the fact of what happened to my contemporaries - people whom I've admired, people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/i-suppose-i-m-led-to-do-so-by-the-fact-of-what-happened-to-my/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e5/george-woodcock-29318_admired_i-suppose-i-m-led-to-do-so-by-the-fact-o_18764.jpg) > [My early wounds were the English school system among other things. It wasn't merely the discipline, it was the ways in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/my-early-wounds-were-the-english-school-system-among-other-things-it/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/george-woodcock-29318_among_my-early-wounds-were-the-english-school_825377.jpg) > [What I'm going to be given I gather is not the key to the city, which in many cities is the case.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/what-i-m-going-to-be-given-i-gather-is-not-the-key-to-the-city-which/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/george-woodcock-29318_always_what-i-m-going-to-be-given-i-gather-is-n_382686.jpg) > [I was unpopular at school just because I was an intellectual. I always answered all the questions off the top of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/i-was-unpopular-at-school-just-because-i-was-an-intellectual-i-always/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/george-woodcock-29318_always_i-was-unpopular-at-school-just-because-i_1783508.jpg) > [You can be bound by physical things, as I am by certain sicknesses, but nevertheless you can still be free to recognize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/you-can-be-bound-by-physical-things-as-i-am-by-certain-sicknesses-but/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/george-woodcock-29318_am_you-can-be-bound-by-physical-things-as-i_1278955.jpg) > [They decided that unpaid leave could only be granted through the decision of a council that consisted almost entirely of scientists who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/they-decided-that-unpaid-leave-could-only-be-granted-through-the/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/george-woodcock-29318_almost_they-decided-that-unpaid-leave-could-onl_1490420.jpg) > [I was allowed to wander where I could. Here is a case in which you search for your independence and allow something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/i-was-allowed-to-wander-where-i-could-here-is-a-case-in-which-you/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/george-woodcock-29318_allow_i-was-allowed-to-wander-where-i-could-he_836762.jpg) > [I was editing Canadian Literature. I didn't want to let Canadian Literature go, so they reached a nice compromise by which I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-woodcock/i-was-editing-canadian-literature-i-didn-t-want-to-let-canadian/) [George Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/) [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/george-woodcock-29318_books_i-was-editing-canadian-literature-i-didn_1171956.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-woodcock/#itemlist", "name": "George Woodcock Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I began even as a boy to realize how wide the world can be for a man of free intelligence.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Woodcock" }, "url": 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