John Williams

“She was, he knew- and had known very early, he supposed- one of those rare and always lovely humans whose moral nature…

— John Williams

“What you seem so unwilling to accept, even now, is this: that the ideals which supported the old Republic had no correspondence…

— John Williams

“It's for us that the University exists, for the dispossessed of the world; not for the students, not for the selfless pursuit…

— John Williams

I don't make a particular distinction between 'high art' and 'low art.' Music is there for everybody. It's a river we can…

— John Williams

“Dispassionately, reasonably, he contemplated the failutre that his life must appear to be. He had wanted friendship and the closeness of friendship…

— John Williams

“Six times during my life has this tomb of my soul led me to the brink of that eternal darkness into which…

— John Williams

“But I can see what has ensued. A war doesn’t merely kill off a few thousand or a few hundred thousand young…

— John Williams

I let it go. I have not looked at the 'Star Wars' films, and that's absolutely true.

— John Williams

You never write a theme for a movie thinking, 'This will live forever.'

— John Williams

“For a few moments in the evening, then, they talked quietly and casually, as if they were old friends or exhausted enemies.”

— John Williams

Composing music is hard work.

— John Williams

I honestly haven't done all that counting. It always feels new and a wonderful honor to receive these things. It's a fresh…

— John Williams

In general, we continue to believe that local governments should not have a competitive advantage when competing with the private sector, and…

— John Williams

“Saying, ain’t doing.”

— John Williams

There is no proof that carbon dioxide is causing or precedes global warming....All indications are that the minor warming cycle finished in…

— John Williams

Requirements represent the medium of exchange between IT and the business.

— John Williams

I've never known anyone that is a better manager of people or is a harder worker than Kessel. His willingness to jump…

— John Williams

“The past gathered out of the darkness where it stayed, and the dead raised themselves to live before him; and the past…

— John Williams

“A WEEK BEFORE commencement, at which Stoner was to receive his doctorate, Archer Sloane offered him a full-time instructorship at the University.”

— John Williams

I feel very lucky, and the work that I do doesn't depend on much. If your vision's still good, and your hands…

— John Williams

“He wondered again at the easy, graceful manner in which the Roman lyricists accepted the fact of death, as if the nothingness…

— John Williams

The U.S. worker is the most productive on Earth, and the growth in productivity in the U.S. work force has been over…

— John Williams

“Stoner and Masters smiled at each other, and they spoke no more of the question that evening. But for years afterward, at…

— John Williams

“You’re cut out for failure, and you know it. Though you’re capable of being a son-of-a-bitch, you’re not quite ruthless enough to…

— John Williams

“Young people," McDonald said contemptuously. "You always think there's something to find out." "Yes, sir," Andrews said. "Well, there's nothing," McDonald said.…

— John Williams