William Powell

I would warn against holsters with devices for quick-draw. Devices always fail when you need them most.

— William Powell

I can fully appreciate the fury and anger that a person can feel when put through a humiliating experience by a cop,…

— William Powell

One of the greatest myths of all time is that so-called civilized man is no longer an animal, and for that reason…

— William Powell

Power is not a material possession that can be given, it is the ability to act. Power must be taken, it is…

— William Powell

A revolution was never fought, throughout history, for ideals. Revolutions were fought for much more concrete things: food, clothes, housing, and to…

— William Powell

It has got to the point in this country where men believe they are men, just because that is their birthright. If…

— William Powell

My friends have stood by me marvelously in the ups and downs of my career. I don't believe there is anything more…

— William Powell

Nanotechnology is manufacturing with atoms.

— William Powell

There is only one purpose in hand-to-hand combat, and that is to kill. Never face an enemy with the idea of knocking…

— William Powell

Unity is the only way in which the people of this country can overthrow the fascists, communists, capitalists, and all the other…

— William Powell

It seems acceptable today to scream for revolution, without any concept of what will follow it. This is just what the forces…

— William Powell

Why did God make so many dumb fools and Democrats?

— William Powell

Never before have self-suffiency and education been so important, and they are virtually inseparable from survival.

— William Powell

I detest symbolic protest, as it is an outcry of weak, middle-of-the-road, liberal eunuchs. If an individual feels strongly enough about something…

— William Powell

“Cultivate solitude, quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances.”

— William Powell

I have never gone into a picture without first studying my characterization from all angles. I make a study of the fellow's…

— William Powell

If I could come out in this book and advocate complete revolution and the violent overthrow of the United States of America,…

— William Powell

Unfortunately, or perhaps it is fortunate that I have always been forced to stand on my acting ability. I haven't a personality…

— William Powell

The only laws a man can truly respect are the ones he makes for himself.

— William Powell

Have you noticed that the people who actually make the laws, the people in power, never make laws for themselves?

— William Powell

Treat any and all drugs with respect, for most of the time they are stronger than you are.

— William Powell

A word of advice: If you get the choice between the upper and lower bunks in a cell, choose the lower. Prisons…

— William Powell

I highly recommend worrying. It is much more effective than dieting.

— William Powell

I do not hold that because the author did a bad job of writing the player need trump it with the same…

— William Powell

Since shotguns are not military weapons, your local sporting goods dealer will have good information about them, as long as you aren't…

— William Powell