--- title: "31 William Powell Quotes - Famous Stage actor (The Anarchist Cookbook)" description: "William Horatio Powell was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Browse 31 William Powell quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b137/author-william-powell-20136.jpg" --- ![Portrait of William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b137/author-william-powell-20136.jpg) # William Powell (1892–1984) Stage Actor United States **31** quotes in **259** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet William Powell was a stage actor from the United States, best known for *The Anarchist Cookbook*. ## Quick Facts About William Powell Born July 29, 1892 Died March 5, 1984 Nationality United States Profession Stage Actor Notable works The Anarchist Cookbook ## About William Powell William Horatio Powell was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with Father (1947). ## Quotes by William Powell > [The only laws a man can truly respect are the ones he makes for himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/the-only-laws-a-man-can-truly-respect-are-the-ones-he-makes-for/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/law/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/william-powell-20136_law_the-only-laws-a-man-can-truly-respect-ar_2037206.png) > [I highly recommend worrying. It is much more effective than dieting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/i-highly-recommend-worrying-it-is-much-more-effective-than-dieting/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Dieting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dieting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/william-powell-20136_dieting_i-highly-recommend-worrying-it-is-much-m_2214587.png) > [Nanotechnology is manufacturing with atoms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/nanotechnology-is-manufacturing-with-atoms/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Atoms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atoms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/736/william-powell-20136_atoms_nanotechnology-is-manufacturing-with-ato_784758.png) > [Why did God make so many dumb fools and Democrats?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/why-did-god-make-so-many-dumb-fools-and-democrats/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Democrat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democrat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29e/william-powell-20136_democrat_why-did-god-make-so-many-dumb-fools-and_1229061.png) > [A government creates its own revolution. There can be no revolt without it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/a-government-creates-its-own-revolution-there-can-be-no-revolt/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/568/william-powell-20136_government_a-government-creates-its-own-revolution_3025602.png) > [Since shotguns are not military weapons, your local sporting goods dealer will have good information about them, as long as you aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/since-shotguns-are-not-military-weapons-your-local-sporting-goods/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Amendment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amendment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/william-powell-20136_amendment_since-shotguns-are-not-military-weapons_2346794.png) > [“Cultivate solitude, quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/cultivate-solitude-quiet-and-a-few-sincere-friends-rather-than-mob/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Noise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/noise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fe/william-powell-20136_noise_cultivate-solitude-quiet-and-a-few-since_1430103.png) > [Have you noticed that the people who actually make the laws, the people in power, never make laws for themselves?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/have-you-noticed-that-the-people-who-actually-make-the-laws-the/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/law/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/william-powell-20136_law_have-you-noticed-that-the-people-who-act_2067279.png) > [If a man is to be a man, a free spirit unto himself, he must arm himself not only with weapons but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/if-a-man-is-to-be-a-man-a-free-spirit-unto-himself-he-must-arm/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Arms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b98/william-powell-20136_arms_if-a-man-is-to-be-a-man-a-free-spirit-un_3160369.png) > [Power is not a material possession that can be given, it is the ability to act. Power must be taken, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/power-is-not-a-material-possession-that-can-be-given-it-is-the/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96c/william-powell-20136_ability_power-is-not-a-material-possession-that_335702.png) > [Never before have self-suffiency and education been so important, and they are virtually inseparable from survival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/never-before-have-self-suffiency-and-education-been-so-important-and/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/765/william-powell-20136_education_never-before-have-self-suffiency-and-edu_1333124.png) > [I would warn against holsters with devices for quick-draw. Devices always fail when you need them most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/i-would-warn-against-holsters-with-devices-for-quick-draw-devices/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Devices](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devices/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ad/william-powell-20136_devices_i-would-warn-against-holsters-with-devic_5237.png) > [Treat any and all drugs with respect, for most of the time they are stronger than you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/treat-any-and-all-drugs-with-respect-for-most-of-the-time-they-are/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Drug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drug/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/william-powell-20136_drug_treat-any-and-all-drugs-with-respect-for_2084201.png) > [Prison does strange things to men. Although its purpose is to break the free spirit of a man, in many cases it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/prison-does-strange-things-to-men-although-its-purpose-is-to-break/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Add](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/add/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d8/william-powell-20136_add_prison-does-strange-things-to-men-althou_3101197.jpg) > [It has got to the point in this country where men believe they are men, just because that is their birthright. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/it-has-got-to-the-point-in-this-country-where-men-believe-they-are/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/william-powell-20136_animal_it-has-got-to-the-point-in-this-country_557121.png) > [Every person, whether in wartime or not, should keep a pistol and rifle in his house at all times. If a person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/every-person-whether-in-wartime-or-not-should-keep-a-pistol-and-rifle/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [All time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/all-time/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/william-powell-20136_all-time_every-person-whether-in-wartime-or-not-s_2935325.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/i-detest-symbolic-protest-as-it-is-an-outcry-of-weak-middle-of-the/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Detest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/william-powell-20136_detest_i-detest-symbolic-protest-as-it-is-an-ou_1346199.png) > [It seems acceptable today to scream for revolution, without any concept of what will follow it. This is just what the forces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/it-seems-acceptable-today-to-scream-for-revolution-without-any/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Acceptable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptable/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07a/william-powell-20136_acceptable_it-seems-acceptable-today-to-scream-for_1147306.png) > [A revolution was never fought, throughout history, for ideals. Revolutions were fought for much more concrete things: food, clothes, housing, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/a-revolution-was-never-fought-throughout-history-for-ideals/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Abstraction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abstraction/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/william-powell-20136_abstraction_a-revolution-was-never-fought-throughout_413931.jpg) > [I can fully appreciate the fury and anger that a person can feel when put through a humiliating experience by a cop,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/i-can-fully-appreciate-the-fury-and-anger-that-a-person-can-feel-when/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Appreciate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appreciate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/william-powell-20136_appreciate_i-can-fully-appreciate-the-fury-and-ange_238060.png) > [My friends have stood by me marvelously in the ups and downs of my career. I don't believe there is anything more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/my-friends-have-stood-by-me-marvelously-in-the-ups-and-downs-of-my/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Accepted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepted/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/william-powell-20136_accepted_my-friends-have-stood-by-me-marvelously_662893.png) > [I have never gone into a picture without first studying my characterization from all angles. I make a study of the fellow's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/i-have-never-gone-into-a-picture-without-first-studying-my/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/angle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e87/william-powell-20136_angle_i-have-never-gone-into-a-picture-without_1614330.png) > [Unity is the only way in which the people of this country can overthrow the fascists, communists, capitalists, and all the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/unity-is-the-only-way-in-which-the-people-of-this-country-can/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Bill of rights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bill-of-rights/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/william-powell-20136_bill-of-rights_unity-is-the-only-way-in-which-the-peopl_974145.png) > [Dessert is probably the most important stage of the meal, since it will be the last thing your guests remember before they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/dessert-is-probably-the-most-important-stage-of-the-meal-since-it/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Dessert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dessert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06b/william-powell-20136_dessert_dessert-is-probably-the-most-important-s_3220532.png) > [Believe it or not, bananas do contain a small quantity of Musa Sapientum bananadine, which is a mild, short-lasting psychedelic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/believe-it-or-not-bananas-do-contain-a-small-quantity-of-musa/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Bananas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bananas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/william-powell-20136_bananas_believe-it-or-not-bananas-do-contain-a-s_2469605.png) > [A word of advice: If you get the choice between the upper and lower bunks in a cell, choose the lower. Prisons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/a-word-of-advice-if-you-get-the-choice-between-the-upper-and-lower/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Advice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/william-powell-20136_advice_a-word-of-advice-if-you-get-the-choice-b_2106654.png) > [I do not hold that because the author did a bad job of writing the player need trump it with the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/i-do-not-hold-that-because-the-author-did-a-bad-job-of-writing-the/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/william-powell-20136_acting_i-do-not-hold-that-because-the-author-di_2281800.png) > [If I could come out in this book and advocate complete revolution and the violent overthrow of the United States of America,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/if-i-could-come-out-in-this-book-and-advocate-complete-revolution-and/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/william-powell-20136_america_if-i-could-come-out-in-this-book-and-adv_1617689.png) > [Unfortunately, or perhaps it is fortunate that I have always been forced to stand on my acting ability. I haven't a personality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/unfortunately-or-perhaps-it-is-fortunate-that-i-have-always-been/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/william-powell-20136_ability_unfortunately-or-perhaps-it-is-fortunate_1734543.jpg) > [One of the greatest myths of all time is that so-called civilized man is no longer an animal, and for that reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/one-of-the-greatest-myths-of-all-time-is-that-so-called-civilized-man/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [All time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/all-time/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/william-powell-20136_all-time_one-of-the-greatest-myths-of-all-time-is_241217.png) > [There is only one purpose in hand-to-hand combat, and that is to kill. Never face an enemy with the idea of knocking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/there-is-only-one-purpose-in-hand-to-hand-combat-and-that-is-to-kill/) [William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/) [Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/william-powell-20136_chance_there-is-only-one-purpose-in-hand-to-han_945001.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/#itemlist", "name": "William Powell Quotes", "numberOfItems": 31, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The only laws a man can truly respect are the ones he makes for himself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Powell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/the-only-laws-a-man-can-truly-respect-are-the-ones-he-makes-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/william-powell-20136_law_the-only-laws-a-man-can-truly-respect-ar_2037206.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/william-powell-20136_law_the-only-laws-a-man-can-truly-respect-ar_2037206.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/william-powell-20136_law_the-only-laws-a-man-can-truly-respect-ar_2037206.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The only laws a man can truly respect are the ones he makes for himself.” — William Powell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I highly recommend worrying. 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