William Quotes

376 quotes by 289 authors

George Washington, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower all rode their… — Jeff Greenfield
I can't change overnight into a serious literary author. You can't compare apples to oranges. William Faulkner was a great literary genius. I am not. — John Grisham
My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger. — Billy Connolly
I was born William. My father was William. I came from a big family, I hated being called Billy. Willem's a nickname; it's a Dutch… — Willem Dafoe
The mystical poetry of William Blake's artwork also forms the basis for the album cover. — Bruce Dickinson
William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect. — Benjamin Disraeli
When I heard the royal family wanted to have me perform in celebration of Prince William's marriage, I knew I had to give them a… — Snoop Dogg
I am fascinated by the Royal Family because they are shrouded in mystique, and the Queen, and to a certain extent William, represent fabulous blank… — Alison Jackson
Back in George W. Bush's second term, when diplomatic realism began to overtake foolish bellicosity, the president developed one of his patented nicknames for the… — Joe Klein
When I was starting to write, the great influence was T.S. Eliot and after that William Butler Yeats. — Howard Nemerov
Tom Hanks, who starred in 'The Da Vinci Code,' turns out to be related to a number of the historic characters that feature in 'The… — Steven Pinker
Living and working for four decades in a Bologna apartment and studio he shared with his unwed sisters, Morandi painted little but bottles, boxes, jars,… — Jerry Saltz
My name is William Shatner, and I am Canadian! — William Shatner
Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories. — Nicholas Sparks
When I was young, I knew William Burroughs really well. And William's secret desire, which he never quite did, was to write a straightforward detective… — Patti Smith
Marry Prince William? I'd love that. Who wouldn't want to be a princess? — Britney Spears
Truman fired the popular Gen. Douglas MacArthur because he disobeyed orders in the Korean War. Johnson knew that he had reached the endgame in Vietnam… — Helen Thomas
The honorable William Penn, late governor of Pennsylvania, was chosen agent to the Court of Britain, and directed to deliver the petition to the King… — Mercy Otis Warren
I had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for long periods of time. I got my first professional job… — Denzel Washington
The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born. — Lawrence Welk

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