Affirming Quote by William A. Henry III

Any departure from fact is the first step on a slippery slope toward unbelievability.

— William A. Henry III

Opportunity does not need to be exactly equal. It needs only to exist. For the talented and motivated, that will be enough...The vital thing…

— William A. Henry III

“It is scarcely the same thing to put a man on the Moon as to put a bone in your nose.”

— William A. Henry III

In my mind, partial failure is always better than delusory success.

— William A. Henry III

Ultimately it is the yearning to believe that anyone can be brought up to college level that has brought colleges down to everyone's level.

— William A. Henry III

No longer a mark of distinction or proof of achievement, a college education is these days a mere rite of passage, a capstone to…

— William A. Henry III

The very essence of school is elitism. Schools exist to teach, to test, to rank hierarchically to promote the idea that knowing and understanding…

— William A. Henry III

One's worth and self-regard ought to come from individual competitive performance, not from group identity. Pride based on clan or tribal connections is atavistic.…

— William A. Henry III

The dominant mood of contemporary American culture is the self-celebration of the peasantry.

— William A. Henry III

It is a commonplace observation that liberals believe in the perfectibility of man while conservatives believe in the endurance of original sin. Superficially, that…

— William A. Henry III

A poet laureate of adolescent sexuality and middle-age longing.

— William A. Henry III

The fact is that some people are better than others - smarter, harder working, more learned, more productive, harder to replace.

— William A. Henry III