William Bligh

The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years. Its respectability with regard to strength has kept pace with its other enlargements and rendered it very secure against any attempt which is not made with considerable force. William Bligh All the 20th we were endeavouring to get into Adventure Bay but were prevented [...]

W. E. B. Du Bois

Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men. W. E. B. Du Bois If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known. W. E. B. Du [...]

William Billings

It is much the best way… to lay the emphasis on the first part of the bar in triple time, and on the first and third parts of the bar in common time. William Billings Let tyrants shake their iron rod. William Billings In the first place, you must pay great attention to the key [...]

William Beveridge

Scratch a pessimist and you find often a defender of privilege. William Beveridge The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man. William Beveridge Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy [...]

William Berkeley

If they had killed by father and my mother and all my friends, yet if they had come to treat of peace, they ought to have gone in peace. William Berkeley

Wendell Berry

These are people who are capable of devotion, public devotion, to justice. They meant what they said and every day that passes, they mean it more. Wendell Berry We cannot comprehend what comprehends us. Wendell Berry All right, every day ain’t going to be the best day of your life, don’t worry about that. If [...]

William Bernbach

Our job is to sell our clients’ merchandise… not ourselves. Our job is to kill the cleverness that makes us shine instead of the product. Our job is to simplify, to tear away the unrelated, to pluck out the weeds that are smothering the product message. William Bernbach Properly practiced creativity can make one ad [...]

Warren Bennis

Leadership has become a heavy industry. Concern and interest about leadership development is no longer an American phenomenon. It is truly global. Though I will probably be in less demand, I wanted to move on. Warren Bennis I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn’t very good at being a president. I looked out [...]

Wes Bentley

You treat characters like people you meet in life-friends or mentors. Wes Bentley A reflection of an exact image is the closest thing to you-so that you can see it-but it’s far enough away so that you really understand it. There is real life in this movie, but it hovers just an inch above reality. [...]

Warren G. Bennis

Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard. Warren G. Bennis The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. Warren G. Bennis There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish. [...]

William Bennett

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language. William Bennett All real education is the architecture of the soul. William Bennett Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you; it will never come. [...]

Walter Benjamin

Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the medium of past experience, as the ground is the medium in which dead cities lie interred. Walter Benjamin Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who [...]

Wallace Beery

I never let anyone sucker me, not even for a nickel. Wallace Beery

Warren Beatty

My mother and my father were teachers. My grandmother and my grandfather were teachers. This is something I really know about. Even when I was a kid, it was a profession my father couldn’t stay in, because he couldn’t make enough money. Warren Beatty I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public [...]

Walter Becker

I listen to a mixture of old jazz, contemporary, pop, some world beat stuff and various odds and ends. Walter Becker I’m a self-taught musician aside from what I’ve been able to pick up from other players. Walter Becker My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50′s and 60′s and later some [...]

William Beebe

The longer we were in it, the smaller it seemed to get. William Beebe

William Bartram

On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver. William Bartram Some tribes of birds will relieve and rear up the young and helpless, of their own and other tribes, when [...]

William Barclay

When we believe that God is Father, we also believe that such a father’s hand will never cause his child a needless tear. We may not understand life any better, but we will not resent life any longer. William Barclay But the best definition of it is to say that heaven is that state where [...]

William Banting

At one time I thought the Editor of the Lancet would kindly publish a letter from me on the subject, but further reflection led me to doubt whether so insignificant an individual would be noticed without some special introduction. William Banting My other bodily ailments have become mere matters of history. William Banting The great [...]

William Baldwin

A strong economy causes an increase in the demand for housing; the increased demand for housing drives real-estate prices and rentals through the roof. And then affordable housing becomes completely inaccessible. William Baldwin I love to utilize my celebrity status in a responsible and constructive and substantive manner. I like to get my hands dirty [...]

Walter Bagehot

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails. Walter Bagehot I started out by believing God for a newer car than the one I was driving. I started out believing God for a nicer apartment than I had. Then I moved up. Walter Bagehot The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were [...]

Wilhelm Backhaus

Walter Anderson

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Walter Anderson Our lives improve only when we take chances – and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves. [...]

Wladyslaw Anders

May God permit us both to return to a free and independent Poland. Wladyslaw Anders

Wilhelm Busch

Becoming a father isn’t difficult, but it’s very difficult to be a father. Wilhelm Busch

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