William Morris Quotations

I think the thing that impressed me is (AT&T CEO Michael) Armstrong's strategic vision and the fact that he's got John Malone (TCI's chairman) to go along. There's a real commitment to build a new AT&T.

Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization.

I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat, and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant, and other men have to fight for what they meant under another name.

It has become an article of the creed of modern morality that all labour is good in itself -- a convenient belief to those who live on the labour of others. But as to those on whom they live, I recommend them not to take it on trust, but to look into the matter a little deeper.

The heart desires, the hand refrains. The Godhead fires, the soul attains.

From out the throng and stress of lies, from out the painful noise of sighs, one voice of comfort seems to rise: "It is the meaner part that dies.

If you cannot learn to love real art, at least learn to hate sham art and reject it.

And the deeds that ye do upon this earth, it is for fellowship's sake that ye do them.

All rooms ought to look as if they were lived in, and to have so to say, a friendly welcome ready for the incomer.

Do not be afraid of large patterns, if properly designed they are more restful to the eye than small ones: on the whole, a pattern where the structure is large and the details much broken up is the most useful...very small rooms, as well as very large ones, look better ornamented with large patterns.