Bernard Williams Quotations

Women have a favorite room, men a favorite chair.

A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't.

Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.

Laziness has many disguises. Soon "winter doldrums" will become "spring fever."

The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.

A half-truth is usually less than half of that.

Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.

An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.

Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.

September tries its best to have us forget summer.