Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name! William Winter on ambition
Of what one cannot speak of that one must keep silent. Ludwig Wittgenstan on silence
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments. William E. Borah on government
The tendency to believe that things never change, the inertia of daily existence, is a staple of living. It has always been a delusion. Donald Allen Wollheim on change
We should never ever doubt what nobody is sure about. Willy Wonka on doubt
We are thu music makers, the dreamers of dreams. Willy Wonka on dreams
Marriage is just legalized prostitution. Any man who says he hasn't paid for sex, has never been married! Jessica Wood on marriage
The beauty of the world has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder. Virginia Woolf on beauty
The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. William Wordsworth on kindness
What is pride? A whizzing rocket that would emulate a star. William Wordsworth on pride
Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar. William Wordsworth on wisdom
Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles. Frank Lloyd Wright on american
Curiosity killed the cat, but for awhile I was a suspect. Steven Wright on animals
A man falls in love through his eyes, a woman through her ears. Woodrow Wyatt on love
Go, go to your business, I say, pleasure, whilst I go to my pleasure, business. William Wycherley on business