English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

William Morris Quotes

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

William Morris

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

ALSEMERO: Peace, quench thy zeal; 'tis dangerous to thy bosom. JASPERINO: Then truth is full of peril. ALSEMERO: Such truths are. Thomas Middleton
I'm more prone to his '70s material, which is what I was around for and watched a lot. I listen to a lot of that stuff. It probably influenced me quite a bit. I'm more drawn to the darker, sadder songs. Lisa Marie Presley
Michel de Montaigne quote: "I listen with attention to the judgment of all men; but so far..."
I listen with attention to the judgment of all men; but so far as I can remember, I have followed none but my own. Michel de Montaigne
Don't do it, Eleanor told the little girl; insist on your cup of stars; once they have trapped you into being like everyone else you will never see your cup of stars again Shirley Jackson
Ben Kingsley quote: "I always try to find something I admire about every character..."
I always try to find something I admire about every character I play. Ben Kingsley
Dana Hill quote: "I know all the critics."
I know all the critics. Dana Hill
Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to have the ability to sustain our presence within those alliances. Malcolm Wallop
Curious," it said. "What you call your decent self doesn't dare look me in the eye! What a mistake people make who say that the man who won't look you in the eye is not to be trusted! As if mere brazenness were a sign of honesty; really, the theory of decency is the most amusing thing in the world. John Kendrick Bangs
George Archer quote: "If it wasn't for golf, I'd probably still be a caddy."
If it wasn't for golf, I'd probably still be a caddy. George Archer
Bum Phillips quote: "Winning is only half of it. Having fun is the other half."
Winning is only half of it. Having fun is the other half. Bum Phillips
I saw no African people in the printed and illustrated Sunday school lessons. I began to suspect at this early age that someone had distorted the image of my people. My long search for the true history of African people the world over began. John Henrik Clarke
This is the danger of loving: No matter how powerful you are, no matter how many kingdoms you rule, you cannot stop those you love from dying. Kate DiCamillo
A wonderful privilege it was to be thus admitted into the soul of a man of genius, to be allowed to share the ecstasies and the agonies of his inmost life. Upton Sinclair
Charles Dickens quote: "A new heart for a New Year, always!"
A new heart for a New Year, always! Charles Dickens
For the happy man prayer is only a jumble of words, until the day when sorrow comes to explain to him the sublime language by means of which he speaks to God. Alexander Dumas