The best Quotes by William Safire

The best Quotes by William Safire

William Lewis Safire (né Safir; December 17, 1929 – September 27, 2009) was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.
Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.
Sometimes I know the meaning of a word but am tired of it and feel the need for an unfamiliar, especially precise or poetic term, perhaps one with a nuance that flatters my readership's exquisite sensitivity.
A reader ought to be able to hold it and become familiar with its organized contents and make it a mind's manageable companion.
Never assume the obvious is true.

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Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.
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It is our choices that makes us who we are, and we always have a choice to do what's right.
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A true warrior does not fight because he wishes to but because he has to.
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I'm starting to realize more than I ever wanted to, that doing the right thing doesn't always make you feel good.
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We all want to do the right thing. But the right thing is seldom free.
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We fight believing in our own justice. But if the enemy is doing the same thing, who's right?
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Sometimes good people make bad choices. It doesn't mean they're bad people. It means they're human.
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One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.
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The Wok.
I'm paranoid. On my stationary bike, I have a rear view mirror.
When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life.

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