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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They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Maryland - and that's pretty much the same thing.

We've all got both light and dark inside of us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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Decisions Morality

It is our choices that makes us who we are, and we always have a choice to do what's right.

Peter Parker in Spider-Man

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Decisions Morality

A true warrior does not fight because he wishes to but because he has to.

Christopher Paolini in The Inheritance Cycle - Brisingr

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Warriors Morality

I'm starting to realize more than I ever wanted to, that doing the right thing doesn't always make you feel good.

Thomas Adam Kirkman in Designated Survivor - Season 1 Episode 4

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We all want to do the right thing. But the right thing is seldom free.

Kimble Hookstraten in Designated Survivor - Season 1 Episode 4

3

We fight believing in our own justice. But if the enemy is doing the same thing, who's right?

Shisui Uchiha in Naruto

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Justice Morality

Sometimes good people make bad choices. It doesn't mean they're bad people. It means they're human.

Kishou Arima in Tokyo Ghoul

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Humanity Morality

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

But I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff, it's sordid but it's boring and I don't understand why it keeps going.

Donald Trump - July 2025

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There are two kinds of big companies in the United States. There are those who've been hacked by the Chinese, and those who don't know they've been hacked by the Chinese.

James Comey

I believe that Americans should be deeply skeptical of government power. You cannot trust people in power. The founders knew that. That's why they divided power among three branches, to set interest against interest.

James Comey

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