#ought

I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for. ↗

— Thornton Wilder

#every #excellent #fought #good #i

Then when I reached college I realized that many people had thought about the problem during the 18th and 19th centuries and so I studied those methods. ↗

— Andrew Wiles

#centuries #college #during #had #i

I'm just a landscape painter. I look out the window and I see what's going on, and I paint it. While I'm painting it, I also write thoughts about what I see going on out there. ↗

— William Wiley

#also #going #i #i see #just

I've been attracted to imagery and occasionally I've drawn from it, but I never thought I'd be painting these paintings. I didn't have any desire to. I didn't think there was any reason to. ↗

— William Wiley

#attracted #been #desire #drawn #i

I never really had a chance to know the players individually... I thought when they were on the floor, they worked hard. But I never really got to know them. ↗

— Lenny Wilkens

#floor #got #had #hard #i

Charles and I go back since college. None of us thought this would happen, we just wanted to play basketball. This is the highest honor that can ever be paid, and it's mind-blowing. ↗

— Dominique Wilkins

#basketball #charles #college #ever #go

I never walked the streets of New York hoping to be a musical comedy star. For one thing, they would have thought I was too tall, because l was five feet eight and a half, and they were all little bitty things running around in the studio at that time. ↗

— Esther Williams

#because #comedy #eight #feet #five

When the Hollywood thing happened, I thought at some point I'd get to the front of the queue: 'Yes, hello, I'd like to play that role.' But you don't. You just join a different queue. ↗

— Olivia Williams

#front #get #happened #hello #hollywood

Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down. ↗

— Jonny Wilkinson

#being #cup #down #end #game

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring. ↗

— Prince William

#genuine #guiding #honest #life #principles