William Eliot

William Eliot may refer to:

  • William Greenleaf Eliot (1811–1887), American educator, Unitarian clergyman, and founder of Washington University
  • William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans (1767–1845), British diplomat and politician
  • William Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans (1829–1881), British diplomat and Liberal politician

Famous quotes containing the words william and/or eliot:

    “Television does not dominate or insist, as movies do. It is not sensational, but taken for granted. Insistence would destroy it, for its message is so dire that it relies on being the background drone that counters silence. For most of us, it is something turned on and off as we would the light. It is a service, not a luxury or a thing of choice.”
    —David Thomson, U.S. film historian. America in the Dark: The Impact of Hollywood Films on American Culture, ch. 8, William Morrow (1977)

    “Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas.”
    —George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)