Williams Successfully Defended

Famous quotes containing the words williams, successfully and/or defended:

    “At that,
    his small size,
    keen eyes,
    serviceable beak
    and general truculence
    assure his survival—”
    —William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)

    “...I never drink wine ... I keep my hands soft and supple ... I sleep in a soft bed and never over-tire my body. It is because when my hour strikes I must be a perfect instrument. My eyes must be steady, my brain clear, my nerves calm, my aim true. I must be prepared to do my work, successfully if God wills. But if I perish, I perish.”
    —Lisa, Russian terrorist (anonymous)

    “I have the greatest aversion to being a candidate on a ticket with a man whose record as an upright public man is to be in question—to be defended from the beginning to the end.”
    —Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)