Quotes from William Powell

Why did God make so many dumb fools and Democrats?

A government creates its own revolution. There can be no revolt without it.

Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances.

Power is not a material possession that can be given, it is the ability to act. Power must be taken, it is never given.

Dessert is probably the most important stage of the meal, since it will be the last thing your guests remember before they pass out all over the table.

I highly recommend worrying. It is much more effective than dieting.

Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances.

The only laws a man can truly respect are the ones he makes for himself.

Dessert is probably the most important stage of the meal, since it will be the last thing your guests remember before they pass out all over the table.

Treat any and all drugs with respect, for most of the time they are stronger than you are.

One of the greatest myths of all time is that so-called civilized man is no longer an animal, and for that reason can strive to disarm himself and grow fat with false concepts.

I highly recommend worrying. It is much more effective than dieting.

Nanotechnology is manufacturing with atoms.

If a man is to be a man, a free spirit unto himself, he must arm himself not only with weapons but with ideals and concepts he is willing to die for.

Prison does strange things to men. Although its purpose is to break the free spirit of a man, in many cases it just adds fuel to the fire that has never been and will never be extinguished.