Mill Related Quotes & Sayings

Mill sets out several related arguments for protecting freedom of speech, not just from oppressive government intervention, but also from social pressures. Underlying them all are the assumptions that (a) truth is valuable, and (b) no matter how certain someone is that they know the truth, their judgement is still fallible: they might still be wrong. — Nigel Warburton

With thought, all problems can be resolved. — Agatha Christie

Wait or me where the trees clear and the water's sweet. I'll come to ye, ay, as sure as dawn makes shadows run west. — Stephen King

People talk about Japanese kids as being inward-looking. But my experience is that if you offer them an opportunity, they'll take it. — John Roos

Eeyore, the old grey donkey, stood by the side of the stream and looked at himself in the water. "Pathetic," he said. "That's what it is. Pathetic." — A.A. Milne

Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage. — Larry David

I did what I thought was right. I'm not trying to win any popularity contest. — Sue Eakin

The ability to play with different people is infinitely fascinating to me. — Mark Lanegan

I hate the stereotype of the pitfalls of the child actor. There are so many amazing examples - Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore - of people who have made it through. — Jamie Bell

The body is an actor's tool, like the face, malleable. I never thought that being naked was immoral or outrageous. — Emmanuelle Beart

"Chaunt in his ear delusions magical,
That he may fight the horses of the sea."
The Druids took them to their mystery,
And chaunted for three days. — William Butler Yeats