William Golding Quotes

Childhood is a disease - a sickness that you grow out of.

William Golding

Biography

Author Profession: Novelist

Nationality: English

Born: September 19, 1911

Died: June 19, 1993

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Charles Dickens, Aldous Huxley, J. R. R. Tolkien, E. M. Forster, William Makepeace Thackeray, Anthony Burgess, Emily Bronte, Thomas Hardy

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Childhood, Disease, Grow, Out, Sickness, You

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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Og Mandino

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Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. - Benjamin Franklin

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin

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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr

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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell

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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. - Napoleon Hill

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. Napoleon Hill

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God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. Voltaire

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Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. - Alexander Graham Bell

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell

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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Soren Kierkegaard

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Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill

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A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me. - David Bailey

A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me. David Bailey

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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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