The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (462 page)
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Williams, Peter
1
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
Hold me with thy powerful hand;
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more.
first line frequently in the form "O thou great Redeemer"
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
Hold me with thy powerful hand;
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more.
first line frequently in the form "O thou great Redeemer"
"Praying for Strength" (1771); translation of "Arglwydd, arwain trwy'r anialwch" (1745) by William Williams (1717–91)
Williams, Shirley
1930–
1930–
1
No test tube can breed love and affection. No frozen packet of semen ever read a story to a sleepy child.
No test tube can breed love and affection. No frozen packet of semen ever read a story to a sleepy child.
in
Daily Mirror
2 March 1978
Williams, Tennessee
1911–83
1911–83
1
What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?—I wish I knew…Just staying on it, I guess, as long as she can.
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?—I wish I knew…Just staying on it, I guess, as long as she can.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(1955) act 1
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
A Streetcar Named Desire
(1947) sc. 11
Williams, William Carlos
1883–1963
1883–1963
1
Minds like beds always made up,
(more stony than a shore)
unwilling or unable.
Minds like beds always made up,
(more stony than a shore)
unwilling or unable.
Paterson
(1946) bk. 1, preface
Williamson, Marianne
1953–
1953–
1
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
A Return to Love
(1992) ch. 7
Williamson, Roy
1936–90
1936–90
1
O flower of Scotland, when will we see your like again,
that fought and died for your bit hill and glen
and stood against him, proud Edward's army,
and sent him homeward tae think again.
unofficial Scottish Nationalist anthem
O flower of Scotland, when will we see your like again,
that fought and died for your bit hill and glen
and stood against him, proud Edward's army,
and sent him homeward tae think again.
unofficial Scottish Nationalist anthem
"O Flower of Scotland" (1968)
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