Willingham's Quotes

Those who can really do what they promise don't first pause to promise what they can do. — Bill Willingham

Perhaps only that revenge is ultimately unsatisfying. It cant make up for the evil done to you, but it can destroy the remaining good in your life. — Bill Willingham

People are naturally curious, but we are not naturally good thinkers; unless the cognitive conditions are right, we will avoid thinking. — Daniel T. Willingham

Freedom is sloppy. But since tyranny's the only guaranteed byproduct of those who insist on a perfect world, freedom will have to do. — Bill Willingham

Nothing like a good war to forget a night of exquisite soul-killing humiliation. — Bill Willingham

I will not rule out anything. I don't speculate on my own future. I'll wait and see what happens. — Tyrone Willingham

You get paid consistent with your ability to solve problems. — Ron Willingham

But sometimes a giant heart can live in a tiny body. — Bill Willingham

The fact that I let you back into my bed is the proof that I've hit rock bottom. — Bill Willingham

While he lived, entire worlds weren't enough to contain him. Now six good feet of earth are sufficient. — Bill Willingham

He's every adventure I ever want to be on — Bill Willingham

Reluctantly he realized some forces could not be conquered and some vengeances can never be sated. — Bill Willingham

The turtle stands on a turtle, which stands on a turtle. That's the universe in whole, boy. It's turtles all the way down. — Bill Willingham

Stories create stories, create stories, create stories, or nothing gets done. — Bill Willingham

I'm about to start reading it again, because what good is a story you only want to read once? — Bill Willingham

Hope without direction can all too easily turn into despair. — Bill Willingham

It's a tough thing having to step aside for a friend, when your heart's breaking and your nether parts are still tangled up in their base desires. — Bill Willingham

My goals have always been to inspire people to be the best they could be, on and off the field. — Tyrone Willingham

Yes, and our kid brother Superhero has died so many times that the readers barely even notice anymore. — Bill Willingham

One of the advantages of
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is that dying men are allowed complete and brutal candor. — Bill Willingham

Sometimes impossible things are entirely possible, if there's magic enough in the world. — Bill Willingham

A salesperson's ethics and values contribute more to sales success than do techniques or strategies. — Ron Willingham

Hope isn't destiny. Left passive its nothing more than disappointment deferred — Bill Willingham

As a matter of fact, there is still a lot of light at the end of the tunnel. We just have to find a way to get to it. — Tyrone Willingham

Isn't there a statute of limitation on playing the poor abused victim? — Bill Willingham

Memory is the residue of thought — Daniel T. Willingham

Acquiring true wisdom is always a greater burden than transient pain. — Bill Willingham

We live through the belief of children ... Regicide is suicide, citizens. Inscribe that in your hearts. The Great Pretend is a fragile construct. — Bill Willingham

I'm here because all fairy tales take place in the woods, King Cole, even those that don't. — Bill Willingham

It is my fondest desire to bust a host of caps into multitudes of fleshy personages. — Bill Willingham

Every road and every step along it begins with a story. — Bill Willingham

Our fictions move us to do great things, things worth doing for no better reason than there's poetry in us. We dream before we do. — Bill Willingham

Writers never really like each other anyway. Our insecurities get in the way. — Bill Willingham

What can I say your honor? Life is neither fair nor easy. — Bill Willingham

As you understand the game of football, you understand that it is about wins and losses. — Tyrone Willingham

Hope has power only when married to personal action. — Bill Willingham

Everything seems impossible until you see success. — Ron Willingham

Different rules apply to those who shake the worlds. — Bill Willingham

Oh, don't mind Humpty. He's inhaled a hell of a lot of super-glue. — Bill Willingham

Baba Yaga: I've never heard of such a creature. What are his powers?
Magic Mirror: He reads. He reads everything. — Bill Willingham

Baba Yaga: " ... What are his powers"
Mirror on the wall: "He reads — Bill Willingham

I give you real world-changers like Homer, Jack Kirby, and the aforementioned Shakespeare as the archangels of pure story. — Bill Willingham

Who can gauge all the ways in which the Gods who've created you craft your life? — Bill Willingham

We tell stories to live, to love, to prosper and to fail. — Bill Willingham

You have the power to change your thoughts and your thoughts have the power to change your life. — Ron Willingham

One thing I have finally gotten through my thick skull: Anyone looking for love is also looking for trouble. — Bill Willingham