Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American life. Violence and committee meetings. - George F. Will
We are given children to test us and make us more spiritual. - George F. Will
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence. - George F. Will
Baseball is Heaven's gift to mortals. - George F. Will
The business of America is not business. Neither is it war. The business of America is justice and securing the blessings of liberty. - George F. Will
We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge. - George F. Will
Americans are overreachers; overreaching is the most admirable of the many American excesses. - George F. Will
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised. - George F. Will
if we could tax Americans' cognitive dissonance we could balance the budget. The American people want all kinds of incompatible things, they're human beings, and they want high services, low taxes, and an omnipresent, omniprominent welfare state. - George F. Will