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"Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war."
"I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death."
"A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on."
"When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism."
Explore more quotes by Kit Williams
"If we listen human instinct actually tells us what we need, but advertising makes us want things we don't need and things we can't have."
"The dog, the rabbit and the hoop all feature in the painting, and take the place of the orrery."
"In practical terms the South Pointing Chariot was a simple direction finder. It could have been made to point in any direction - north, south, east or west."
"As I was working I noticed that the way I designed the differential gearing actually created a spare drive that sat directly below the emperor's feet, or where they would be if he were to sit in the chariot."
"Having designed and built several clocks during my career it suddenly occurred to me that when you look at the face of a clock both hands have the same center."
"I think most artists find it difficult to part with their work but it's the parting that keeps us alive and keeps us working. In the case of the chariot, although it's been sold I actually still have it, just in another form."
"The original item looked like a little hand cart with the figure of a man mounted on a platform between the wheels. The man's outstretched arm always pointed south."
"You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art."
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