"Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar." — William Wordsworth, English poet, born 1770
"Our first computers were born not out of greed or ego, but in the revolutionary spirit of helping common people rise above the most powerful institutions." — Steve Wozniak, American computer programmer, born 1950
"Should each individual snowflake be held accountable for the avalanche?" — Franz Wright, American poet, born 1953
"Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread." — Richard Wright, American poet, born 1908
"A faith that can be destroyed by suffering is not faith." — Richard Wurmbrand, Christian minister, born 1909
"Most artists look for something fresh to paint; frankly I find that quite boring. For me it is much more exciting to find fresh meaning in something familiar." — Andrew Wyeth, American realist painter, born 1917
"I don't really have studios. I wander around around people's attics, out in fields, in cellars, anyplace I find that invites me." — Andrew Wyeth, American realist painter, born 1917
"I spent 15 minutes writing Stand By Your Man, and a lifetime defending it." — Tammy Wynette, American singer, born 1942
"Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question. "Yes" is the answer." — Swami X, American boardwalk performer, born 1914
"I hope that I will be the last victim in China's long record of treating words as crimes." — Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Nobel Prize laureate, born 1955