George Herbert Mead Quotes
The self has the characteristic that it is an object to itself, and that characteristic distinguishes it from other objects and from the body.
Quotes to Explore
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Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
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The grandchildren should not bear the debts of the grandparents.
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Dissensions between Muslim nations run at least as deep, if not deeper, than those nations' resentment of the West.
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Is it written that equality between men and women means one can change sex? Obviously not.
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The core of my personality consists of many selves.
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You can tell when people think they're a little bit special, and it's quite fun to laugh at them, and I think it's good to laugh at them, because then you can deflate their egos a bit.
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Now I have to motivate myself much more than I had previously.
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To create an organization that's adaptable and innovative, people need the freedom to challenge precedent, to 'waste' time, to go outside of channels, to experiment, to take risks and to follow their passions.
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I always doubted myself. I doubted the way I looked, my body, my voice - everything.
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We Americans can be rightly proud of the fact that the right to the free and unfettered exercise of religion is a primary principle in the vision and founding of our country. It defines us as a people, and has uniquely contributed to making this nation great.
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An important part of any focusing regimen is to set aside time at the end of the day - just before going to sleep - to acknowledge your successes, review your goals, focus on your successful future, and make specific plans for what you want to accomplish the next day.
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I'm a native New Yorker, so I'm edgier; I kind of tell it like it is.
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I don't know if I particularly want to be remembered for anything. I personally do not think I'm a great gift to the world. I've been very fortunate.
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'If I could just get a nuclear device inside Foggy Bottom, I think that's the answer.' (talking about the United States State Department) 2
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If one has faith one has everything.
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Sir, what is Poetry? Why, Sir, it is much easier to say what it is not. We all know what light is: but it is not easy to tell what it is.
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You know what enormous harm we have been dealt by the publication of Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago. Everybody who has read your book, everybody who has seen the reviews are convinced that the potential harm from your 'Life and Fate' would be far more dangerous than that of Doctor Zhivago.
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In another's eyes I'm afraid that I can't seeThis picture perfect portrait that they paint of me.They don't realize and I pray they never do,'Cause every time I look I'm seein' youIn another's eyes.
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When I'm writing, I'm trying to access my subconscious and turn off my conscious brain. I use my conscious for research, but when I'm actually writing, I'm trying to get into a place where I'm tapping into the deeper, darker elements of what's going on.
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I never read gossip press. I just read books. And I never switch on the TV anymore.
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People's relationship to what they want from theatre is changing. People, including me, are still looking for the next STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. And people can't or won't write that anymore.
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The self has the characteristic that it is an object to itself, and that characteristic distinguishes it from other objects and from the body.
