William James Quotes
Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
Quotes to Explore
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
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It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism.
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Whenever you choose power over love, you will never find true happiness.
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My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.
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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
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Freedom has a price. Most people aren't willing to pay it.
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I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom.
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Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself.
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Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
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The marriage state was designed to complete the sum of human happiness in this life. It sometimes proves otherwise, but this is owing to the parties themselves, who either rush into it without due consideration or fail in point of discretion in their conduct towards each other afterwards.
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Self-acceptance has been a blessed by-product of middle age.
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Before the palefaces came among us, we enjoyed the happiness of unbounded freedom and were acquainted with neither riches, wants, nor oppression.
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Music is where I have the most creative freedom, but I love producing. To me, that's kind of where all the action is. You get a chance to have your hands in every aspect of a film. From picking a director, sometimes picking a writer, to the actors, the wardrobe, set design, editing, music, and marketing.
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Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.
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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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Gamble, cheat, lie, and steal. Let me explain: Gamble for your best shot in life - dare to take risks. Cheat those who would have you be less than you are. Lie in the arms of those you love. And finally, steal every moment of happiness.
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I want to have fun. It's a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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Just write the best you can about the things that concern you most. I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
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For true happiness, sane enjoyment, you must look to the country, not town. Only you want one true heart beside you with which to enjoy it!
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It is often noted that it can be hard for democracies to fight wars because of changing public opinion.
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Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
