William James Quotes
Invention, using the term most broadly, and imitation, are the two legs, so to call them, on which the human race historically has walked.
Quotes to Explore
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The term 'hero' irritates me greatly.
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The term 'demilitarized Palestinian state' is an oxymoron.
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I'm still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well – spent.
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The real abhorrent consequence of the invention of atomic bombs is the fact that we still have them and they're spreading.
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Architecture is invention.
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But I'm an adventurer. I like invention, I like discovery.
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We should have more invention.
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Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.
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To know that everything we say and do to this new little human being may have a profound effect on him or her is a daunting obligation.
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All humans are frightened of their own solitude. But only in solitude can we learn to know ourselves, learn to handle our own eternal aloneness.
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I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace.
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We should think about whether canonizations, which are an invention of the Middle Ages, still make sense today.
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Frame in terms of what you want to have in the picture, not about making a nice picture, that anybody can do.
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For us humans, everything is permanent - until it changes, as we are immortal until we die.
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Go out on the stage as a human being and do not be afraid to show struggle in your music. It's a struggle in life and then struggle and then victory.
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What was once obvious to them was no longer quite as obvious. Why was it that humans lost sight of truth so quickly?
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In terms of fear, I still am most afraid of Freddie Kruger.
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This script was just so much smarter than usual and I'm just fascinated by human behavior.
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I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone's got their own definition.
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I know that nothing comes to pass but what God appoints; our fate is decreed, and things do not happen by chance, but every man's portion of joy and sorrow is predetermined.
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The more success the quantum theory has, the sillier it looks.
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Anyway, we’re left with three possibilities. I have forgotten something very basic about a topic I know a great deal about, and so has everyone else I’ve talked to about this, including people who are smarter and know more than me. Someone has constructed a new material that behaves unlike anything that currently exists, or should be able to exist, and then put it on the sidewalk for everyone to see. Carl is alien. And I don’t mean alien like “weird.
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Invention, using the term most broadly, and imitation, are the two legs, so to call them, on which the human race historically has walked.
