William James Quotes
Every sort of energy and endurance, of courage and capacity for handling life's evils, is set free in those who have religious faith.
Quotes to Explore
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I think the meaning of abortion is what the woman says it is: For a woman who wants a child but can't have this one, it can be sad; for a woman who doesn't want a baby, it can feel like a huge relief, like having your whole life given back to you.
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I'm a spiritual person and a religious person. But for me, it's all a personal thing. I'm not someone who'll say, 'This is what I believe, and you should too!' It's more of an internal, quiet, grounded, fulfilling thing for me.
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It's not complicated to embrace life. You just have to make the choice.
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Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to be both generous and creative. You're sharing your life with people. Of course, it's also an expression of your own need for approval and applause. Nothing wrong with that.
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I've been snowboarding my whole life. My wife's really good, and I just try to keep up with her.
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Many women, sometime in their life, are going to get to a point where they have to admit infidelity.
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After my 10th standard, my life took me into the world of cinema, but I never severed my ties with my love for reading.
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He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life.
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My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was working, he'd do anything for me. He's been the biggest influence in my life.
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I have both joyful and heartbreaking moments in life, even now. Stardom doesn't give us everything.
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Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
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Everyone's like, 'Oh, you must live in L.A., the glamorous life,' and I really don't. I'm in a small house, in Pittsburgh, in the snow.
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You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit.
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My therapy has come from paying attention to my life.
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Even though many couples are choosing to marry later in life, our laws haven't been updated to address dating partner abuse.
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Some people look for a certain structure in their lives that they're comfortable with. People who work hard on the road as truckers, people who work hard using their hands. Then there are people who are fortunate enough to have my life, people who play these characters who embody these qualities.
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Discomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity and tolerance. But in real life, we raise our hackles and withdraw into ourselves.
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When I did 'Don't Look Back,' I no longer had Time-Life looking over my shoulder, so I could kind of do it as I wanted, and it was like I was really correcting 'Jane.'
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It won't be a question of how well-trained or well-equipped the army is but one of the authority it serves.
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I'm certainly not one of those actors who remain in a dark place the entire time in order to be doing the scene. I sort of come in and out of it. It can be to the detriment of my performance sometimes!
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I was surprised as anyone when T-shirts, jeans and leather jackets suddenly became symbols of rebellion. In the film there was a scene in which somebody asked my character, Johnny, what I was rebelling against, and I answered 'Whaddya got?' But none of us involved in the picture ever imagined that it would instigate or encourage youthful rebellion.
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Suffering isn't a moral endowment. People don't always do well under duress, and it seemed to me to be truer to a fellow in that situation to make him angry.
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The internet is awesome and responsible for my success.
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Every sort of energy and endurance, of courage and capacity for handling life's evils, is set free in those who have religious faith.
