William James Quotes
The man whose acquisitions stick is the man who is always achieving and advancing whilst his neighbors, spending most of their time in relearning what they once knew but have forgotten, simply hold their own.
Quotes to Explore
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The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
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When I was 12 years old, I got interested in learning English.
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If a man belittles a woman, it could become a lawsuit. If women belittle men, it's a Hallmark card.
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Great men marry great women.
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Some people are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade.
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In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.
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It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and... we need a quarter of a million men.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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At no point do I wish to be in conflict with any man or masculine thought. It doesn't enter my consciousness. Art is anonymous. It's not competitive with men. It's a complementary contribution.
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I don't have one role that I want to play. I guess... I want to be a producer. I want to be an activist. I want to be proactive in bringing about work for men, women, boys, girls, everybody who is good at what they do and deserve a shot at it.
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We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.
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Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
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It takes me so long to get tired of a man. It's women that are the problem. Don't get me wrong. I think men have their problems just as much as women.
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Do men drop out of college because they get someone pregnant? Do they quit their job if they get someone pregnant? No. And we do not require men to support women they have made pregnant. Once the baby is born, there can be child support. Before that, though, no.
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To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way.
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The first comic I ever read was an 'X-Men' themed anti-smoking PSA they gave out in health class when I was about 10.
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To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same contempt for them all.
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I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests.
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Action roles - or any role - should go to the best guy for the job. People obsess about nationality. Hollywood and America might be the hub for pop culture and cinema for the Western world, but that shouldn't suggest that all the roles should go to young American men.
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Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you'll ever have is your mind and what you put into it.
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Fools make news, and wise men carry it.
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The resources of our continent attract, more than ever, the interests of rich countries.
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Religion I have defined as "Another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art".
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The man whose acquisitions stick is the man who is always achieving and advancing whilst his neighbors, spending most of their time in relearning what they once knew but have forgotten, simply hold their own.
