William James Quotes
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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I just didn't expect an acoustic version of Rock'n'Roll All Nite.
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My parents have been with me every step of the way.
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Mucinex were like, 'Would you like to be the Mucinex man? You sound like you're sick right now'. In each spot, they give me a little bit of room to do something strange. And in a world of fractured mediums, where there is no zeitgeist, and you get your comedy from your phone, it's all content.
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As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the intricate set of relationships and histories that we filmmakers depend on to make our most personal work.
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I have to expend an awful lot of energy actively undoing the impact of my name. Understandably, people assume that I have at least some connection to Iran. The truth is that I don't. I have very little knowledge about the culture, the language, the history. I've never been to Iran. I've never even been inside a mosque.
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Speaking is physically difficult for me.
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Fiction should be about moral dilemmas that are so bloody difficult that the author doesn't know the answer.
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I love all my scoop children. But consistency and persistence is really my aim.
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It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.
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As a child, I loved story books and wanted to be in them so desperately and live the stories.
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A man notices a woman's figure when she walks in a room. Women have eight million words for blue; a man says dark blue or light blue.
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Death may simply be an alteration in consciousness, a transition for continued life in a nonmaterial form.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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I go to Buzzfeed and 'Huff Po,' IMDB, 'Deadline.' And then I just Google myself, like 'Aasif Mandvi in a hat,' and see what comes up.
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What's so brave about being bald? I've not fought for my country or found the cure for cancer - I've just gone out without my hat on!
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The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
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As software engineers trained to turn ambiguity into absolutes and fuzzy requirements into ones and zeros, we had a 'eureka' moment when we realized that our training had broader, real-world applications.
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True flexibility is a symbiotic partnership between employer and employee and between technology and culture.
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I remember my mother saying to me on one occasion, 'Mel, I know that I can count on you.' I resolved that she would always be able to count on me. I would not let her down. I loved her too much. Her confidence in me meant everything. Today I still feel that way. I feel that way about the Brethren. I don't ever want to let President Hinckley or any of the other leaders of the Church down. But, even more important, I never want to let the Savior down, because I love Him more than anything else.
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You can't bomb for a humane reason. What we should do is just Mother Teresa them to death with love. It's that old hippie nonsense but it's still the best stuff there is.
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A firm, hearty handshake gives a good first impression, and you'll never be forgiven if you don't live up to it.
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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.