William James Quotes
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
Quotes to Explore
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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I just didn't expect an acoustic version of Rock'n'Roll All Nite.
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I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.
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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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I never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That's like fighting with ghosts.
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Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world.
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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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The good thing about 'Have I Got News For You' is it's a compact show but it still gives everyone space to breathe, and everyone always gets a chance to say something if they want to. It's a very difficult show to dominate, and guests who come on and dominate always fall foul.
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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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I want to excel at something, to follow through, to not be afraid.
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People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests.
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I've been impressed, obviously, with what Israel has done over the years, as it related to technology, agriculture, research in general.
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And we have done more in the two and a half years that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents to uphold that principle, whether it's ending 'don't ask, don't tell,' making sure that gay and lesbian partners can visit each other in hospitals, making sure that federal benefits can be provided to same-sex couples.
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You don't only have the need to do it well because leading a country is something quite important, but also because I am the first woman I have the obligation to do it the best possible way so my country can continue voting for women in the future. It is a big responsibility.
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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
