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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People are both more willing and less willing to talk to you when you're a writer.
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You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.
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In my old age I've come to find that if you respect other people, you feel better about yourself.
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A lot of boxers' features change - mainly when I fight 'em.
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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
