William James Quotes
The greatest discovery of the 20th Century is that our attitude of mind determines our quality of life, not circumstances.
Quotes to Explore
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I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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Police are not all bad guys. Nobody is all bad guys.
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Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
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You parents of the wilful and the wayward! Don't give them up. Don't cast them off. They are not utterly lost. The Shepherd will find his sheep. They were His before they were yours - long before He entrusted them to your care; and you cannot begin to love them as He loves them.
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Our laboratory is a place that celebrates diversity and is totally open to all differences, not just sex but also age, ethnicity, religion and other traditions.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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Stay focused on the mission.
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I'm an optimist. My own fiction, while it has its own dark warnings about pitfalls ahead, depicts the potential of science to improve society by networking human minds.
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Because my business life is so busy, my home is really my sanctuary. That is where I reflect and spend quality time with my girls.
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It's like running a marathon race. We train all hours of the day. When you are taking a bath, you are thinking of the flight.
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Imagine if everyone was able to help just one child who needs to be listened to, needs to be respected, and needs to be loved - we could make such a huge difference for an entire generation.
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As an actor, there is always an opportunity to learn from the other actors you work with.
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Will Smith would not be Worldwide Will Smith if he had not insisted on going worldwide and touring with his films. You have to build that audience for people and allow for it to happen.
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I thought of myself as an adult trapped in a kid's body. Had I known what adulthood was like, I would have embraced childhood a little more.
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I've always felt that having a garden is like having a good and loyal friend.
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There is no being eloquent for atheism. In that exhausted receiver the mind cannot use its wings, - the clearest proof that it is out of its element.
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As human, we all have the same human potential, unless there is some sort of retarded brain function. The wonderful human brain is the source of our strength and the source of our future, provided we utilize it in the right direction. If we use the brilliant human mind in the wrong way, it is really a disaster.
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Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome.
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To them, I said, the truth would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images.
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We seldom break a leg as long as we are climbing wearily upwards in our lives, instead we do it when we start going easy on ourselves and choosing the comfortable paths.
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The greatest discovery of the 20th Century is that our attitude of mind determines our quality of life, not circumstances.
