William James Quotes
The sovereign voluntary path to cheerfulness, if our spontaneous cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully, to look round cheerfully, and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there. If such conduct does not make you soon feel cheerful, nothing else on that occasion can.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I have a general sense of mission, and I intuitively know when something is influencing that mission. I think this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Doors keep opening. In the end, it's the best use of my skills. I've finally consented to the idea that I'm an artist.
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Women are able to fit public service into their lives. Once they find out they like it and can do it, there is plenty of room to grow.
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The more I ponder some of the boneheaded decisions GOP candidates have made of late, I can't bring myself to believe that they are serious about capturing more than about 8 percent of the black vote.
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I've got four kids - I unblock a toilet every day.
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Women are sacred.
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If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.
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The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
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I don't know if I'm a method actor.
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I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here.
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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. If Nigeria succeeds at democratic governance it will be an anchor for all of West Africa. Africa needs a strong Nigeria.
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The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are but different means chosen to arrive at it.
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Nature has given the opportunity of happiness to all, knew they but how to use it.
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The knowledge and spiritual conviction we receive from the Holy Ghost are the result of revelation.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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The sovereign voluntary path to cheerfulness, if our spontaneous cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully, to look round cheerfully, and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there. If such conduct does not make you soon feel cheerful, nothing else on that occasion can.
