William James Quotes
Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture.
William James
Quotes to Explore
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I grew up hiking and horseback riding in Tennessee, so I love being outside. I will joyfully run 12 miles, but I'm not very good at boot camps. When they start yelling, I start laughing.
Rachel Boston
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The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.
Earl Nightingale
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If anyone has followed my career, they know that there's been a lot of obstacles and a lot of ups and down through my career. But day in and day out, and in the square circle, I went out there and always did my best.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
P. J. O'Rourke
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I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.
Cameron Sinclair
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On 'Death Valley,' I fought this werewolf, and he was picking me up and slamming me down. They put padding down in the garbage so he could really slam me down. They're flying around and I'm doing these jumping flying triangles pulling the guy down. It's just fun.
Caity Lotz
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My father was military, so I traveled a lot, so I had 13 to 15 first days in new schools. Bullies transcend culture, unfortunately, and I had to deal with them wherever I went. I knew how to defend myself. But I didn't know how to fight.
Edgar Ramirez
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Evidence points out that if you raise tariffs too much it will increase smuggling.
P. Chidambaram
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As the future is never known with certainty, the evaluation of the prospective benefits requires the formation of expectations. An acceptable house, partner or job, then, is one that offers an expected stream of future benefit that has a value in excess of the option to continue to search for an even better alternative.
Dale T. Mortensen
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I didn't record any additional dialogue for this CD, they are excerpts pulled from existing episodes.
Tara Strong
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Eventually, I decided that if I was going to really write a novel, I couldn't do it in New York City while holding down a job. You need a constant money source to live in New York City unless you're independently wealthy, which I'm not.
Rachel Kushner
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I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
Mahatma Gandhi
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I never see how meaty my role is. If I like the script in its entirety, the director, or if my co-star is someone I greatly admire, I sign up. You learn so much being part of a great team.
Anushka Shetty
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On the comedy side of what I love as a filmmaker are Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, and Eddie Murphy; those are my favorites.
David Dobkin
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My success has been as full of luck as a crapshooter's dream.
Adolphe Menjou
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I've always known that Rio and Tokyo are my two Olympics. Now that Rio hasn't gone to plan, Tokyo has to work, and I'm more motivated than ever.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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I was home alone watching George Bush speak on television. So it was just really the two of us. And as I listened to him, I realized, that one of us... was nuts! And for the first time ever, I went 'Wow, it's not me!'
Lewis Black
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Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture.
William James
