William James Quotes
It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process.
Quotes to Explore
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General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.
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My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.
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I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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I don't think so, in so far as I always aspired to play the way I do now but just couldn't get the sounds out always due to technical limitations - now I can pretty much play what I hear in realtime.
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My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.
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I just don't tend to cook eggplant at home.
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I just think Australia tends to make very good movies, so if someone hands me an Australian or an American film script I would guess the Australian film would be more intriguing.
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What we want the folks in Ethiopia to know is that we are behind them in the democratic process. We know it is not perfect, as we are still working on ours; but we wish them success in this great and noble endeavor.
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I haven't gone to college yet and I intend to in a few years.
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If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy.
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Throughout history, the only way to secure a throne has been with a phalanx of children - nine for Victoria, 13 for George III.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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The new world economic order is not an exercise in philanthropy, but in enlightened self-interest for everyone concerned.
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The secret of being a great actor is a love of food.
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The white man, in his press, is going to identify me with 'hate.'
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When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely, a sense of presence that is both within and without.
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When you're creating a fragrance, you're always thinking about what you want that first smell to be, that first reaction. It's a sensation, like a symphony with all of those layers and notes. I love the way it changes and the way it dries down. The fun thing about scent is that it's unique to everyone; pheromones take on a new scent.
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Every transfinite consistent multiplicity, that is, every transfinite set, must have a definite aleph as its cardinal number.
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Don't keep saying, "I don't know where the time goes." It goes the same place it's always gone and no one has ever known where that is.
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I have lived and slept in the same bed with English countesses and Prussian farm women... no woman has excited passions among women more than I have.
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Are you sure you can prevent yourself from falling in love one of these days? Such things do happen, you know, even to the most prudent men.' Simon gave him a strange, one might even have thought a hostile, look. I should tear it out of my heart as I'd wrench out of my mouth a rotten tooth.
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It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process.
