William James Quotes
I am done with great things and big things, great institutions and big success, and I am for those tiny, invisible molecular moral forces that work from individual to individual, creeping through the crannies of the world like so many rootlets, or like the capillary oozing of water, yet which if you give them time, will rend the hardest monuments of man's pride.
Quotes to Explore
-
I always wanted to do a bit of Bollywood and a bit of Hollywood.
-
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
-
The name of the game is to keep from pushing the accelerator pedal so hard that we speed up the aging process. The average American, however, by living a fast and furious lifestyle, pushes that accelerator too hard and too much.
-
Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
-
The effect of sanctions on the Russian economy are clear to everybody, first to the Russians and to the Russian leadership, and the surroundings of the Russian leadership, the circle that is close to the Russian political leadership.
-
It was all devastating. I'd never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I didn't know where to put it in my life. I was very young then. Buddy taught me so much in such a short time.
-
The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
-
Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
-
Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.
-
An actor has to embody a role.
-
I love lamb shank. It's my favorite thing. You don't have it in America. It's a younger meat - it just falls off the bone - it's kind of like a roast. I really like blackened cod too.
-
In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies.
-
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
-
I would love to have my own fashion line because I love sketching.
-
There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?
-
People who honestly mean to be true really contradict themselves much more rarely than those who try to be 'consistent'.
-
I had the feeling that focusing on objects and telling a story through them would make my protagonists different from those in Western novels - more real, more quintessentially of Istanbul.
-
All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor.
-
I just happen to have one of those skill sets that allows me to work in my underwear.
-
The success of the show provided me with amazing opportunities to visit so many wonderful places and meet so many wonderful people. When I was only 13 years old, I had been to 40 places. How many kids get something like that? But at the same time, it was hard for me as an actor to grow in more roles. That really frustrated me for a long time.
-
We're all human beings, and we all have the same problems. I do remember how blessed I am, and no matter how bad things are, they can always get worse.
-
I have a desire to work with some actors I really like, so I hope to get out there soon and be back at it - maybe a little less music in the next one.
-
Economic progress and better education have directly resulted in the birth of a class of voters who are better informed, very demanding and highly critical.
-
I am done with great things and big things, great institutions and big success, and I am for those tiny, invisible molecular moral forces that work from individual to individual, creeping through the crannies of the world like so many rootlets, or like the capillary oozing of water, yet which if you give them time, will rend the hardest monuments of man's pride.
