William James Quotes
The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.
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Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
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I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple.
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There's no way to escape the fact that we've grown up in a violent culture, we just can't get away from it, it's part of our heritage. I think part of it is that we've always felt somewhat helpless in the face of this vast continent. Helplessness is answered in many ways, but one of them is violence.
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Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn't have any passion for school. Then I couldn't get enough. All of a sudden, I was getting good parts in all of these plays. I just loved it. I started getting A's in acting, directing and technical theater. I found something that clicked.
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I want to be the best version of myself - intellectually, emotionally, and physically. So I like to wear clothes that I feel comfortable in, that reflect that.
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You wouldn't recognize me from one project to the next.
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Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders.
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Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd are really amazing, lovely people and really great comedic actors.
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We all go to the theater and cinema to be inspired and moved on an emotional level, sometimes to laughter, sometimes to tears. Once I discovered that acting could have such an effect, I was sold. It has been one of the most rewarding discoveries I have ever made.
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When I was young, I was extremely scared of dying. But now I think it a very, very wise arrangement. It's like a light that is extinguished. Not very much to make a fuss about.
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I'm a fan of creating the mood and vibe with flowers, candles, and music. I love making my guests feel like it's not formal and they can relax in my home.
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Pain is never permanent.
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Sometimes in this game it's as good to be lucky as it is to be good.
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Dude, I turn into a six-year-old when I come to Disneyland. It's amazing. My eyes glass over and my blood pressure goes down. I'm just like everybody else. I turn into a big kid when I come here. It's the happiest place on earth, right?
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I think we have some serious problems now, but, if you look back over the last thirty or forty years that my book deals with, I think we are in better shape now than we would have been if all of those cases had not come down.
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We enjoy change and freshness, and disco was only one area we've delved into.
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I always thought that you breathe, you eat, you go to sleep, and you draw.
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Often the last thing I want to do is stand up in front of 50 cameras on the red carpet. I'd rather have a cup of hot milk and an early night.
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I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether it's old cars or taxidermy or knitting.
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I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.
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I'm a big believer in pushing things too far and forcing people to pull you back.
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As an older lineman, if you start to sit around, you get stiff. You get tired. Things start to set in.
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The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.
