William James Quotes
The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
Quotes to Explore
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I know politics and politicians are hated, but I still believe in goodness of a heart that has selfless intentions. With the grace of God, I will make a difference.
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In this situation I was constantly exposed to danger and death.
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One of the side benefits of staying in the closet is you can have a much bigger career.
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I know I can act. There aren't too many other jobs I know how to do.
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Martin Scorsese, everything he does, I've got to see. And Jack Nicholson, I've got to see what he does.
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Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.
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Women seem not to understand, or underestimate, the profound power they have over their husbands.
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It's common in rural Ireland to pick up a nickname that relates to an animal, bird, or a spider. Mine became 'scorpion' because I fought back, and scorpions are docile creatures until pushed too far.
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Our ability to perceive the world around us seems so effortless that we tend to take it for granted.
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Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch - unless he's Humphrey Bogart.
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I've always been acutely aware of differences and the way you are supposed to act if you want to be popular.
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Only bad writers think they're good.
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Political rhetoric leads only to confusion.
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I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life, which it doesn't.
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You make me feel like a natural man
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When I first came out there was no such thing as Twitter or Facebook. And the blogs! Like, what is that?
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We were wise indeed, could we discern truly the signs of our own time; and by knowledge of its wants and advantages, wisely adjust our own position in it. Let us, instead of gazing idly into the obscure distance, look calmly around us, for a little, on the perplexed scene where we stand. Perhaps, on a more serious inspection, something of its perplexity will disappear, some of its distinctive characters and deeper tendencies more clearly reveal themselves; whereby our own relations to it, our own true aims and endeavors in it, may also become clearer.
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Ronald Reagan's long journey has finally drawn to a close, ... optimism and ... Western can-do spirit.
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It's impossible to have a coin with only one side. You can't have heads without tails. Innovation is like that. Initiative is like that. Art is like that. You can't have success unless you're prepared to have failure. As soon as you say, 'failure is not an option,' you've just said, 'innovation is not an option.'
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The question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a persons needs.
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The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
