William James Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Fitzgerald was a modernist.
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I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
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The cultural decoding that many American writers require has become an even harder task in the age of globalisation. The experience they describe has grown more private; its essential background, the busy larger world, has receded.
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I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
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I love comedy; I'm very goofy and spontaneous.
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After conducting Wagner, Beethoven's triple concerto is like taking an Alka Seltzer.
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The thing about being a mystery writer, what marks a mystery writer out from a chick lit author or historical fiction writer, is that you always find a mystery in every situation.
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Going to hospital is rather like going to an alien planet.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.
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Anyone who reads my work will see that there are often difficult relationships between fathers and sons.
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It's a weird scene. You win a few baseball games and all of a sudden you're surrounded by reporters and TV men with cameras asking you about Vietnam and race relations.
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Touring is an incredibly isolated situation. I don't know how people tour for years on end. You find a lot of people who can't stop touring, and it's because they don't know how to come back into life. It's sort of unreal.
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Conversations about money certainly are not sexy, but they should give each of you some clarity and enable you to enter into your marriage with a better understanding of each other and what is important. Work and home responsibilities, joint or separate accounts, budgets, etc. are all subjects which should be discussed.
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In the '60s, I did many satirical portraits of dictators.
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I believe the classified section of a newspaper - especially the 'Business Opportunities' column - can tell you more about your city 'business-wise' than any other publication.
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The element of fire to me is very powerful because of what it symbolizes, how it symbolizes a strength. It symbolizes something that's unstoppable. You can't get through it, you know.
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For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
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Typically [professors] live in their heads. … They look upon their body as a form of transport for their heads. It’s a way of getting their head to meetings.
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Any deal that allows Iran to enrich uranium, which allows them to ultimately break out within a few months with a nuclear weapon, is a disaster for the world.
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Tell him to live by yes and no - yes to everything good, no to everything bad.
