William James Quotes
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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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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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We load up on oat bran in the morning so we'll live forever. Then we spend the rest of the day living like there's no tomorrow.
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I was always interested - I mean, it's kind of part of your job - I was always interested in the camera.
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When it turned out that he could, Karou dropped to her knees to genuflect. "Gods of math and physics," she intoned, "I accept your gift of this clever fair-haired boy
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Only a handful of men and women leave an imprint on the conscience of a nation and on the history that they helped shape.
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The differences between the received wisdom, the standard version of events, and the facts on the ground may be subtle or they may be stark, even profound.
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I was my mother's favorite, and she'd help me with everything.
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You learn more from your mistakes than you do from your successes.
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I didn't want to say "No" because I didn't want people to think I'm not nice. And that, to me, has been the greatest lesson of my life: to recognize that I am solely responsible for it, and not trying to please other people, and not living my life to please other people, but doing what my heart says all the time.
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There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
