William James Quotes
The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
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I've been writing music since 4th grade, and I love putting words together and expressing things in a way that you can move your head to and you can really relate to, because I have a lot to say.
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I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I'd say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
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People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years: using whatever is available to build shelter. If you ponder what could be used, then building materials are everywhere.
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We're going to create a portable handheld environment, and you should expect the same things you've always expected from Playstation - a great quality product, versatility, great value to the consumer.
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Kosovo today is closer to Europe than other countries in the region of South Eastern Europe.
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I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.
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I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have more character than rice and absorb other flavours more wholeheartedly.
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I love the outdoors. I love climbing mountains.
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I've been missing Japanese literature so much of late.
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The question of modernization is central to disturbances in the Middle East and in Africa. Everyone is after modernization, no matter where they come from. But you have to be careful about it, and more importantly, you have to have sense about it.
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I did some good things as a rookie.
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Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.
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It would be a sad story to get rid of religious belief, national identity, family, and even sexual identity. That's not freedom.
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I played piano and was always in the choir. I tried to play flute because all the pretty girls played flute.
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A team without hope fizzles: no flameout, no fire.
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Stories come from other shows at other studios where only 2,000 rounds were actually used and the money for the other 3,000 went right into the studio pockets. Corners were cut and that production suffered. Knock wood, that hasn't happened to us.
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I've never felt fallow in the sense that there's been no work.
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The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on everything. They have a very public role there.
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To finance longer life spans, we must convince individuals to start investing now for the long term. But longevity should be an asset that can be levered, not a curse. They must understand that there's a cost to sitting in cash. No one talks about that cost.
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In my case, I've always been interested in law enforcement. I've always dabbled in law enforcement in between gigs, quite honestly. Back before things really began to pop off for me, I would work in private security for companies and stuff.
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In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies.
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The business of America shouldn't be subsidizing business.
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The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
