William James Quotes
First... a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to be true, but obvious and insignificant; finally it is seen to be so important that its adversaries claim that they themselves discovered it.William James
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
Sallust -
Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
Naval Ravikant -
For about 175,000 people, Chiranjeevi Blood Bank has supplied blood for free in times of emergency. This is because of the service-oriented attitude of Mega fans.
Ram Charan -
Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
Og Mandino -
Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.
Florence Ellinwood Allen -
It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.
Saad Hariri
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Me writing about tennis is like a baker baking bread.
Ion Tiriac -
Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.
F. Sionil Jose -
You know, we don't have any decorative sprigs of rosemary; we're not placing little matchstick radishes onto an hors d'oeuvre... The food's gotta taste good. The concept's gotta taste good.
Nadia Giosia -
I have a little basement studio set up here at my house, and I do probably 80 percent of the recording here on my own. With multi-tracking technology, I can play various parts on top of one another.
Washed Out -
Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.
Ed Belfour -
Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element.
Gary Lineker
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Horrors, I believe, should be original - the use of common myths and legends being a weakening influence.
H. P. Lovecraft -
I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level.
Barbara Kruger -
I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
Kate Walsh -
I would be the worst acting coach ever, because I have no idea what I'm doing.
Aaron Douglas -
I am sure it does not hurt that Mitt Romney is my dad. I'm sure it's opened a lot of doors for me. But I think I've been pretty effective once I've gotten through the door at doing a pretty good job.
Tagg Romney -
I grew up in a two-parent household. We all played sports, all sports, which cost a lot of money. My pops was an attorney; he went to College of the Holy Cross with Clarence Thomas. My mom worked a bit, then gradually came home and took care of us full time.
Omari Hardwick
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Wave after waveWill flow with the tideAnd bury the world as it doesTide after tideWill flow and recedeLeaving life to go onAs it was... - Natural Science (1980)
Neil Peart Rush -
When I do documentaries, my best information ends up on the cutting-room floor. People have trouble dealing with sexual honesty.
Betty Dodson -
Russia is playing chess, while we are playing Monopoly. The only question is whether they will checkmate us before we bankrupt them.
Jeane Kirkpatrick -
A PHD is not the end of education. Education exists even among the bees who feed their queen only with the purest.
Sahndra Fon Dufe -
The place is just fantastic! It's going to create a great show for everyone.
Helio Castroneves -
First... a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to be true, but obvious and insignificant; finally it is seen to be so important that its adversaries claim that they themselves discovered it.
William James