William James Quotes
When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
William James
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I am a bit prudish, I think. It's hard for me to write about sex, and I don't really care to read about it, either.
Patrick deWitt
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As a woman, as a Jew, as a lesbian, as a labor leader in a time of great anti-union animus, I know that other people project their biases on me. But it is nothing like the experience of our African-American brothers and sisters, especially black and brown men and boys.
Randi Weingarten
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The Negro race, like all races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men. The problem of education, then, among Negroes must first of all deal with the Talented Tenth; it is the problem of developing the Best of this race that they may guide the Mass away from the contamination and death of the Worst, in their own and other races.
W. E. B. Du Bois
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You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
Sam J. Jones
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If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person.
Olivia Wilde
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Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.
Harold Ramis
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Coach Wooden, when he speaks, you listen. I've taken a lot of things from him and his little blue book because to him, it's not just about basketball, it's about life as well.
Kevin Love
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Al Gore adopted three utterly different personas in three national presidential debates.
Rich Lowry
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It's not often I get to do a film that turns out good. Plus, there just aren't that many great directors out there. There are a thousand different decisions that need to be made with each script and it's the good directors that can make those decisions. It's a long and complicated process in regards to what looks good on paper. Working on a bad film can be fun too. It can be a good exercise that gets you writing.
Dean Wareham
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The Bible has been through millions of rounds of exegesis and interpretation, but it hasn't been until quite recently that it's been taken as the absolute truth, to the point where people expect it to inform ideas about biology and life on this planet.
Walter Kirn
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When you're in a slump, you do something different, just to try it. I remember one time I was in a slump, and I borrowed one of Henry Aaron's bats and hit two homers. I used my own bats the next night. I just needed a change.
Joe Torre
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When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
William James
