William James Quotes
I am no lover of disorder and doubt as such. Rather do I fear to lose truth by this pretension to possess it already wholly.
Quotes to Explore
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People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.
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Christianity has stayed stable, as it must do. The doctrines don't change. The understanding of what it means to walk with God doesn't change. The reality of worship doesn't change, not at heart, anyway. So Christianity appears to be stuck.
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The beauty of a Moroccan riad is undeniable, but even the most die-hard fan may find herself growing a little weary of what can come to feel like a one-size-fits-all aesthetic: tilework, white Berber rugs, woolen tribal throw pillows in reds and ochers, cut-metal lanterns.
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I wanted to get a taste of what it would feel like to be a mum. I've always had a strong maternal instinct and ideally I would love one of my own.
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We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.
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I just lip gloss! It doesn't matter if it's $2 or $30.
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For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people.
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I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.
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I've always been an actor, a lowly actor without power, so I've never been corrupted. I've never even directed.
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The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things.
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I keep endlessly busy with all kinds of stuff, mostly horses, cattle, livestock, things like that.
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The first time Adrian saw me was on tape. But you should know that this never works - never in the history of movies has someone been cast from a video.
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Visual elements are, of course, the director's job.
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I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I want to hear their contributions, with dialogue, with story suggestions, with script changes, whatever.
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I don't want to get fat.
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More than half of all the hip hop record sales are white people, and I think that might be a result of my record helping people to accept hip hop.
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No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right.
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I pretty much look like an identical twin of my mom.
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When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they may put up.
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I wake up every morning feeling lucky - which is driven by fear, no doubt, since I know it could all go away.
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If I were in authority in Singapore indefinitely without having to ask those who are governed whether they like what is being done, then I have not the slightest doubt that I could govern much more effectively in their interests.
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A sadder vision yet: thine aged sire Shaming his hoary locks with treacherous wile! And dost thou now doubt Truth to be a liar? And wilt thou die, that hast forgot to smile?
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Why not simply honor your parents, love your children, help your brothers and sisters, be faithful to your friends, care for your mate with devotion, complete your work cooperatively and joyfully, assume responsibility for problems, practice virtue without first demanding it of others, understand the highest truths yet retain an ordinary manner? That would be true clarity, true simplicity, true mastery.
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I am no lover of disorder and doubt as such. Rather do I fear to lose truth by this pretension to possess it already wholly.
