William James Quotes
Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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Look at how hard it was to get to where I am. It doesn't make sense to give it up.
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The thing is, if I try to talk about acting, I come off as moaning. But I'm privileged. I think it's all about control. Acting is vulnerable because you're not in control of anything. You have to give up a lot of your trust; it's up to somebody else what they do with what you've given them.
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You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles.
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I have vowed never to take antibiotics again unless I really need them. I also learned to pay attention to my body, know the difference between indigestion, an allergic reaction to food, a parasitic infection or worms. It's incredible how well I know my body. I really love that.
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We have to stop rewarding bad behavior.
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Breitbart media is named after the same gentleman who basically framed Shirley Sherrod during the Obama administration.
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In Paris, you're as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles.
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I had a lovely childhood. For family holidays, we went as far as the car could take us - we would drive to Florida, even though it would take three days. I didn't know we didn't have a lot of money because there was always food on the table. I didn't have a lot of stuff, but I did figure skating for a long time, and I always had my skates.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
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As a result of 50 years of emancipation, feminine qualities were dying out or being transferred to the males. Pansies of both sexes were everywhere, not yet completely homosexual, but confused not knowing what they were. The result was a herd of unhappy sexual misfits... the women wanting to dominate and the men to be nannied.
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So I have this ability, if I may say so, to spot talent.
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You can't have integrity for breakfast, but try and keep it because it is perhaps the single most important word that defines not just writers but all human beings.
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Truth never pleads or compromises or wavers. It invites and awaits your acceptance.
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I like people that are not frightened to say what they think.
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We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community.
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You want all your books to stick around after you've gone.
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I'm so tired of men who are afraid to hurt women's feelings.
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My parents signed me up for classical guitar lessons, which made for two years of the most depressing Wednesday evenings.
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Life will deal me many different hands, some good, some bad (maybe they've already been dealt), but from here on in, I'll be turning my own cards. —Alton Richard
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Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different.
