William James Quotes
Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions.
William James
Quotes to Explore
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The ultimate mystery is one's own self.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Of course, in the United States, which at the time was a very young country, there were also class distinctions. They weren't as pronounced, but they quickly evolved as well.
Iris Chang
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Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's no telling him what's funny.
Harold Ramis
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There used to be a time - it isn't so much the case now - that vegetarianism was some kind of religion, and either you belong or you don't belong.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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For the U.S., as the largest player in the global environment, unintended consequences are magnified.
Ian Lustick
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Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen.
Pablo Picasso
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Sorry, I’m not at home. I have gone out to my world Fancy, and I cannot be reached. Call back in a week, unless your business is urgent, in which case call back in a month.
Jack Vance
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The best thing about writing speculative fiction is the opportunity to satirize the whole wide world. The America in 'A Better World' isn't ours, but it's pretty close, so I could lampoon everything from partisan politics to the cult of celebrity to our general disaffection. To me, all that is the point.
Marcus Sakey
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Capital exploits the labour of a few to multiply itself.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Of living creatures, business men are nearest sane; their philosophy is as accurate as their multiplication table.
E. W. Howe
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A day to God is a thousand years,
Men walk around with a thousand fears.
The true joy of love brings a thousand tears,
In the world of desire, there's a thousand snares.
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs
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Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions.
William James