William James Quotes
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.
Quotes to Explore
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I think that's what the most fascinating part of getting to know someone is - to see how they do things, and how their way of doing things is different from your way of doing things, and the fun of trying to do it their way and to see what value there is in looking at things from their perspective.
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We filmed one scene on the beach and there was definitely weird energy around, and we were followed around by a white owl to several different locations, and little things like that, or certain mishaps would happen and you'd have to wonder what that was about.
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The thing about Y Combinator that's cool is that most companies won't happen if we don't fund them.
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We left my birthplace, Brooklyn, New York, in 1939 when I was 13. I enjoyed the ethnic variety and the interesting students in my public school, P.S. 134. The kids in my neighborhood were only competitive in games, although unfriendly gangs tended to define the limits of our neighborhood.
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I am not an American; I am the American.
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If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.
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Movies I liked growing up were like Francis Ford Coppolla movies and Scorsese movies.
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Actors don't have real value.
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I am proud to be a Sikh and am a true disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, who sacrificed his entire family for the Sikh religion.
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Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
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Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?
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To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.
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This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.
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Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.
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I just make movies and hope people appreciate them.
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I can see why many Southerners, black ones in particular, don't like the implication that Southernness and the Confederate heritage are one and the same, because they're not. On the other hand, there are people who want to extirpate that completely and want folks to spit on the graves of their ancestors.
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With respect to the Internet and emails, this does not apply to U.S. citizens and it does not apply to people living in the United States.
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It isn't necessary to be an untouchable rock-icon guy surrounded by bodyguards and be ushered in and out and have everyone do everything for you. It isn't necessary to change the way you present your band to the public just because you're successful. That happened a lot in the '80s: there was a school of thought that said people would like you more if you acted like you were the unattainable star.
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The bread that you see on the altar is the Body of Christ as soon as it is sanctified by God's word. The chalice, or better what is contained in the chalice, is the Blood of Christ as soon as it is sanctified by God's word
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Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.
