William James Quotes
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I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.
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I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in south Florida. 'Ice Ice Baby' is about that area.
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He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.
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We all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins!
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I was complexed and awkward that I was good for nothing and was always lying. I would lie to my school friends that I was a stud in my colony and to my colony friends that I was a stud in the school cricket and football teams, though I was in no team.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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Life rarely presents fully finished photographs. An image evolves, often from a single strand of visual interest - a distant horizon, a moment of light, a held expression.
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From that time on, I always had the studios on my neck.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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I had a rat-tail when I was younger. I had this nice Bobby Brown fade, with a rat-tail that was long enough to wrap around my face. I used to chew on the end and bite it.
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You're always going to have people that are naysayers, that don't believe in your talent, that don't believe that you have any kind of longevity.
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I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise.
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It's our job as economic developers in the state to make sure any prospect receives all available incentives.
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When you look at things like Flickr and Youtube, they are specialised blogging systems, so why hasn't blogging encompassed that ease of functionality?
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What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.
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When she read just now to James, 'and there were numbers of soldiers with kettledrums and trumpets,' and his eyes darkened, she thought, why should they grow up, and lose all that?
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A person without curiosity may as well be dead.
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To be a success in advertising you must want to fill other people with a passion for possession.
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Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
