William James Quotes
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We have a very loyal fan base, the kind tat buys the record the day it comes out, sees every show, and that's fantastic, but what about the people who would never hear about our band?
Pat Mastelotto Mr. Mister -
Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free.
Harry Browne -
I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.
E. P. Thompson -
For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got.
Zach Anner -
The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories.
Jack Dangermond -
Fear is... a kind of unintentional storytelling that we are all born knowing how to do.
Karen Thompson Walker
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Takers believe in a zero-sum world, and they end up creating one where bosses, colleagues and clients don't trust them. Givers build deeper and broader relationships - people are rooting for them instead of gunning for them.
Adam Grant -
Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
Magdi Yacoub -
I like what it is to sing, or to be with the others singing, to make music, but the fuss and all the things that are the exterior part of a career, has never interested me.
Victoria de los Angeles -
I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam -
There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
A. J. Muste -
The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
Zane Grey
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
A. R. Rahman -
If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should. And that's hard.
Ramez Naam -
All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
Natalia Makarova -
Do you agree that the European Union should be able to prescribe the mandatory settlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the consent of parliament?
Viktor Orban -
Spike Lee gave me the greatest reaction to the fact that I was this athlete-meets-artist, because I think he saw that I was different. I learned that oftentimes, Spike directs in a sense that he might just stare at you and look at you in a telepathic way of communicating.
Omari Hardwick -
I've always wondered why there isn't a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren't interested in telling that sort of thing.
Manuel Puig
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When I first started YouTubeing, the idea was, 'Oh, YouTube is going to be a stepping stone to get to other places,' and I just totally don't agree with that. I think YouTube is amazing. The digital space is amazing.
Lilly Singh -
My mom was an opera singer. She did all the classical music, and I heard it. I know every opera. I know every classical piece of music.
Lodewijk Fluttert -
As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame
Gerard Manley Hopkins -
Learning astrology is like learning any foreign language. You already have the ideas, concepts, and experiences of your life within you; you are just learning a new language for what you are already experiencing.
Barbara Goldsmith -
All that one gains by falsehood is, not to be believed when he speaks the truth.
Aristotle -
Truth is something that happens to an idea.
William James