William James Quotes
The aim of science is always to reduce complexity to simplicity.
William James
Quotes to Explore
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When a baby comes you can smell two things: the smell of flesh, which smells like chicken soup, and the smell of lilies, the flower of another garden, the spiritual garden.
Carlos Santana
Santana
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I know that people everywhere listen to hip-hop, but especially being from the South, you really get that influence. You go out, you party, and it's just always there. Also, I grew up listening and loving reggae music, too.
Kat Dahlia
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I have always been interested in politics. I was in the student union before, very active.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier.
Patricia Briggs
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The beautiful thing about theater is every night is an opportunity to incorporate what you discovered the night before.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities.
Carlos Mesa
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The story about GE that hasn't been told is the value of an informal place. I think it's a big thought. I don't think people have ever figured out that being informal is a big deal.
Jack Welch
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When you're drunk, you always think you're not. If you even drink at all don't get behind the wheel.
Bam Margera
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I am always drawn to men that are funny. I do not know why. But I am always drawn to people that are struggling with parts of themselves... But it's like in the end, there has to be confidence.
Vanessa Carlton
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The more gunk I have on my face, the less free I feel.
Yvonne Strahovski
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Every day, I kind of have in my brain a few slots of what I want to do. Like school, sleep, homework, 'Rookie,' hanging out with friends, mindless relaxation time, and then trying to do my own creative things.
Tavi Gevinson
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In my last scene in 'Breaking Dawn,' Bella has just died and I run outside and crumple to the ground and just lose it. I'm bawling. That was my last scene of 'Twilight' ever and I definitely had some extra motivation.
Taylor Lautner
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The fact that I have always been deeply invested in politics, and African politics in particular, inevitably played a role in my first novel and, of course, in my decision to write about a handful of particular conflicts in Africa as a journalist.
Dinaw Mengestu
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As much as possible, location-specific information should not be collected in the first place, or not in personally identifiable form.
Adam Cohen
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Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
Eugene McCarthy
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The simplicity and uniformity of rural occupations, and their incessant practice, preclude any anxieties and agitations of hope and fear, to which employments of a more precarious and casual nature are subject.
William Falconer
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The aim of science is always to reduce complexity to simplicity.
William James
