William James Quotes
A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.
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I've learned in my life that it's important to be able to step outside your comfort zone and be challenged with something you're not familiar or accustomed to. That challenge will allow you to see what you can do.
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Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.
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I style my roles mostly with some help from my team of stylists.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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When I saw Arnold say that he didn't need a union, because people in his position don't need it, I thought, this is a very naive way to present yourself. It's also kinda dumb about making movies. It doesn't realize how the union movement even helps the star.
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There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
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The thing that's protected me creatively is that the movies have made profits.
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Ultimately, biological phenomena involve molecules, and understanding them involves understanding the underlying chemistry. In my opinion, this is a particularly exciting area of chemistry.
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When I was on stage with the Spice Girls, I thought people were there to see the other four and not me.
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I do stupid stuff like that: I'll call my wife from the road, send her pictures of glaciers.
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We are more and more into technology. Everything is texting, and everything is instant. Flowers are completely impractical as a method of communication when you could just send a text.
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People that go through serious illness - you can either go one way or the other. You can either become despondent about it all. Or it kind of rejuvenates you, makes you focus on what's important.
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Working on my own gave me a chance to take my time and experiment a lot.
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My politics are private, but many of my feminist politics cross over into my professional life.
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The corporations are shoving just the worst music down everybody's throats, and I think the result of that is that nobody has any taste. They have no bar as to what is good.
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There is a joke that your hammer will always find nails to hit. I find that perfectly acceptable
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With any villain, you have to see things from their point of view and understand that they think what they're doing will make the world a better place.
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I've written about 2,000 short stories; I've only published 300 and I feel I'm still learning. Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he'll eventually make some kind of career for himself as a writer. Ray Bradbury, 1967 interview (Doing the Math - that means for every story he sold, he wrote six "un-publishable" ones. Keep typing!)
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A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.
