William James Quotes
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If there's one thing that I've done on purpose it's to take whatever job, so long as it's interesting and challenging, whether it's theatre, radio, TV or film.
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There's always elements of danger in New York, but people are always out on the street. I don't feel scared there at all.
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I have the sensation of doing something good for people, more than being a trendy artist or a successful artist.
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When I was nine years old, my family lost our home, and the six of us moved into my grandparents' converted garage.
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It is so expensive to take care of my hair and keep it looking like I was born with it, when my real hair is the color of rat fur.
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When I was probably 5 or 6, my mother put me into an acting, singing, and dancing class.
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I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress.
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While I was boxing professionally, I never thought about my looks. The furthest thing from my mind was 'messing up my pretty face' when I was on my way to the ring to meet my opponent. Yet, people I'd meet along the way would always ask me if I was worried about my looks. Then they would go on to say that I was 'too pretty to box.'
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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we're hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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Acting found me. I thought maybe I should try to find it again. We'll see.
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With 'Trainwreck,' because it wasn't live and we could do more takes, I feel like we broke a lot.
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When I'm at school, I usually put my hair up. High pony, side pony, or a bun, I like my hair out of my face.
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When I earnt my first money, I went to a shop and bought jeans and a top. But then I wore them both for such a long time that finally my model agency said, 'You should buy something else!' I was saving the money because it was the first time I'd ever had any.
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I lose faith and I lose ground, but then I see you and remember unconditional love.
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The [tenth] amendment states but a truism that all is retained which has not been surrendered.
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Piano playing is more difficult than statesmanship. It is harder to awake emotions in ivory keys than it is in human beings.
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To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
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I don't have all the facts. And I might misremember. As a matter of fact, after I finished Winter Journal, I realized that I'd gotten someone's name wrong.
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'Humans of New York' did not result from a flash on inspiration. It grew from five years of experimenting, tinkering, and messing up.
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Human reason has discovered many amazing things in nature and will discover still more, and will thereby increase its power over nature.
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Because animals seem to dwell in the present moment, because their own presence is so instinctive, their attention so unwavering, the offer us a different kind of compassion than humans do. Anyone is lucky to have both human and animal comfort in their lives.
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Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
