William James Quotes
Evil is a disease; and worry over disease is itself an additional form of disease, which only adds to the original complaint.
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A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for.
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There is always pressure in football.
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Push your luck. If you see a pretty girl in a bar, say something.
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But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing had absorbed the shock, so that we were not uneasy about the motor in case of a landing of that kind.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level, yet today's surgical tools are too large to deal with that kind of problem.
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It's a blessing to have fans acknowledging your craft, period.
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It hasn't really made it easier getting film work. It's not like I can call up a studio or a producer and say - insert haughty voice here - 'It's Parker. I guess you might know me as the indie queen. I'm wondering if you have any projects for me to be in.'
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Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
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As society diversifies, the number of people who read literature is decreasing. It will be difficult for readers to digest my ideas through literature.
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More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
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Social Security, all public and no option, rescued older Americans from living their final years in poverty.
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I'm a strong fighter, I'm a fighter who can adapt to my surroundings.
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Sometime early in life, I developed the notion - one which I have never relinquished - that writing a novel is the very finest thing a person can do.
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My goal always is to tell a universal story, meaning it's about a person who has an idea, a vision, a dream, an ambition to make the world somewhat less chaotic.
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If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad.
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To do brave things you don't have to be hugely brave, you only have be a little bit braver than you are scared.
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The climate dice are now loaded. Some seasons still will be cooler than the long-term average, but the perceptive person should notice that the frequency of unusually warm extremes is increasing. It is the extremes that have the most impact on people and other life on the planet.
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Confronting this question takes us beyond a world where the line between good and evil is sharp and bright, into a gray confusion where navigation was soul-trying work.
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Evil is a disease; and worry over disease is itself an additional form of disease, which only adds to the original complaint.
