William James Quotes
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I have a romantic conception of the writer's life, and the sort of writer's life that I admire is probably a childless life, possibly a marriageless life, certainly a travelling life - I'm in awe of how much D.H. Lawrence managed to get around. But that's never been something I'm capable of doing.
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I like Dolce & Gabbana's fragrance Light Blue - it's my everyday perfume.
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You know Texas is - even more now that Enron has bit the dust - it's held up on the back of small businesses.
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The arms race is worse than it ever was, the dumping of creation down a military rat hole is worse than it ever was, the wars across the earth are worse than they ever were.
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I'm sort of contrary and stubborn sometimes. When everybody says, 'You have to read this book! You have to read this book!' I'm like 'Oh, I'll get around to it.'
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I would love to do some theater.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.
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I'm pretty much a thrift shop gal. Flea markets on Sundays.
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I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
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Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
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I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore.
Garry Kasparov
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I am a born-again atheist, so there isn't going to be a funeral. I will be buried in a linen wrap in a cardboard coffin in my forest with an oak tree planted on my head.
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Sound is a huge influence on peoples' attention.
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Harvard was the most intimidating experience. I felt so out of my league there.
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As a kid I read Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and a few others. As an adult have admired Leonardo da Vinci's drawings and notebooks.
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We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other.
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We'd all like to believe that perhaps people could stop killing each other.
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The best way to show your gratitude to God and people is to accept everything with joy....We may not be able to give much but we can always give the joy that springs from a heart that is in love with God. All over the world people are hungry and thirsty for God's love. We meet that hunger by spreading joy. Joy is one of the best safeguards against temptation.
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Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.
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You do develop a taste as an actress: Chekhov, Ayckbourn: it's the combination of comedy and human drama. I would never want to do anything without comedy.
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A doctor’s door should never be closed, a priest's door should always be open.
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Time only has value when it intersects with energy.
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Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain.
