William James Quotes
...By far the most usual way of handling phenomena so novel that they would make for a serious rearrangement of our preconceptions is to ignore them altogether, or to abuse those who bear witness for them.
Quotes to Explore
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It is a growing process. You can't just like beer. You have to start somewhere and learn the different flavors.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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Nothing is unfilmable.
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We are not going to toy with our religion or any other. Nor are we going to barter. We are here to extend our hands to build peace and harmony.
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You can't talk of the dangers of snake poisoning and not mention snakes.
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Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
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I've got this old-school workout - push-ups, sit-ups, tricep dips. And it worked. Anybody can do this at home.
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Today more than 20,000 communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. More than 90 insurance companies sell and service flood service insurance. There are more than four million policies covering the total of $800 billion.
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I knew it would break his heart if I didn't go into the business.
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Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.
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I think I'm the only professional horse rider from the movie industry. Strangely, I've seen no men from the industry at equestrian events. Though I've seen some ladies like Diya Mirza and Lara Dutta at the race course. Women, by the way, make superior horse riders.
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I've already lived one full life, and so now I'm about to endeavor to see what else the good Lord has in store for me, and I'm wide open.
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The thing is, often press people ask questions that are so personal that even your nearest and dearest wouldn't ask them.
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People used to think of me as a comedy actor.
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I love coming to London and seeing what people on the street are wearing.
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I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.
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In my eyes, there's no one better than Stevie Wonder. He's a top dude.
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I love the Middle East. My earliest childhood memories are of Jerusalem. I love the colors and smells and cadence of Arabic spoken in the streets of Cairo or Beirut. I also love the modernity and verve of Tel Aviv.
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I just do what I do. I like to make music.
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I destroy the image after I've made it, obliterate it a little so you never have it completely there.
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'Muppets' is incredibly analog, 'Alice' is very digital.
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I think being raised spending so much time outdoors was really important - while you're in it, you might not know, but now I think of the things I was thankful for.
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...By far the most usual way of handling phenomena so novel that they would make for a serious rearrangement of our preconceptions is to ignore them altogether, or to abuse those who bear witness for them.
