William James Quotes
What a teacher needs to know about psychology "might almost be written on the palm of one's hand."
Quotes to Explore
-
I don't think I knew that you could be a novelist. I think a lot of my students are in the same condition. I thought it was unreachable, that it was sort of dead people. It took me a long time - I think I was well into novel writing before I really thought, 'Actually, this is a valid pastime.'
-
The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference.
-
I used to watch movies - silent movies - and stock companies and theater whenever I could.
-
I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
-
As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
-
When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'm on reserve power all the time and I'm digging deep - and that's the magic of it as well, and that's raw and it's great.
-
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
-
Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
-
I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
-
Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.
-
A lasting two-state solution requires two credible partners, and not just one side - Israel - taking superficial steps simply to placate world opinion.
-
Anyone who's seen me before knows that when it's fight time, I don't have much to say.
-
Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
-
I came to Hollywood and I loved it. It was a great time, but in my head I was still elsewhere, in Europe. I believed in a certain cinema, which I still do believe in - a certain European cinema - and as a young woman being in America, I thought I was being taken away from that.
-
In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court.
-
I think media people know we're good at making content and how we can be smart about how to consume it. It's always a balance.
-
As investors, we want to believe we are smart, insightful and uniquely talented - even though we often fail to do the heavy lifting, put in the long hours, and make the uncomfortable but necessary decisions to achieve success.
-
Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.
-
The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.
-
I moved back to Buffalo in 2009, and I had this moment where I wanted to have the best of both worlds. I wanted to be able to be in church and cook at home but then still get on a plane and fly back to New York and be this supermodel.
-
I think, if I'm doing my job correctly, I'm presenting a scenario for you as the reader to engage with on your own. I mean, that's what the best art is supposed to do. It's not supposed to be political. I think if you read all my books, you know where I stand, pretty much.
-
What a teacher needs to know about psychology "might almost be written on the palm of one's hand."
