William James Quotes
Man is essentially the imitative animal. His whole educabilityand in fact the whole history of civilization depend on this trait, which his strong tendencies to rivalry, jealousy, and acquisitiveness reinforce.
Quotes to Explore
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions.
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You can celebrate the female form in comfort. We left corsets behind in the dark ages, so why bring them back now?
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Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.
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Those who live in a world of human beings can only retrace their steps.
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It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider.
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X Out is perfect for my schedule. It is so simple, fast and actually works. I am more confident in my own skin and always camera ready - a necessity in my line of work.
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I do feel like there's a level of ridiculousness going on in electronic music... It's getting borderline absurd out there.
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I find myself gravitating towards drama. It interests me. In the books I read, the paintings I like, it's always the darker stuff.
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Good music is good music, but it has to be good.
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When I was 23, I founded an organization called Dress for Success, which is now in more than 100 cities in 8 countries and has helped a million women transition from welfare to work.
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At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism.
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It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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I think that our comfort is in our history.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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I've already fought my share. God gave me a rich, eventful career, and I thank God for everything, but I'm done fighting.
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I do stupid stuff like that: I'll call my wife from the road, send her pictures of glaciers.
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Ἔσω βλέπε· μηδενὸς πράγματος μήτε ἡ ἰδία ποιότης μήτε ἡ ἀξία παρατρεχέτω σε.
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I don't think I can be expected to take seriously any game which takes less than three days to reach its conclusion.
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We have suffered from the preaching of cheap grace. Grace is free, but it is not cheap. People will take anything that is free, but they are not interested in discipleship. They will take Christ as Savior but not as Lord.
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The house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace
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There is no such thing as society. There is living tapestry of men and women and people and the beauty of that tapestry and the quality of our lives will depend upon how much each of us is prepared to take responsibility for ourselves and each of us prepared to turn round and help by our own efforts those who are unfortunate.
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Man is essentially the imitative animal. His whole educabilityand in fact the whole history of civilization depend on this trait, which his strong tendencies to rivalry, jealousy, and acquisitiveness reinforce.
